10/25/2026
𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐚 𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐮𝐫𝐞.
A disc herniation can irritate a nerve enough to cause pain, numbness, or weakness traveling into your arm or leg. That can feel alarming, especially when you’re worried about what comes next.
The encouraging news? Many people improve over time with the right guidance and activity.
But here’s what matters: 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡.
At mPower Physical Therapy, we assess how your symptoms respond to different movements and positions. If the right movements help ease your symptoms, that gives us valuable direction.
If your nerve symptoms don’t meaningfully improve despite a thorough assessment, that’s valuable information, too. It may be time to work with your physician to consider further evaluation, imaging, an injection, or a surgical opinion.
That isn’t physical therapy failing. It’s a thoughtful assessment helping identify the next best step.
𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧. 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭.