4. Weak muscles are a usual sign of a pinched nerve.
The tissue surrounding the nerve has too much pressure applied to it, which is causing the muscles to become weak. It will become difficult to complete household chores for instance because you won’t be able to lift on anything.
You shouldn’t try to strengthen your muscles by lifting on heavyweights at this time since you have a pinched nerve. The best medicine is rest and physical therapy. The physical therapist will show you stretches to do that will help strengthen your muscles in a safe way.
Once your muscles become stronger, you will need to take steps to not weaken them again by doing a lot of straining on heavy items or sitting in one position for too long.
The pinched nerve will come back and affect your muscles if too much pressure is applied to the nerves.