Hi doctor I 'v got cervical rediclopty (C6). Pain & stiffness in the neck & shoulder, travelling down my left arm & numbness & tingling in the thumb & trigger finger. Would you please tell me which exercises in your video are beneficial for me. THANK you kindly.
Understand that it is impossible, maybe. But maybe there would be a database, where you could save pictures from your followers, showing dislocated parts :) Family just took a picture of me trying an exercise: Flat back on floor, rubber band to Left arm 90 angle in elbow against floor, then lift hand/arm straight up. Try to move arm/hand along side and palm on the floor, then back up Left shoulder can´t be hold against floor floating above ground, so left under arm have problem to let palm to floor. Strong pain in shoulder outside arm. Yes, off course the right shoulder is aligned to surface when exercise. Anyway, wife is nurse, say it shall not be like that... MD's must have had other training :)
I visited physical therapy for months last year to get rid of numbness caused by my ulnar nerve. It helped a bit but never totally abated. This one exercise, after performing one time, has given me so much more relief than those months of physical therapy. Thank you!! ~Alicia M.
Have never commented before, but this changed my life. Been struggling with this for years and it has effected me emotionally so much, I could not go for a ten minute walk without my arm getting numb. Literally just started laughing of joy when doing these exercises because I felt that something was finally helping. Thanks once again for everything!
Thanks so much for sharing your intel Dr Saunders! Well done with easy to follow individualized instructions. You've given me relief from my pinched nerve burning shoulder blade pain that prescription pain meds couldn't resolve.
I’ve been having painful discomfort in my arm and shoulder blade for over three weeks, which made it difficult to ride my bike, play soccer, and even perform simple tasks like tying my shoes. This not only affected my physical activities but also took a toll on my mental well-being and sleep. After watching these helpful exercises within 2-3 days I noticed significant improvement. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! 😊 💪🏻
i don't comment or sub to a lot of people, but you sir have earned it. Got nerve damage in both shoulders and arms and these were simple and effective ways to help strengthen and release tension to my nerves. Thank you!
AMAZING! I went to PT for 2 years, at 2 different clinics in 2 different states. It took the second clinic 7 months to discover that my shoulder injury damage to my brachial plexus and they only showed me the final exercise of this video exercise if this set. It's been 3.5 years from initial injury and I so can't sleep trig the night due to pain. I've tried multiple beds and even couches. I have taken so many steroids and NSAIDS that my bones have started to show damageand I have been ordered to stop them. I tried this video and I experienced everything he said from pain to numbness to tingling and after I completed my very first set, I already feel better.
Thank YOU for this!! I’m seeing a chiropractor now for this exact pain (shoulder blade going down to the the arm) and these stretches helped enormously!!! Thanks for what you do!
I've been struggling with a pinched nerve pain that travels from my neck all the way between my shoulders and down into my left arm and hand, I've tried nerve flossing and stretches, chiropractic adjustments, and massages and nothing has helped as much as these stretches do. It is immediate relief, I'm floored. THANK YOU
Thank you ..thank you..thank you… I was in agony for 5 days …ice..pain meds..thought it was my upper back muscle pull.but I had pain in elbow and right hand outer fingers tingling. Before heading off to doc…for endless tests…I decided to try your gentle neck stretches …and better sleep position… within 24 hours…pain is gone almost…and I will continue these gentle stretches and focus on better neck positions when looking at iPad ….and phone… the dreaded bad posture . But it worked wow …the pain was really really Debilitating .
Hello, I am searching videos looking for relief to my shoulder issue and I am not sure I am describing it correctly. I was told by a chiropractor that I had "shoulder destabilization". So far they have done a couple adjustments for some relief. What i am having feels like a pulled muscle or something twisted in my arm and subsequent spasming or maybe catching in my deltoid muscles. Enough so that it completely stops my mobility in that arm until I can get the spasm to stop. In many ranges of motion my arm appears fine, but is randomly temperamental. I notice if I rotate (as if swinging a golf club right handed. My back will pull as I enter deeper rotation, and many times I can trigger a spasm if as I return to position or finish the swing range (doing this slowly of course as I am still trying to explore the problem.) The spasm tends to center right on the rear deltoid under the shoulder blade. Is there any advice, or anything that I can add that may help with any suggestions? Thank you for your time! I am trying to take it easy, but also find some balance of keeping mobility.
Thank you for these wonderful videos. I have been dealing with this pinched nerve for over a month and have seen the doctor, accupunturist, chiropractor and nothing has worked. Your exercises are the best. You are a Godsend!
I am SO happy i found this video, i have been struggling with pain for years eating painkillers like candy every single day and this is the first time i do can relax without having just "acceptable pain" (not sure how to say it, english is not my first language) i actually feel nothing, i got more than 3 hours of sleep without waking up with a headache and neck/shoulderpain. Checked several youtube videos over the years in desperation without any really helping much but this one
This really helped, suffered with a ruptured disk in my neck and was feeling nerve pain in my shoulder and upper arm, very uncomfortable and this gave almost instant relief
Thank you sooo much! Was having a hard time with back pain that radiated to my neck and arm, after 3 weeks of having a numb left arm I found this video and did the stretches and now a week or so later I'm almost pain free!!! Savior!
