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What Is The Cause Of Painful Forearm, Numbness And Burning Sensation In Hands?

My forearm hurts (elbow to wrist).
Throughout the day i get pin prickling feeling, burning sensations and numbness all the way down to my hand. My thumb goes completley numb and twitches, to the point i cannot hold anything with weight. If i am holding something which is heavy, i have to let go immediately.
Sometimes my arm also feels cold instead of a burning sensation.
The pain has been here for the past week now.
posted on Sat, 7 Dec 2013
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Hello.
Thanks for writing to us.
The symptoms that you have are likely to be due to a nerve root compression at the level of cervical spine or a thoracic outlet syndrome. An MRI scan will help in diagnosis.
I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you.
Regards,
Dr. Praveen Tayal ,
drtayal72@gmail.com
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What Is The Cause Of Painful Forearm, Numbness And Burning Sensation In Hands?

Hello. Thanks for writing to us. The symptoms that you have are likely to be due to a nerve root compression at the level of cervical spine or a thoracic outlet syndrome. An MRI scan will help in diagnosis. I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you. Regards, Dr. Praveen Tayal , drtayal72@gmail.com