Here's a breakdown of how the Social Security Administration calculates your monthly benefit, as well as a calculator that can estimate yours. Your primary insurance amount. The first piece of the puzzle that determines how much Social Security you'll get is known as your primary insurance amount, or PIA. This is your monthly benefit if you decide to claim Social Security at your full retirement age. Image source: Getty Images.
Neck stretching and strengthening exercises can be very effective at reducing neck pain and discomfort both in acute and chronic conditions. However, a pinched nerve in the neck may mean that some exercises are inadvisable as they have the potential to actually exacerbate your condition and worsen your neck pain. Share.
When an individual has a pinched nerve in the lower back, for example, symptoms of pain will usually radiate down the leg. A pinched nerve in the neck can cause pain to travel from the neck, through the shoulders, down the arms and into the hands. Muscle spasms in the back commonly coincide with pinched nerves and can cause weakness in the arms or legs. The two most common pinched nerves in the lower back are L5 (lumbar 5) and S1 (sacral 1).