I was in so much pain for a few days and right after I tried your exercises I felt a huge relieve!! It’s my second day doing your “flushes” and I feel better again! Thank you SO MUCH! Now, having been dealing with several disc bulges in my lower back for over ten years, I hope I’ll find great videos of yours on the topic! :) Everything I keep trying from other doctors worsen the pain the following days…
Hi! I’d seen your previous pinched nerve video many weeks ago & these same nerve floss techniques were like a miracle that day & to this day it helps me out a lot! I’ve shared it with so many people because it genuinely works like a charm! Thank you so much for this 😄 Really grateful!
Dr just want to express my gratitude for sharing those excercises. I had a blocked shoulder for a week after practicing wide pull ups, feels much better now 🙏
For two weeks straight I’ve been in so much pain due to a pinched nerve in my neck. These exercises helped instantly relieve most of the pain and pressure. Thank you so much!!!!
You are like the light at the end of a dark tunnel. A friend emailed your site to me. I used the unique pillow last night and had a great nights sleep for 1st time since early August. Will start using the pinched nerve videos. THANK YOU!
Wow! I am coming back to keep doing these. I have been suffering for years with neck problems and related ear and eye and head discomfort that have affected me greatly. I think I may have found some solutions with your exercises.
Thank you so much. I’ve been dealing with excruciating pain in the right shoulder blade area running down my right arm. Been doing everything, stretching, foam rollers, crazy popping that isn’t working & over massaging with every thing under the sun that is just irritating the area more in my opinion, this just helped beyond anything I’ve done. New morning routing & night routine. & seeing a specialist this weekend so here’s to hopefully being pain free soon enough.
Awesome Doctor…thank you. C5/6/7 stenosis. Already feeling relief from the flossing. Nerve pain was all the way down to my finger-tips through the wrist. After initial stretches it’s starting to move back toward my spine, so I know it is working.
This video is a godsend! Helped me realize all my pain areas and the effective stretch for that. I am going to update my daily progress here. Day 1- The stretches helped me identify all the pain areas, The Radial and Ulnar Nerve gave me the most pain with a sharp sensation towards the end of every stretch. It did centralize the pain as he said. I had to take an ibuprofen that night to be able to sleep because the symptoms were a little more than usual. Day 2- I went a little slow, only did this once for the day. The pain was definitely less and I was able to coordinate my stretches better. I tried to sleep on a rolled towel to give my neck relief. I tried to follow Dr. Jon's sleeping instructions from another video. That helped very much because I realized I was sleeping in a bad posture on the wrong pillow, all along! Day 3 I had a decent sleep the previous night and decided to do all the stretches thrice according to the given sets and reps. My neck was definitely opening up! I ordered a cervical pillow and slept on that the same night. Today is day 4 and need I say, I've made so much progress already! My neck is more flexible, I know my pain areas better, and also realize how much tension I hold during my day, at the laptop or just scrunching my arms during sleep. The pillow also added to my relief and I slept on my back and side with ease. I have added a few shoulder stretches to my routine as well. Moving forward, I am also making sure I am mindful of the tension and stress that I hold in my body and reduce that. I can't afford PT or a Doctor at the moment, and I think this video has helped a ton. I think the first step to healing is mindfulness towards daily activity and care.
My hand went numb after an intense kettlebell workout one day a while back. Feeling came back and I thought nothing of it. A while after I started experiencing shoulder pain. I’ve been trying everything like bands, trigger points, manual therapy techniques, now this. I’ve done two sets and i definitely feel something going on. Crossing my fingers this is the final remedy. Two months into this issue and really ready to get back to training. Will post a follow up comment in the near future
ONLY your exercises helped me with my awkward right side moving pain from neck down to my hips. Nerves are all connected at the exit of the spinal cord, thats why nerve flossing is the only way. When the weather gets cold and damp, it gets worse, sometimes the pain around my neck makes me feel dizzy that i cant function. Sometimes antiinflammatory pain killers stop working. Nerve flossing seem like the only way so I am very blessed that I have found your valuable channel.
Awesome video.. Thank you.... I get pins and needles occasionally on my right finger next to my index finger... I had it really bad last year but was told that my right shoulder blade was kicking out.. Think she called it "chicken wing"... So now I have to consciously pull my shoulders back and down and neck back... It helps but I still get pins and needles on that same finger every now and then... But thank you for this video.... These excersizers are what I will do
I couldn't sleep for a few nights and today, I woke up and watched this video and did the ulnar exercise. You have no idea what relief I get. May God Bless You Doc
I will try this I woke up with tingling in my right arm down to my fingertips. I found you Dr. Saunders on you tube I will try these exercises. Thank you
Hello. Thanks for charing this video. Feeling better from the edema and pain in my right hand and arm. Been doing these for a week. After how long are the symptons supposed to desappear? Thank you so much
Thank you! I have been suffering for over 3 weeks with this and the exercises brought me some relief to get me through another day. I have a chiropractor appt. Today and wondered if it is ok to have adjustments while suffering from a pinched nerve and doing these exercises?
