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Help!!! I have a Pinched Nerve

Jonathan BrownJonathan Brown
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Hello All,

So i have a pinched nerve in my  shoulders/neck.  It hurts when i swim and bike.  And it hurts like a mother.  So i have been going to a Chiropractor and i am getting massages.  What else can i do?  What can i do with my training to potentially limit the time i am in pain. 

I am in week 17 of IM intermediate training for Lake Placid in 27 days!! 

 Thoughts?

 

Comments

  • Scott AlexanderScott Alexander
    I roll around on my back and neck on my foam roller a LOT lately, to keep those at bay. Whenever I ramp up my mileage I seem more susceptible to those types of things.

    I also have regular (every 2-3 weeks) chiro appointments, with an hour long massage preceding them.
  • Carrie ChavezCarrie Chavez
    Do you know the cause of your injury? Who diagnosed it? How was it diagnosed? Has the chiro addressed the source if it is postural or due to body position/mechanics?
  • Jonathan BrownJonathan Brown
    Carrie,

    It was diagnosed by the chiro. It was caused because of being tense during my first 112 mile ride. And then turning around and doing a 56 mile ride the next day. Too much aero and too much shoulder shrugging.

  • cgres123cgres123
    Can you ride your road bike as this is not aero and the sitting up position may allow you keep up on the leg fitness? I would also use this on a trainer not outside where you have to use the upper body to make turns and put stress on that area/nerve location until you heal up completely. A few weeks off your Tri bike will not hurt you. As far a swimming just stop and heal up.
  • Jonathan BrownJonathan Brown
    Road bike? whats that? LOL.... I'm poor and only have one bike. Well not really poor, I just live in a condo and have no room for more than one bike. The back pain is getting better if i stretch and relax my shoulders. Heck when i am in aero, as long as i relax my shoulders, i am more comfortable than when i tense or when i sit up on the bars.
  • manninj1manninj1
    When I broke my clavicle and ribs under my scapula last spring I had a ton of neck/shoulder tightness. I got acupuncture for the first time and I found it brought a great deal of relief. The used e-stim on the needles were in and that seemed to make a big difference.
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