Pain In The Arm And Neck. Causes And Treatment?

Posted on Tue, 6 Dec 2011

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Question : hi i have been having sharp pains in my right arm above my elbow and it shoots up to my neck , do you know what causes that and what i need to do to stop it ? it sometimes gets worse at night when i lay down.

Answered by Dr. Swapnendu Sekhar Ghosh (7 hours later)

Hi,
Thanks for posting your query.
From your description, the pain could be due to nerve root pressure. The most common cause may be a problem in the cervical spine. A cervical rib may also have to be excluded.

I would suggest that you visit an orthopaedician who can evaluate you completely and perform appropriate investigations.

Hope you get well soon

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Aparna Kohli