Thank you so much. I just did these for the first time, and while they were uncomfortable during the stretches, I already feel a little better after. I've been dealing with a lot of neck, shoulder, arm, and hand pain on both sides for months now.
Thank you! Just the little I did as I followed your video helped this chronic pinched pain of the left shoulder blade! I feel hopeful that if I do your recommended sets and reps, the pain will be a thing of the past. Any idea why this happens to some folks? I am 75, teach yoga, very fit and body aware.... My idea is that it's muscle imbalances due to a bit of scoliosis, or due to all the issues that are on the left side of my body - left foot pronated from birth, L knee injury in 2022, chronic thoracic tightness pain, a bit of forward head posture (that I am always striving to correct)
I do have cervical kyphosis for over a decade and usually it doesn't cause too many issues if I stay active. Been feeling some weakness in my right arm and ring finger, flossing 'funny bone nerve' made my ring finger feel numb and tingly after a couple reps. Helped me to pin point the problematic location.
Ya Allah! Thank you Dr. It really does relief my pain. I've been doing exact reps as you told. And it work wonder. I can lift my arms, touch my toes!. Thank you so much!!!
I began to have pain in my right shoulder and upper arm about 6 months ago. I visited an ortho surgeon that had performed surgery on my left shoulder a few years ago. He examined me and took x-rays. Determined nothing wrong with shoulder structure. Gave me a list of exercises to perform for strengthening. I performed the exercises for a couple of weeks and saw no improvement. I called him to get a referral to a nerve/back specialist. Saw him. He ordered extensive x-rays and an MRI. He determined I have arthritis in my cervical and thoracic areas. This is causing a few pinched nerves. He performed a nerve block/steroid injection. That gave relief for a couple of days. I saw his assistant and she said I could get another injection or try therapy. I chose therapy. After four or five therapy sessions and a dry needle procedure I'm still not over this. I have experienced some weeks a couple of days where I feel much better. But then some days I'm back to the same level of pain. My pain was not bad the last two days. But this morning it returned at it's worse. I just made a quick attempt at these exercises and I'm feeling better. I'll keep trying these to see if I can get better. I'm a 74 year old male in decent shape and fairly strong. This impairment is very depressing.
I am 44 and have pinched nerve pain from past two and a half years. Dr. said it is better to cope with medicine and exercise than to surgery. Please reply how are you feeling now.
You're not alone, sir. I am a 47 year old woman. I have chronic pain due to both herniated and bulging discs. I've come to rely more on these videos to use at home than medical treatment at this point.
Thank you Dr Jon, all of the exercises gives instant relief, one thing I want to ask though, does pinched nerve makes one feel weak in legs and cause burning sensation ?
from how you described the problem area its seems like i have a C8-T1 pinched nerve. I am hoping these help and i did do a set with and it did exacerbated like you said but thank you now i know whats going on a bit better now.
Hello. I have a question. So I suffer from an old shoulder injury and it's gotten worse since I started working out again. I assumed it was an impingement but the pain would shoot down my forearm and sometimes I'll feel it in my triceps. Just following along this one time has given me relief though. Can you have both? As in a pinch nerve and impingement? Or are the symptoms of a pinched nerve similar to an impingement?
I had a herniated disk in my neck and pain down my right arm for a whole month. Hard to sleep even. It was horrible. I was so desperate, tried everything to prevent surgery. The thing that finally made the pain go away was fasting for two days. So I definitely recommend people try that as well. 💜💜💜
Thanks for the tips ! I'm 85 and got that old neck and like your idea of holding chair seat and stretching the muscles , one side at a time . Trying to use a rubber ball at neck while in my vibrator recliner , that seems to help ! Just tell them to not sit very long and pray for there's not any golden years out there in this flesh world .Some are messed up a long time before , even in our youth .
Roamed with right shoulder pain for almost couple of months and did all kind of exercises, stretches but nothing helps. Dude, your nerve flossing technique worked like magic in 5 mins. I did the stretch for 3 times and slept like a baby for 3 hours continuously in day time. Thanks bro....
Hi Dr Jon, in your previous version of this video, you included a lordosis stretch/traction. Is there any reason to remove it? I might add that I've gotten enormous relief from following those techniques. I start with the nerve flosses, then your 4-minute forward head posture routine and finish with your perfect posture exercises (14 day challenge). I have C5 & C8 minor nerve impingement and major C7. I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your education and help.
So, a few days into this exercise plan, I'm walking my dogs this morning and it dawned on me that posture was correct without intentionally doing anything! I'm blown away that this was so effective so quickly. Although I had to work up to them, I think the reverse wall plank and thoracic traction helped the most.
