Suggest Treatment For Pain In Left Arm

Posted on Thu, 2 Jul 2015

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Question : i seem to be getting a pain that increases if i dont move my left arm , it starts almost like a part of your body going to sleep and even has the tingles , but if i move it again it stops untill i dont move it again .
i do have af , and being treated for this .but this is has only started last 3 days . before that i did have a neck paid maybe from incorrect sleep which gave me headaches but neck pain gone now and arm pain started .
any ideas?

Answered by Dr. Ralf Von Seckendorff (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Can be nerve affection from neck bones or shoulder

Detailed Answer:
Dear patient,

this is very likely a nerve affection which can come from the cervical spine or shoulder. If you were my patient, i'd usually advise getting x rays of cervical spine and potentially mri of cervical spine depending on the findings in examination.

Also a nerve potential examination through a neurologist should be dicussed.

Hope this is helping you , if you have any clarificatons you can get back to me, if this was helpful please kindly rate my answer. Best regards

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