This disrupts the nerve's ability to function properly. Spinal nerves and peripheral nerves (in the limbs) are prone to being pinched. Typical symptoms of a pinched nerve are pain, tingling, numbness, ...

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A pinched nerve occurs when tissues surrounding a nerve, such as bone, cartilage, muscle or tendon, exert excessive pressure on the nerve, leading to symptoms like pain and numbness. Adults over 50 ...

The long thoracic nerve arises from the ventral rami of cervical nerves C5, C6, and C7. In some people, the root from C7 is absent, and in others, there is a small root of the nerve arising from C8.