What Causes Unilateral Pain In The Shoulder, Arm, Foot And Leg?

Posted on Sat, 28 Jan 2017

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Question : I had sudden pain from my left shoulder down my left arm , my left side, and left leg and foot. It lasted about one minute.

Answered by Dr. Chobufo Ditah (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
I will say monitor only at this time!

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

I have reviewed this pain and its description. However, it is not immediately typically or suggestive of a specific disease condition. I will suggest that you observe to see whether this happens again and again. If it is a one time observation, in most cases it is not suggestive of a disease condition or ongoing disease process.

If it should happen often, then there is need for further evaluation. At that time, I will recommend a complete interview and examination and probably an X-ray of the back to see if there are possible findings to suggest a picked nerve. For now, am not particularly worried about this.

I hope this helps. I wish you well. Feel free to ask for more information and clarifications if need be. Above all, please keep me posted about recurrence or not of this pain.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee