Larry,
Check out Physical Therapy.
I thought it was a bunch of hog wash.
Apparently, I have had too many blows to the head (Married too long).
I have 2 fused vertebrae and a good sized bit of disc pushing on my spinal column. I can't feel my left hand very well and I have a fair amount of pain in my neck, left shoulder and left arm. For a while, I was living on pain killers.
However, the symptoms and pain are much, MUCH, better now that I have gotten therapy. They have a head - neck stretcher that pulls my vertebrae apart and reduces the pain, significantly!
Every day the pain gets less and I have more feeling in my hand.
Who knows, maybe therapy can help you too!