Pinched Nerve ?

A second opinion.

I'm not a doctor, and I don't know anything about your symptoms, so it's hard to tell.

I would recommend finding a sports medicine doctor that practices Active Release Therapy (ART).  I go to one semi-regularly, and have also gone to General Practioner.  I had an issue with my back/neck to where I couldn't move.  GP gave me muscle relaxants and told me to do nothing.  ART doctor gave me a different diagnosis and treatment regimine.  I raced an olympic distance tri 10 days later.  ( Your mileage may vary, don't try this at home, etc. )

So, before you write the season off, get a second opinion, and work with an ART doctor if you can.

http://www.activerelease.com/providerSearch.asp 

-Chris 

I have two protruding discs in my neck that sometimes cause numbness down my right arm and into my fingertips and create the sensation of something being pinched in my neck.  It also causes lots of pain and stiffness in my neck.  Very difficult to sleep as a result.  I had an MRI last year and the neurologist didn't think it was terribly serious (or warranting surgery), although it's all more of an annoyance to me than anything else.  My doctor recommended PT, though.

Whenever I have flareups, I make sure I stretch, and remain as active as I can without making it worse.  Massage therapy has helped a little with the pain, but the pain associated with the discs typically goes away on its own - usually after 2-3 weeks.  Not sure what to do to prevent the flare-ups because something as simple as turning my head to one side can aggrivate it.