Thanks, I think this is the only stretch the worked for the knot in my right traps, question is if I feel soreness in the traps next day, is that normal or have I over done it ?
Thanks Dr. Jon Saunders I have pain in my right shoulder then move to the back of my arm and neck. This started due to doing push-ups without warming up. The pain doubled while driving, there was a huge pain that started in my shoulder and then went down to my arm. The pain did not go away until I lay down and returned when I sat in a chair. I can no longer sit in a chair and I cannot drive for a more than 30mn. I tried to treat it with some exercises, but the pain increased. The exercises you recommended in this video helped a bit ! Can you please expect the reason, why ?
For me it was the Median nerve and radial nerve I could feel. Wow, first night sleep in ages. I will keep it up and I have shared. Thank you so much. :)
Million thanks , I had been suffering from shoulder neck pain from past 1 month ,the exercise shown by you did magic instantly. Million thanks to you Dr. Jon🙏
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Hi doctor
I 'v got cervical rediclopty (C6).
Pain & stiffness in the neck & shoulder, travelling down my left arm & numbness & tingling in the thumb & trigger finger.
Would you please tell me which exercises in your video are beneficial for me.
THANK you kindly.
For how many days should i do these exercises, when to stop them?
will this help if symptoms are - while pinching and grasping the index and middle fingers are not folding completely + elbow pain?
You have us identify the nerve root by the c number but then have the excrecises identified by medial, ulnar or radial. which exercises are for c-8?
Understand that it is impossible, maybe. But maybe there would be a database, where you could save pictures from your followers, showing dislocated parts :) Family just took a picture of me trying an exercise:
Flat back on floor, rubber band to Left arm 90 angle in elbow against floor, then lift hand/arm straight up. Try to move arm/hand along side and palm on the floor, then back up Left shoulder can´t be hold against floor floating above ground, so left under arm have problem to let palm to floor. Strong pain in shoulder outside arm. Yes, off course the right shoulder is aligned to surface when exercise. Anyway, wife is nurse, say it shall not be like that... MD's must have had other training :)
I visited physical therapy for months last year to get rid of numbness caused by my ulnar nerve. It helped a bit but never totally abated. This one exercise, after performing one time, has given me so much more relief than those months of physical therapy. Thank you!! ~Alicia M.
My pleasure. :)
Dude, so many "experts" offer junk stretches online. However, these are legit. Thank you so much!
Glad you like them!
Have never commented before, but this changed my life. Been struggling with this for years and it has effected me emotionally so much, I could not go for a ten minute walk without my arm getting numb. Literally just started laughing of joy when doing these exercises because I felt that something was finally helping. Thanks once again for everything!
My pleasure!
You don't know how much you are helping many people. Be blessed for your great service.
I appreciate that!
Thanks so much for sharing your intel Dr Saunders! Well done with easy to follow individualized instructions. You've given me relief from my pinched nerve burning shoulder blade pain that prescription pain meds couldn't resolve.
Wow, thank you! I'm glad you found my video helpful! I appreciate your support - take good care!
Thank you, I have been suffering for two weeks with a pinched nerve in my neck, Your exercises had helped me tremendously!
Wonderful!
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You know Doc, the key word "phrase" is: when the pain moves and become centralized, then you know that you're on the right track👌🙏
I’ve been having painful discomfort in my arm and shoulder blade for over three weeks, which made it difficult to ride my bike, play soccer, and even perform simple tasks like tying my shoes. This not only affected my physical activities but also took a toll on my mental well-being and sleep. After watching these helpful exercises within 2-3 days I noticed significant improvement. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! 😊 💪🏻
Thanks for sharing!
how this help you with back pain , i think this is only for neck pain
i don't comment or sub to a lot of people, but you sir have earned it. Got nerve damage in both shoulders and arms and these were simple and effective ways to help strengthen and release tension to my nerves. Thank you!
Welcome aboard!
AMAZING! I went to PT for 2 years, at 2 different clinics in 2 different states. It took the second clinic 7 months to discover that my shoulder injury damage to my brachial plexus and they only showed me the final exercise of this video exercise if this set. It's been 3.5 years from initial injury and I so can't sleep trig the night due to pain. I've tried multiple beds and even couches. I have taken so many steroids and NSAIDS that my bones have started to show damageand I have been ordered to stop them. I tried this video and I experienced everything he said from pain to numbness to tingling and after I completed my very first set, I already feel better.
I'm glad to hear it!
Thank YOU for this!! I’m seeing a chiropractor now for this exact pain (shoulder blade going down to the the arm) and these stretches helped enormously!!! Thanks for what you do!
👍
I've been struggling with a pinched nerve pain that travels from my neck all the way between my shoulders and down into my left arm and hand, I've tried nerve flossing and stretches, chiropractic adjustments, and massages and nothing has helped as much as these stretches do.
It is immediate relief, I'm floored.
THANK YOU
I'm glad you found my video helpful!
