My girlfriend and I are on a trans American bike tour. Yesterday she pinched a nerve in her shoulder that rendered her left shoulder and arm virtually immobile without acute pain and severe spasm, and numbness in her fingers A random chiropractor from the telephone directory diagnosed too much exposure to the sun and a calcium deficiency. A seat in the shade and a pint of milk wasn’t on my list of cures.
She ended up going to an emergency centre where they injected steroids and painkillers, and prescribed more painkillers in tablet form
We were fortunate it happened where it did, near medical help and a hotel. Further north there is nothing but mountains and Mosquitos.
It looks as if the tour may be over for now, which is a shame with around 1400 miles still to ride through some of the best landscapes.
I’m curious to hear if anyone has suffered a similar pinched nerve, how their recovery went and how easily such a trauma reoccured.
http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/8912