thanks all for the responses i knew i could count on yall. i had my MRI done today so i will know for sure the cause of the problem tomorrow.

I find it hard to believe that your chiropractor could not help you. However they are just like any other doctors there are good ones and not so good ones.

My chiropractor is a god he has helped me avoid surgery for the disk as well as a dislocated shoulder.
i totally agree about good ones and bad ones. i won't see one a second time if they're no good. the two that i'm seeing (here where i'm working and at home) are both worth their weight in bud. but like i said most of the pain is from overworked muscles(caused by the pinched nerves i know) that i just can't get to relax EVER. mj helps take some of the edge off of it, but i've only been able to get schwag lately. i don't have a mmj card though i hope to get one soon. meanwhile i just keep going to the chiropractor and smoking what i can when i can. also been doing a short morning and evening yoga routine for stretching, and it does help with my overall spinal health, but nothing i do seems to help relieve the tension and pain in my neck and shoulder. my right arm goes numb and tingling frequently and every time i lay down for sure. makes sleeping something dreaded and painful.


the advice so far here has been helpful, all the knowledge i can possess when i do walk into the docs office will (i hope) put me that much closer to recovery. so if there is any more suggestions, advice, or experience out there, please share.

extremely grateful to those who are willing to help others

its the way everyone should be. sad that it's not true though.