Thank you ..thank you..thank you… I was in agony for 5 days …ice..pain meds..thought it was my upper back muscle pull.but I had pain in elbow and right hand outer fingers tingling. Before heading off to doc…for endless tests…I decided to try your gentle neck stretches …and better sleep position… within 24 hours…pain is gone almost…and I will continue these gentle stretches and focus on better neck positions when looking at iPad ….and phone… the dreaded bad posture . But it worked wow …the pain was really really Debilitating .
Glad to hear this! Best wishes.
OMG... relief! For three weeks I have been dealing with this nasty thing. God bless you, sir, you are doing the Lords work.
Wonderful, thanks for sharing!
Hi how are you I'm just wondering how long the pain lasted for you? Im in agony since this morning have it really bad
Hello,
I am searching videos looking for relief to my shoulder issue and I am not sure I am describing it correctly. I was told by a chiropractor that I had "shoulder destabilization". So far they have done a couple adjustments for some relief. What i am having feels like a pulled muscle or something twisted in my arm and subsequent spasming or maybe catching in my deltoid muscles. Enough so that it completely stops my mobility in that arm until I can get the spasm to stop. In many ranges of motion my arm appears fine, but is randomly temperamental. I notice if I rotate (as if swinging a golf club right handed. My back will pull as I enter deeper rotation, and many times I can trigger a spasm if as I return to position or finish the swing range (doing this slowly of course as I am still trying to explore the problem.) The spasm tends to center right on the rear deltoid under the shoulder blade.
Is there any advice, or anything that I can add that may help with any suggestions? Thank you for your time!
I am trying to take it easy, but also find some balance of keeping mobility.
Thank you for these wonderful videos. I have been dealing with this pinched nerve for over a month and have seen the doctor, accupunturist, chiropractor and nothing has worked. Your exercises are the best. You are a Godsend!
I'm glad you found my video helpful. Best wishes.
Are you fine now
I am SO happy i found this video, i have been struggling with pain for years eating painkillers like candy every single day and this is the first time i do can relax without having just "acceptable pain" (not sure how to say it, english is not my first language) i actually feel nothing, i got more than 3 hours of sleep without waking up with a headache and neck/shoulderpain. Checked several youtube videos over the years in desperation without any really helping much but this one
Thanks for watching!
This really helped, suffered with a ruptured disk in my neck and was feeling nerve pain in my shoulder and upper arm, very uncomfortable and this gave almost instant relief
Thanks for sharing!
Thank you sooo much!
Was having a hard time with back pain that radiated to my neck and arm, after 3 weeks of having a numb left arm I found this video and did the stretches and now a week or so later I'm almost pain free!!!
Savior!
Wonderful!
Thank you I have the relief instantly may God bless you Dr. Sauders
Great to hear!
I was in so much pain for a few days and right after I tried your exercises I felt a huge relieve!! It’s my second day doing your “flushes” and I feel better again! Thank you SO MUCH!
Now, having been dealing with several disc bulges in my lower back for over ten years, I hope I’ll find great videos of yours on the topic! :)
Everything I keep trying from other doctors worsen the pain the following days…
Glad it's helped you.
Hi! I’d seen your previous pinched nerve video many weeks ago & these same nerve floss techniques were like a miracle that day & to this day it helps me out a lot!
I’ve shared it with so many people because it genuinely works like a charm! Thank you so much for this 😄 Really grateful!
Wonderful! Thank you! :)
Dr just want to express my gratitude for sharing those excercises. I had a blocked shoulder for a week after practicing wide pull ups, feels much better now 🙏
Wonderful!
Dr Saunders you are the man. Thank you so much for this video!
😎
For two weeks straight I’ve been in so much pain due to a pinched nerve in my neck. These exercises helped instantly relieve most of the pain and pressure. Thank you so much!!!!
Glad to hear it!
ALL your stretches feel SO good! The nerve floss is seriously next level! Thanks for sharing these amazing stretches!
You're so welcome!
Thanks so much pinch nerve is all ready working better. Your sharing is appreciated 🙏
My pleasure 😊
You are like the light at the end of a dark tunnel. A friend emailed your site to me. I used the unique pillow last night and had a great nights sleep for 1st time since early August. Will start using the pinched nerve videos. THANK YOU!
Thanks for watching!
great video, i have had pain when ever i do a big day in the garden/gym and will def give this a go. Thanks for Tasmania :)
My pleasure!
I am impressed. It takes a lot to impress me. Thank you. Very good.
I'm happy I was able to impress you. :)
Great video, thank you. Good concise information. Clear chapters, and helpful advice. I was in so much pain and desperatefor some help.
Glad it was helpful!
I've had a pinched nerve in my left arm for a week and these seem to work. My doctor also suggested them. Thanks.
Great to hear!
Wow! I am coming back to keep doing these. I have been suffering for years with neck problems and related ear and eye and head discomfort that have affected me greatly. I think I may have found some solutions with your exercises.
