Pinched Nerve Treatment in Tamarac, FL

Why Tamarac patients choose us for pinched nerve treatment

Plenty of Tamarac residents could find a chiropractor closer to home. They make the drive to us for pinched nerve treatment in Tamarac for three practical reasons.

• It is a straightforward drive. Our clinic at 5675 Coral Ridge Drive is about 15 to 20 minutes from Tamarac up University Drive or the Sawgrass Expressway, with free parking at the door. Patients from Kings Point, the Woodlands and Colony West Golf Club are here every week.
• Hours that fit a working week. We are open until 7:00 pm on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, with Wednesday afternoon and Friday morning hours, so you can come after work or before the commute without using a vacation day.
• We already know Tamarac. We typically see active retirees from Kings Point and the Woodlands, golfers from Colony West, and Tamarac families who want care close to home. Your plan is built around how you actually spend your days, not a generic template.

What does a pinched nerve actually mean?

Good pinched nerve treatment in Tamarac starts by being precise about the word ‘pinched’. A nerve is rarely crushed. It is compressed or irritated where it leaves the spine — by a bulging or herniated disc, by a narrowed opening between the vertebrae (foraminal stenosis), by a bone spur, or further down its path by tight soft tissue. Each of those needs a different approach, which is why the exam matters more than the label.

What you feel is the nerve’s signal getting distorted: pain that travels along a line, pins and needles, numbness, or weakness in the muscles that nerve supplies. The pain is often felt far from the problem — a disc in the neck shows up as a burning shoulder blade or a tingling thumb; a disc in the low back shows up as calf pain or a numb foot.

At The Spine and Wellness Center, about 15 to 20 minutes from Tamarac, Dr. Jared Cohen, DC and our team have measured and treated compressed nerves since 2005. The goal is always the same: find exactly where the pressure is, take it off, then correct the structure that produced it. Our guide to herniated discs covers the most common cause in depth.

Is it your neck, your lower back, or somewhere else? How to tell

The pattern of your symptoms usually points to the level before any image does. Here is how the three most common pinched-nerve patterns show up in Tamarac patients:

• Neck (cervical radiculopathy, usually C5–C7): pain from the neck into the shoulder blade and down the arm; tingling in the thumb and index finger (C6), middle finger (C7) or ring and little fingers (C8); worse turning the head or looking up. Often paired with a loss of the normal neck curve.
• Lower back (lumbar radiculopathy, usually L4–S1): pain from the buttock down the back or side of the leg, often below the knee — the pattern called sciatica. Numbness on the top of the foot or the outer calf; worse sitting, bending or coughing.
• Peripheral entrapment: carpal tunnel syndrome produces numb thumb, index and middle fingers that wake you at night; piriformis syndrome produces buttock pain and leg tingling that mimics sciatica but tests normal at the spine.

Weakness is the symptom that matters most. Trouble gripping, a foot that slaps when you walk, or an arm that tires quickly means the nerve’s motor fibers are affected, and that changes how urgently we take the pressure off. According to the Mayo Clinic, most people recover from a pinched nerve with conservative care, while progressive weakness or symptoms that fail to settle are reasons to seek further evaluation (Mayo Clinic, Pinched nerve).

How pinched nerve treatment in Tamarac works: take the pressure off, then correct the cause

There are two halves to resolving a pinched nerve, and most care only does the first. Half one: take the pressure off. Half two: change the structure so the pressure does not return. The 4R Method — Repair, Rebuild, Regenerate, Refine — exists to do both.

Taking the pressure off is the Repair phase. The Triton DTS table delivers non-surgical spinal decompression: gentle cycles of pull and release that create negative pressure inside the disc, drawing the bulge inward and away from the nerve. Each session is about 20 minutes. Precise adjustments restore motion at the compressed segment, and cold laser reduces inflammation around the nerve root. Three to five visits a week for four to eight weeks is typical.

Keeping the pressure off is the Rebuild phase: correcting the lost curve, the pelvic rotation or the posture that narrowed the nerve’s exit in the first place, with corrective care and physical therapy two to three times a week for eight to sixteen weeks. Regenerate (red light, PEMF, IHHT, about twice weekly for two or more months) supports nerve recovery, and Refine protects the result with a monthly visit.

