“I had numbness in my upper back, tight nerves and a bone out of place in my spine. … After completing just half of Dr. Scranton’s personalized care plan, not only is the numbness going away, but my whole body feels more aligned.”Helinda G., a patient of Dr. Scranton
What a pinched nerve is, and why the pain is somewhere else
Nerves leave the spine through small gaps between the bones. When a joint jams, a disc narrows or the muscles around it swell, the gap closes on the nerve. The nerve keeps carrying signals, but wrongly, so the problem shows up wherever that nerve goes: numb fingers from a pinched nerve in the neck, a burning thigh from one in the lower back, pins and needles in a foot.
Rubbing the arm or the leg does nothing, because the arm is not where the problem is. Dr. Scranton takes digital X-rays of the spine at the first visit, reads them with you, and uses the Gonstead exam to find the joint that has closed on the nerve.
What pinched nerve care includes here
- A specific adjustment to the joint that is pinching, to reopen the gap the nerve passes through.
- Nerve gliding and soft tissue work to free the nerve along its path.
- Positions and movements that stop reloading the joint between visits.
- Referral if needed. If the X-ray or the exam shows a nerve problem outside his scope, he tells you and refers you on.
Why people choose Dr. Scranton for this
He looks before he treats
Digital X-rays on site at the first visit, read with you in the room. The Gonstead exam finds the joint that is actually causing the problem, so that is what gets treated.
He has done this for a long time
Palmer College of Chiropractic, class of 1999. More than 10,000 patients. Years spent teaching other chiropractors how to treat knee pain and neuropathy.
He tells you the truth
If he does not think he can help you, he will say so at the first visit. No plan is written that you have not agreed to. You will never be a number in this office.
What to expect at your first visit
1. You tell him what is happening. When it started, what makes it worse, what you have already tried. Nobody hurries you.
2. The exam, and X-rays if you need them. Digital X-rays are taken on site and read with you in the room, so you see what he is seeing before he touches your spine.
3. A straight answer. What he found, whether he can help, and what it would take. If he does not think he can help you, he will tell you. We are not going to give you false hope.
The first visit is $47, usually $180, and covers the consultation, the exam, any X-rays you need and the conversation afterwards.
Patients who came in with numbness and nerve pain
“I’d wake up in the middle of the night with my hands and lower arms numb. … I can go through the nights again without pain.”Daniel F.
“After a couple of weeks I started noticing that I was not having as much pain nor was I having as much numbness. And at this point in time I’m happy to say that we are about 85% in the good.”Vern G.
Every quote is a real patient of Dr. Scranton. Results vary from person to person.
Questions people ask about pinched nerves
How do I know it is a pinched nerve and not a muscle?
A muscle hurts where it is. A pinched nerve produces symptoms along a line: numbness, tingling, burning or weakness that follows the nerve into an arm or a leg, often worse in certain positions. The exam at the first visit tells the two apart, and the X-ray shows where the nerve is being caught.
What does the first visit cost?
$47, usually $180. That covers the consultation, the exam, any X-rays you need and a sit-down with Dr. Scranton to go through what they show. No other price is quoted until you have been examined and have agreed to a plan.
Will it go away on its own?
Sometimes, if the swelling settles and the joint frees itself. Often it does not, because the joint that closed on the nerve is still closed. Numbness or weakness that has lasted more than a couple of weeks is the sign to be examined rather than wait.
Could it be carpal tunnel instead?
Numb fingers can be either, and it matters, because the treatment is different. Carpal tunnel is at the wrist; a pinched nerve is at the neck. The exam sorts out which, and sometimes both are involved. More on carpal tunnel.
How many visits will it take?
It depends on what the exam and X-rays show, and nobody can honestly tell you before that. After the first visit Dr. Scranton lays out what he found and what a plan would look like. You decide from there. Nobody is put on a plan they have not agreed to.
Do you see patients from Taylorsville, Kearns and West Jordan?
Yes. The clinic sits on the West Valley City and Taylorsville border, a minute off the I-215, and patients come from Kearns, Magna, West Jordan and South Jordan.
Action Chiropractic is at 2964 West 4700 South #102, on the West Valley City and Taylorsville border, a minute off the I-215. We see patients from Kearns, Magna, West Jordan and South Jordan.
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