Good to hear!
Thank you so much.
I’ve been dealing with excruciating pain in the right shoulder blade area running down my right arm.
Been doing everything, stretching, foam rollers, crazy popping that isn’t working & over massaging with every thing under the sun that is just irritating the area more in my opinion, this just helped beyond anything I’ve done. New morning routing & night routine.
& seeing a specialist this weekend so here’s to hopefully being pain free soon enough.
Thanks for sharing!
such sane and simple advice. My husband and I will start doing this. Thankyou.
Best of luck!
This instantly worked as I started doing these while watching this video! Thank you so much!
Glad it helped!
I have only started doing it for 2 days, I can feel the numbness & pain reduced so so much.. thank you doc. You saved my life 😊
Awesome Doctor…thank you. C5/6/7 stenosis. Already feeling relief from the flossing. Nerve pain was all the way down to my finger-tips through the wrist. After initial stretches it’s starting to move back toward my spine, so I know it is working.
Wonderful!
These worked like nothing else! Thanks a lot! I've been having this issue for YEARS!
Glad it helped!
This video is a godsend! Helped me realize all my pain areas and the effective stretch for that.
I am going to update my daily progress here.
Day 1- The stretches helped me identify all the pain areas, The Radial and Ulnar Nerve gave me the most pain with a sharp sensation towards the end of every stretch. It did centralize the pain as he said. I had to take an ibuprofen that night to be able to sleep because the symptoms were a little more than usual.
Day 2- I went a little slow, only did this once for the day. The pain was definitely less and I was able to coordinate my stretches better. I tried to sleep on a rolled towel to give my neck relief. I tried to follow Dr. Jon's sleeping instructions from another video. That helped very much because I realized I was sleeping in a bad posture on the wrong pillow, all along!
Day 3 I had a decent sleep the previous night and decided to do all the stretches thrice according to the given sets and reps. My neck was definitely opening up! I ordered a cervical pillow and slept on that the same night.
Today is day 4 and need I say, I've made so much progress already! My neck is more flexible, I know my pain areas better, and also realize how much tension I hold during my day, at the laptop or just scrunching my arms during sleep. The pillow also added to my relief and I slept on my back and side with ease. I have added a few shoulder stretches to my routine as well. Moving forward, I am also making sure I am mindful of the tension and stress that I hold in my body and reduce that. I can't afford PT or a Doctor at the moment, and I think this video has helped a ton.
I think the first step to healing is mindfulness towards daily activity and care.
Great!
So glad I have found you, you are amazing, thank you ❤ love that you get straight down to business.
My pleasure! :)
All of them was good 👍, I felt good after doing it ... Thanks
Great job!
Nice! Effective! It gave me relief. Thanks a lot
Great to hear!
حقيقي أنت الأفضل.. اعاني من هذا الألم المزعج. اصبحت جيد بعد هذه التمارين 💐💐🙏
Thank you, I'm glad you found my video helpful. :)
Dr. Jon Saunders - Thank you so much for this video❤
My pleasure! This may help you as well: ua-cam.com/video/t9QqW0HGIrc/v-deo.html
My hand went numb after an intense kettlebell workout one day a while back. Feeling came back and I thought nothing of it. A while after I started experiencing shoulder pain. I’ve been trying everything like bands, trigger points, manual therapy techniques, now this. I’ve done two sets and i definitely feel something going on. Crossing my fingers this is the final remedy. Two months into this issue and really ready to get back to training. Will post a follow up comment in the near future
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Holy smokes. I've been suffering for ages with this. Immediate relief with these stretches! Thanks so much for putting this out there.
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ONLY your exercises helped me with my awkward right side moving pain from neck down to my hips. Nerves are all connected at the exit of the spinal cord, thats why nerve flossing is the only way. When the weather gets cold and damp, it gets worse, sometimes the pain around my neck makes me feel dizzy that i cant function. Sometimes antiinflammatory pain killers stop working. Nerve flossing seem like the only way so I am very blessed that I have found your valuable channel.
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Thank you, thank you, thank you Dr. Saunders! These exercises have been very beneficial for me! I'm feeling a lot better, you are the best out there!!
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You are the best thank you very much. You helped me twice to save me from agony.
Glad I could help!
Awesome video.. Thank you.... I get pins and needles occasionally on my right finger next to my index finger... I had it really bad last year but was told that my right shoulder blade was kicking out.. Think she called it "chicken wing"... So now I have to consciously pull my shoulders back and down and neck back... It helps but I still get pins and needles on that same finger every now and then... But thank you for this video.... These excersizers are what I will do
Glad it was helpful!
wow, yes this feels much better with that median nerve and the ulnar nerve floss for me personally!
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Thank you really helped my symptoms today!
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I couldn't sleep for a few nights and today, I woke up and watched this video and did the ulnar exercise. You have no idea what relief I get. May God Bless You Doc
Wonderful!
Your awesome! Thank you! Do you have anything for back pain or injury prevention?