What happens at your first two visits?

A pinched nerve is a measurement problem before it is a treatment problem. Your first visit finds the level; your second visit explains the plan and begins care.

Visit one — we measure (and usually begin care)

1. A real conversation. Where the pain travels, what makes it worse, how long it has been there, and what you need to get back to.
2. A neurological screen. Reflexes, muscle strength and skin sensation along each nerve’s territory, plus nerve-tension tests for the arm and leg.
3. A hands-on structural exam. Posture, neck and lumbar range of motion, and orthopedic tests that isolate the level of compression.
4. Surface EMG and thermal scanning. Painless scans along the spine that show where muscles are guarding and where temperature changes point to nerve irritation.
5. Digital X-rays, when indicated. Disc spacing, foraminal narrowing, curvature and spurs. We review any MRI you already have.

Visit two — findings and plan

We walk you through your scans and images, name the nerve and the structure compressing it, and lay out the 4R plan: phase, frequency, duration. Treatment begins at this visit. For a head start, take the 60-second spine assessment before you leave Tamarac.

What helps a pinched nerve at home — and when to see a doctor instead

Your plan will include the right movements at the right stage, but a few principles apply to almost every compressed nerve from day one:

• Position is pressure. Sustained bending, sitting or looking down narrows the space around the nerve. Move frequently; make neutral posture the default.
• Stretching is not decompression. Forcing a stretch on an irritated nerve usually increases tingling. The nerve needs room, not tension.
• Motion, not rest. Gentle walking several times a day beats a day on the couch, which stiffens the spine and weakens the stabilizers.
• Protect your sleep position. Neck neutral on a supportive pillow; lower back unloaded on your side with a pillow between the knees.
• Ice first, heat later. Ice over the spine during the first 48 hours of a flare, heat for muscle tightness afterwards.

And know the warning signs that need a doctor today rather than a chiropractor: progressive weakness in an arm or leg, numbness in the groin or inner thighs, any change in bladder or bowel control, or nerve symptoms after a serious fall or accident. Please see a doctor or urgent care today if any of those apply. For everything else — the tingling, the radiating pain, the disc you were told might need surgery — see our guides to lower back pain relief and carpal tunnel treatment, then call us.

Getting to our Coral Springs clinic from Tamarac

Take University Drive north through Coral Springs to Wiles Road, turn west to Coral Ridge Drive, then north; or join the Sawgrass Expressway at Commercial Boulevard and follow it north and east to the Coral Ridge Drive exit, then head south. The clinic is just south of the expressway.

Park free in the lot outside the clinic. If you need to be seen quickly, call (954) 341-2256 — we hold same-day slots most days, and we will tell you exactly when to leave Tamarac to arrive on time.

Clinic hours

Monday	9:00 am – 7:00 pm
Tuesday	9:00 am – 7:00 pm
Wednesday	3:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Thursday	9:00 am – 7:00 pm
Friday	9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Saturday – Sunday	Closed

The Spine and Wellness Center
5675 Coral Ridge Drive, Coral Springs, FL 33076
Phone: (954) 341-2256
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What patients say

We do not have a published review from a Tamarac patient yet, so here is one from a Coral Springs patient — the same clinic and the same team you would see:

“I was dealing with ongoing elbow and shoulder pain affecting my daily routine and workouts. The treatment plan felt personalized — over the months I’ve noticed steady progress: less pain, better mobility, feeling stronger.”

Related care for Tamarac residents

Start with the full guide to pinched nerve treatment, then explore the other care we provide for Tamarac patients.

Serving pinched nerve patients from Tamarac across North Broward

Our clinic at 5675 Coral Ridge Drive, Coral Springs, FL 33076 serves Coral Springs, Parkland, Coconut Creek, Margate, Boca Raton, Tamarac, Pompano Beach and Deerfield Beach. Same-day appointments are usually available — call (954) 341-2256 or book online. Most patients from Parkland and Coral Springs are here in under 15 minutes.

Medically reviewed by Dr. Jared Cohen, DC — Co-Founder & Clinical Director, The Spine and Wellness Center. Last reviewed October 2026.

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