Originally Posted by bobber

RNcrps2
I just wanted to add,,that it common knowledge to us all to give us an understanding of our condition and road to recovery that when we have a flare,,it is commonly caused by many things,,food we eat,,liquid we drink,especially caffeine and sugar ect,,,,or stress,or exercise or a certain movement or hitting the affected area ,,,All of these triggers in one way or another have one thing in common,,,,Traumatizing the nerve,,either by eating ,drinking,stress,or [hitting ,movement ,excerise,,,in which you are longateing the nerve,,,resulting into a flare or spread,anytime the nerve is traumaitized,that is the outcome,,,,I personally am trying to protect the nerve with discipline of diet,theropy,stimuli[lite] and supplements to enhance nerve health,,,,,I was given some good advice lately that i incorperated in my regimen,,is a magnesium cream ,rubbed on the entrapped area and poor circulated area several times a day and in less than one week,,there is a big difference,,,,,,The bottom line is freeing up the nerve from entrapment or impingment or supplementing for the shealth and nerve damage and mild massage sometimes helps,,,My opion is that if we are in a flare or spread,it is the cause of a nerve that is being traumatized,,,and the more severe the trauma,equals,the more severe the spread and the speed of that spread