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Armpit Pain, Tingling And Numb Fingers, Chest Pain, Difficulty Sleeping. Should I Be Worried?

I'm 30 years old, quite fit and health male that excercises regularly. I have been suffering a deep throbing pain from my arm pit, down the inside of my arm all the way to my fingers, My mid finger and pointer have both been tingling and numb on the insdie of fingers where they both touch. Sometimes the pain feels as if it is shooting across to my left side of chest also. I can't recall injurying anything in past couple of weeks, but the pain is starting to worry me and effect sleeping. Should i be worried..?
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Orthopaedic Surgeon, Joint Replacement 's  Response
Hi, What you are experiencing is called 'Radiculopathy'. It basically suggests entrapment of a nerve root in your cervical spine in its origin or course. It is somehow not so uncommon now in younger population and we like to call it industrial neck pain, since its prediliction towards people working in computer related industry.
If it has been persistent or even increasing since few days, you need to visit your orthopaedician. Depending upon the clinical findings they might ask you to get an MRI done, which shall help establish a diagnosis and in turn allow one to formulate a treatment plan.
Let me assure you that this is temporary and self limiting illness that usually the treatment goes in following lines: rest, lifestyle modifications (namely- avoiding pillow while sleeping, following a healthy diet plan, maintaining suitable posture while working on computer/driving, avoiding any activity that strikes neck discomfort), medications (that your physician prescribes) and most important physiotherapy ( in form of neck exercises, cervical traction if required along with local ultrasonics).
Hope this will helps you.
Regards.
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General & Family Physician Dr. Ramesh M.Vachharajani's  Response
Hi,
From history it seems that you might be having,
!, Extra cervical rib or
2, might have some enlarge lymph nodes in armpit giving pressure symptoms on the nerves.
Consult orthopedic surgeon and get examined.
Ok and take care.
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Armpit Pain, Tingling And Numb Fingers, Chest Pain, Difficulty Sleeping. Should I Be Worried?

Hi, What you are experiencing is called Radiculopathy . It basically suggests entrapment of a nerve root in your cervical spine in its origin or course. It is somehow not so uncommon now in younger population and we like to call it industrial neck pain, since its prediliction towards people working in computer related industry. If it has been persistent or even increasing since few days, you need to visit your orthopaedician. Depending upon the clinical findings they might ask you to get an MRI done, which shall help establish a diagnosis and in turn allow one to formulate a treatment plan. Let me assure you that this is temporary and self limiting illness that usually the treatment goes in following lines: rest, lifestyle modifications (namely- avoiding pillow while sleeping, following a healthy diet plan, maintaining suitable posture while working on computer/driving, avoiding any activity that strikes neck discomfort), medications (that your physician prescribes) and most important physiotherapy ( in form of neck exercises, cervical traction if required along with local ultrasonics). Hope this will helps you. Regards.