Difference Between Aches Due To Fatigue And Pinched Nerves

A pinched nerve or nerve impingement is a condition in which a nerve is compressed by surrounding tissue, such as bone, muscle, or cartilage.

This pressure can cause a variety of symptoms, including pain, tingling, numbness, and weakness in the area innervated by the pinched nerve.

But, did you know that the spectrum of pinched nerve symptoms is quite broad, ranging from aches, pain, tingling, to electric shocks and numbness. It’s just that these symptoms are felt in parts of the body that are moved by nerves in the spine. For example, in the waist only, or from the waist spreading to the thighs, to the tips of the feet. 

The difference between aches and pains due to fatigue and pinched nerves

How to distinguish between fatigue and pinched nerve pain? 

According to Dr. Irca Ahyar Sp. N, DFIDN from DRI Clinic, “Regular pain will generally go away if massaged, or when we rest for a while. While pain due to pinched nerves tends to be consistent.”

“Even if it disappears for a moment, it will reappear in the same area. It continues like this. When the pain is consistently felt in the waist, for example, you should undergo a supporting examination to make sure,” said Dr. Irca.  

He explained that this feeling of pain is often ignored because it is considered a mild symptom. Many patients think that the pain will go away on its own. 

This is why symptoms of stiffness are often misleading. Because it is thought to be a common stiffness, a person does not come to the doctor for further examination. 

Impacts, whether they occur in the lower, side, or middle, do not always immediately cause symptoms. Even if symptoms do appear, they are not necessarily felt to be disturbing.

This depends on age. If the age is still productive or still a child, these symptoms tend to be ignored. If the impact occurs at the age of 45 years and above, then any fall, no matter how soft, will cause quite significant symptoms.

Why? “As we age, our muscle structure weakens. As a result, even the slightest bone shift will cause significant symptoms.”

“Pain and tingling will be very pronounced. The scale of the pain depends on the patient. If a patient does not easily say it hurts, but complains of pain when falling, it means that he is most likely in great pain,” said Dr. Irca.