What is the cure for a pinched nerve

[myuhc1]

I went to my family doctor who requested an x-ray.  The pain started in my neck.  The neck is now ok.  I continue to get a tingling pain in my left upper arm with numbness in my thumb and 1st finger.(sometime my should feels tensed)  I am now taking flexiril but the pain is still here.  This has been going on for 2 weeks now.  I think I may have developed this from my fitness class exercises.  What do you recommend?
Tanlks so much!

[caregiver222]

Flexiril is absolutely positively the wrong medication. Wrong track, wrong railroad, wrong track gauge.

A muscle relaxant is the last thing you want in your system. It degrades muscle tone and is guaranteed to cause you chronic pain and paralysis. And you don't want a cervical collar either.

An x-ray is also positively useless. An MRI is helpful, but not necessary. The problem can be diagnosed from the pain dermatome.

A problem with chiropractors is that they do not have access to an MRI, among other things, and in many states have limited prescription rights.

You need an anti-inflamatory, prednisone, followed up by ibuprufin, mild intermittant axial traction and range of motion exercises.

[CindyP71]

Have you seen a chiropractor?  It's an easy fix and may only take a few office visits.