A pinched nerve can be an alarming thing to live with. One moment you are fine, and the next a sharp, electric pain shoots down your arm or leg, or a patch of skin goes numb, or your fingers tingle for no reason you can name. Because nerves control both feeling and movement, that pressure can affect far more than the spot where it starts, and it tends to make even simple positions and tasks uncomfortable.
At Mast Health, a pinched nerve is treated by someone who specializes in the nervous system. Dr. Nenos is a board certified chiropractic neurologist, so he understands exactly how a compressed nerve behaves and where to look for the source. Our goal is to relieve the pressure on the nerve and restore the space and motion it needs to work normally again. Our approach is drug free, noninvasive, and aimed at resolving the problem rather than masking the symptoms.
Once we find the source, Dr. Nenos works to take the pressure off the nerve by restoring proper motion and alignment to the joints crowding it. Relieving that compression is what calms the shooting pain, numbness, and tingling and lets the nerve settle down.
A pinched nerve can be compressed at the spine or anywhere along its path, and the symptoms often appear far from the actual source. We carefully evaluate your nerve function and movement to trace the pain, numbness, or tingling back to exactly where the nerve is being crowded.
A nerve needs room and healthy movement around it to function well, so relief is only the beginning. We rebuild the strength, motion, and posture that keep pressure off the nerve, helping you avoid a repeat of the same problem.
A pinched nerve is often met with pain medication and rest, and while those may dull the symptoms, they do nothing to relieve the actual pressure on the nerve. Chiropractic care targets that compression directly by addressing the joints and tissues crowding the nerve. Book a visit at our N Dale Mabry clinic and let our team find exactly where the trouble is coming from.
Many Tampa patients are surprised to learn that symptoms in the hand or foot often begin at the spine, where a nerve is being compressed as it exits. By restoring space and motion around that irritated nerve, we relieve the pressure at its true source and calm the pain, numbness, and tingling it produces. Schedule your appointment and take the first step toward relief.
Do not wait for numbness or weakness to worsen. We offer same day scheduling and weekend appointments for Tampa patients dealing with a pinched nerve.
A pinched nerve happens when surrounding tissue, whether bone, disc, muscle, or tendon, places too much pressure on a nerve. That compression interrupts the signals the nerve is trying to carry, which is why a pinched nerve so often produces pain, numbness, tingling, or weakness. One of the most important things to understand is that the symptoms frequently show up far from the compression itself. A nerve pinched in the neck can send symptoms down the arm, and a nerve pinched in the lower back can send them down the leg, even though the arm and leg are perfectly healthy.
This is why chasing the symptom rarely works. Treating the tingling hand while ignoring the compressed nerve in the neck leaves the real problem in place. Relieving the pressure at the actual source is what allows the nerve to recover and the symptoms to fade. Because a pinched nerve usually comes from a mechanical problem, a joint out of position, a disc pressing outward, or tight surrounding tissue, it is exactly the kind of issue conservative care is built to address.
At Mast Health, Dr. Nenos brings a chiropractic neurologist’s perspective to every pinched nerve, carefully testing nerve function to map where the compression sits and how it is affecting you. From there he uses precise, gentle methods to relieve the pressure and restore healthy motion around the nerve, treating the true cause of your symptoms. That depth of nervous system assessment is uncommon in a community clinic and is a real advantage for a nerve problem.
A nerve can become pinched from a sudden injury or from gradual changes in the spine and surrounding tissue. Pinpointing the cause is the first step toward real relief. The drivers we see most often in Tampa include:
A disc that pushes out of place can press directly on a nearby spinal nerve, a leading cause of pinched nerves in the neck and lower back.
When a spinal joint loses its normal position or motion, it can narrow the space a nerve travels through and compress it.
Over time, wear in the spine can create bone spurs and narrowing that crowd the nerves as they exit.
Sustained forward head posture or long hours in one position can load the spine unevenly and place pressure on a nerve.
Tight or overworked muscles can compress a nerve along its path outside the spine, such as in the shoulder, hip, or wrist.
A fall, accident, or repetitive activity can inflame and crowd a nerve, triggering symptoms that travel along its route.
Dr. Nenos treats a pinched nerve by finding and relieving the compression, not just quieting the symptom downstream. The plan is matched to where the nerve is pinched and what is crowding it. Pinched nerve care typically includes:
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A careful assessment of your nerve function, reflexes, sensation, and movement to map exactly where the nerve is compressed and how it is affecting you, which guides the entire plan.
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Precise, gentle adjustments and techniques such as Flexion Distraction that restore space and motion around the compressed nerve, relieving the pressure at its source without forceful manipulation.
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Hands on work to calm the surrounding muscle tension and guarding, paired with a progressive program to improve posture, strength, and motion so pressure stays off the nerve long term.
When you are looking for a chiropractor in Tampa, the difference is in the expertise. Dr. Nenos is not just a practicing chiropractor. He teaches chiropractic technique at the National University of Health Sciences and is one of the Tampa Bay area’s only board certified chiropractic neurologists. That means every patient receives academic level precision and a depth of diagnostic skill you will not find at a typical clinic, all from one doctor who personally treats you at every visit.
As one of the Tampa Bay area's only board certified chiropractic neurologists, Dr. Nenos brings exactly the kind of nervous system expertise that a pinched nerve calls for.
We are in Fountain Oaks Plaza at 6800 N Dale Mabry Hwy, easy to reach from Carrollwood, Northdale, Town 'N' Country, Westchase, Lutz, and Temple Terrace.
Sharp, shooting nerve symptoms should not have to wait until Monday. We are open Saturdays and Sundays and offer same day scheduling for urgent needs.
Dr. Nenos personally evaluates and treats you at every visit, from your first assessment through your last adjustment.
Have questions before booking your first visit? You are not alone. Below are answers to the questions we hear most often from new patients at Mast Health. If you do not see yours, call us at (813) 807-7463 or stop by our Tampa clinic at 6800 N Dale Mabry Hwy and we will be glad to help.
Yes. A pinched nerve is usually a mechanical problem, a nerve being compressed by a joint, disc, or tight tissue. Chiropractic care is well suited to relieve that pressure by restoring space and motion around the nerve, which helps calm the pain, numbness, and tingling, often without medication or surgery.
Because nerves travel long distances, the symptoms of a pinched nerve often appear far from where the compression actually is. A nerve pinched in the neck can produce symptoms in the hand, and one pinched in the lower back can produce them in the foot. This is why locating the true source matters so much.
Many pinched nerves improve within a few weeks of care once the pressure is relieved, though it depends on the cause and how long it has been present. Dr. Nenos tracks your progress with objective benchmarks so you know how the nerve is responding.
Seek prompt medical care if you experience rapidly worsening weakness, symptoms in both arms or both legs at once, or any loss of bowel or bladder control. These are uncommon but serious signs that call for immediate evaluation rather than conservative care.
You do not have to endure shooting pain, numbness, or tingling and hope it passes on its own. If a pinched nerve is affecting how you feel and move, relieving the pressure at its source with conservative chiropractic care may be exactly what you need. It is a natural, noninvasive way to free the nerve and calm the symptoms it is producing.
Schedule a visit with Mast Health in Tampa to get a clear, neurology informed evaluation and a plan matched to your situation. Weekend appointments are available, and new patients with and without insurance are always welcome.