Would A Pinched Nerve In Your Neck Or Shoulder Blade

Posted on Mon, 22 Apr 2019

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Question : Would a pinched nerve in your neck or shoulder blade cause numbness in your whole arm and hand?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Prasad J (37 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Yes...

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

A pinched nerves (multiple nerve roots) at the neck will cause numbness of whole arm and hand. Other possibilities that include intracranial pathology - infarcts / demyelination and peripheral vascular problem may also make your arm / hand numb. In case the numbness is persistent, please see your doctor who will evaluate for aforementioned problems.

Hope this helps. Let me know if you need clarifications.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad