Question
Hi,
4 months back i had a nerve stimulation from my chiropractor for he said after seeing my xray( early degeneration of cervical spine) i was fine when i had the nerve stimulation for two sittings .  on the third sitting he did  one stimulation on the left side of my head(back side just above my neck) ever since i have been having weird symptoms on  the whole body like mild burning occassional when exposed to mild cold and also pin and needles allmover my body from head to toe.   I reported this to my gp  as soon as the symptom started( since  heis the one referred me to this chiropractor)and he said it is all in my mind and it is not because of the stimulation.

Answer
I have to agree with your GP that the nerve stimulation is not the cause of your most recent symptoms of pins and needles all over your body although I also doubt that it is all in your mind. Presumably you initially sought treatment for your neck / head because of some symptom which has now been diagnosed as having been caused by early degeneration of the cervical spine. A pins and needles sensation is almost certainly nerve irritation. Nerves to everywhere pass through the cervical spine or neck on their journey from the brain down the spinal cord and further branching out to all tissues so it is conceivable that an irritation or "pinch" in the neck region could influence skin sensation all over your body. Assuming that your nerve irritation is indeed a result of direct physical pressure on a nerve root or the cord itself then your symptoms are likely a progression of the degeneration, not the nerve stimulator.

Please understand that a mechanical "pinch" is but one way to irritate a nerve. Other ways include metabolic disease such as diabetes or alcoholism, poisoning such as by lead or arsenic, and many others. Click here to link to my website where a more detailed discussion of the 7 broad categories of nerve irritation is possible. A thorough history and a physical examination should be done to confirm the initial diagnosis and make sure that the appropriate treatment is recommended.