I do - check out some of my other videos on core stability - best wishes. :)
These exercises are great. Thank you!
Glad you like them!
@@drjonsaunders today I felt pain after doing them and some exercises my PT gave me, did I overdo it?
may god bless you i relieved from a week pain for pinched nerve
Glad it helped! 🙏
Thanks Doctor!! This pinched nerve was troubling me from last 3 weeks. 3 reps of each stretching and unular relieve me like anything. Thanks
Great to hear!
Great exercise. Actually there are lot of exercise that we should do. These are a must
Yes. :)
I will try this I woke up with tingling in my right arm down to my fingertips. I found you Dr. Saunders on you tube I will try these exercises. Thank you
Best of luck!
Feels better just have one go around with all these movements. Thank you.
You're welcome!
Hello. Thanks for charing this video. Feeling better from the edema and pain in my right hand and arm.
Been doing these for a week. After how long are the symptons supposed to desappear? Thank you so much
Glad it was helpful! It heals at different rates for people. Best wishes.
The flossing really helped with some relief of the pain. Thanks
Glad it helped!
@drjonsaunders probably have to continue it on a regular basis, to get more benefits to it.
Going to try this as this is my exact symptoms - shoulder blade pain accompanied by occasional tingling / burning in the forearm and fingers.
Thanks for watching!
Thank you! I have been suffering for over 3 weeks with this and the exercises brought me some relief to get me through another day. I have a chiropractor appt. Today and wondered if it is ok to have adjustments while suffering from a pinched nerve and doing these exercises?
Sure is...best wishes.
That's really quick pain relief exercises thanks Dr. Jon Saunders.
You're welcome!
Thank you so much. I just did these for the first time, and while they were uncomfortable during the stretches, I already feel a little better after. I've been dealing with a lot of neck, shoulder, arm, and hand pain on both sides for months now.
Great, keep at it.
Thank you! Just the little I did as I followed your video helped this chronic pinched pain of the left shoulder blade! I feel hopeful that if I do your recommended sets and reps, the pain will be a thing of the past. Any idea why this happens to some folks? I am 75, teach yoga, very fit and body aware.... My idea is that it's muscle imbalances due to a bit of scoliosis, or due to all the issues that are on the left side of my body - left foot pronated from birth, L knee injury in 2022, chronic thoracic tightness pain, a bit of forward head posture (that I am always striving to correct)
I'm glad you found it helpful - usually from a disc bulge, deteriorated disc, or alignment issue - best wishes.
This is amazing! Thanks so much
Glad you like it!
Thanks again for nice video and also good pedagogy. Humble and factual content!
Much appreciated!
Thankyou so..much..it really works for me.. God bless you
Most welcome 😊
I do have cervical kyphosis for over a decade and usually it doesn't cause too many issues if I stay active. Been feeling some weakness in my right arm and ring finger, flossing 'funny bone nerve' made my ring finger feel numb and tingly after a couple reps. Helped me to pin point the problematic location.
Thanks for watching.
Ya Allah! Thank you Dr. It really does relief my pain. I've been doing exact reps as you told. And it work wonder. I can lift my arms, touch my toes!. Thank you so much!!!
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Dude, I felt lightning down my arm to my finger tips like you mentioned. Ill keep at it and thank you
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I began to have pain in my right shoulder and upper arm about 6 months ago. I visited an ortho surgeon that had performed surgery on my left shoulder a few years ago. He examined me and took x-rays. Determined nothing wrong with shoulder structure. Gave me a list of exercises to perform for strengthening. I performed the exercises for a couple of weeks and saw no improvement. I called him to get a referral to a nerve/back specialist. Saw him. He ordered extensive x-rays and an MRI. He determined I have arthritis in my cervical and thoracic areas. This is causing a few pinched nerves. He performed a nerve block/steroid injection. That gave relief for a couple of days. I saw his assistant and she said I could get another injection or try therapy. I chose therapy. After four or five therapy sessions and a dry needle procedure I'm still not over this. I have experienced some weeks a couple of days where I feel much better. But then some days I'm back to the same level of pain. My pain was not bad the last two days. But this morning it returned at it's worse. I just made a quick attempt at these exercises and I'm feeling better. I'll keep trying these to see if I can get better. I'm a 74 year old male in decent shape and fairly strong. This impairment is very depressing.
Keep positive and keep working at it...best wishes!
I am 44 and have pinched nerve pain from past two and a half years. Dr. said it is better to cope with medicine and exercise than to surgery. Please reply how are you feeling now.
Try and keep your head up you are not alone sending positive vibes to you 😊
You're not alone, sir. I am a 47 year old woman. I have chronic pain due to both herniated and bulging discs. I've come to rely more on these videos to use at home than medical treatment at this point.
Thank You for the post !!
No problem!
Thank you Dr Jon, all of the exercises gives instant relief, one thing I want to ask though, does pinched nerve makes one feel weak in legs and cause burning sensation ?
Yes it can if it is in the lower back...best wishes.
from how you described the problem area its seems like i have a C8-T1 pinched nerve. I am hoping these help and i did do a set with and it did exacerbated like you said but thank you now i know whats going on a bit better now.
I hope you find my videos helpful!
@@drjonsaunders hi dr, can i send to you my mri ? my back and ulnar hurt 10year :(
Amazing,this helped sooo much ❤
Glad it helped!
Hello. I have a question. So I suffer from an old shoulder injury and it's gotten worse since I started working out again. I assumed it was an impingement but the pain would shoot down my forearm and sometimes I'll feel it in my triceps. Just following along this one time has given me relief though. Can you have both? As in a pinch nerve and impingement? Or are the symptoms of a pinched nerve similar to an impingement?
I had a herniated disk in my neck and pain down my right arm for a whole month. Hard to sleep even. It was horrible. I was so desperate, tried everything to prevent surgery. The thing that finally made the pain go away was fasting for two days. So I definitely recommend people try that as well. 💜💜💜
Good advice, as fasting can help reduce inflammation. Best wishes.
I have a pinched nerve a slipped disc to herniated disc but the holes are only as big as a pencil of lead and bone spurs
@@fryguy714do you have headaches as well?
Same 😢 before 4days
Fasting ?
Staying without food ?
How does that help ?
Thank you these felt great on my pinched nerve. Do you offer the y strap adjustment for pinched nerves in your practice?
We do, however only if indicated after testing and x-rays. Best wishes.
Thanks for the tips ! I'm 85 and got that old neck and like your idea of holding chair seat and stretching the muscles , one side at a time . Trying to use a rubber ball at neck while in my vibrator recliner , that seems to help ! Just tell them to not sit very long and pray for there's not any golden years out there in this flesh world .Some are messed up a long time before , even in our youth .
Appreciate your insight and thanks for watching. Best wishes!
so good!!! thank you, I felt immediate relieve
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Roamed with right shoulder pain for almost couple of months and did all kind of exercises, stretches but nothing helps. Dude, your nerve flossing technique worked like magic in 5 mins. I did the stretch for 3 times and slept like a baby for 3 hours continuously in day time. Thanks bro....
Wonderful!
No words sir.... Best of best for me for neck.... Tq sir
Most welcome!
Subscribed just tried these exercises and the pain in 85% gone along with the knot in my back. Thanks
Wonderful!
And now?
the radial nerve slide felt amazing!
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Hi Dr Jon, in your previous version of this video, you included a lordosis stretch/traction. Is there any reason to remove it?
I might add that I've gotten enormous relief from following those techniques. I start with the nerve flosses, then your 4-minute forward head posture routine and finish with your perfect posture exercises (14 day challenge). I have C5 & C8 minor nerve impingement and major C7. I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your education and help.
No particular reason that I left it out, just offering plenty of options...Thanks for your support by watching my videos. Best wishes!
So, a few days into this exercise plan, I'm walking my dogs this morning and it dawned on me that posture was correct without intentionally doing anything! I'm blown away that this was so effective so quickly. Although I had to work up to them, I think the reverse wall plank and thoracic traction helped the most.
THIS was so helpful! I literally had immediate relief. I feel like sitting at my desk on my computer really brings on the pain...any suggestions?
See my desk posture videos.
love these. thank you.
Glad you like them!
Thank you Dr. Saunders, can you recommend exercises for Neck Facets Arthropathy (C3-C5) causing constant pain and dizziness?
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That was impressive I did all the exercises and I really felt the nerve causing the pain
Good job, keep working at it!
Greets from Japan. Can't thank you enough! 🙏
MY pleasure!
Wow! I felt this right away
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This video really helps me identify which nerves are pinched.
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Thanks, I think this is the only stretch the worked for the knot in my right traps, question is if I feel soreness in the traps next day, is that normal or have I over done it ?
It can be normal when you first start...best wishes.
Thank you doctor.
Most welcome!
Thanks a lot, Sir
Most welcome!
Thanks Dr. Jon Saunders
I have pain in my right shoulder then move to the back of my arm and neck. This started due to doing push-ups without warming up. The pain doubled while driving, there was a huge pain that started in my shoulder and then went down to my arm. The pain did not go away until I lay down and returned when I sat in a chair. I can no longer sit in a chair and I cannot drive for a more than 30mn. I tried to treat it with some exercises, but the pain increased.
The exercises you recommended in this video helped a bit !
Can you please expect the reason, why ?
It sounds like a pinched/irritated nerve - best to see your doctor at this point to get an appropriate diagnosis - best wishes.
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Thanks, Dr. Sounders!
For me it was the Median nerve and radial nerve I could feel. Wow, first night sleep in ages. I will keep it up and I have shared. Thank you so much. :)
Thanks for sharing!
Million thanks , I had been suffering from shoulder neck pain from past 1 month ,the exercise shown by you did magic instantly.
Million thanks to you Dr. Jon🙏
My pleasure, take care!