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I have numbness and tingling sensation in my left arm constantly, this has been going on for months, it does not prevent me from doing anything but I can''t stand the feeling, can you offer any insight as to what might be going on? Thank you

 

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February 23 8:15 PM (2 minutes and 46 seconds later)
         
Hello,

Do you have any fever ?

Have you had any injury to the arm ?

Have you done any tests ?
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February 23 8:17 PM (2 minutes and 23 seconds later)
         
No I have no fever, have never injured the arm and have not had any tests done.
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February 23 8:31 PM (13 minutes and 53 seconds later)
         
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Hello,

I think this your symptoms are due to a radiculopathy.

This means a compression of the exiting nerve roots as they come out of the spinal cord.

This is most likely to occur because of an intervertebral disc bulge or a herniation in the cervical spine.

This intertebral disc is compressing on thenerves and causing numbness and tingling along the distribution of the nerve.

This can be confirmed by doing a MRI of the cervical spine.

You need to visit an orthopedician for evaluation and management.

Management would depend on the degree of the herniation / bulge, ranging from physiotherapy to minimally invasive disc surgery.

I hope this gives you insight about your condition.

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February 23 8:43 PM (12 minutes and 3 seconds later)
         
I have a history of lower back pain and have had it for years. When I was 35 I was diagnosed with arthritis in my back. I realize that the back condition has gotten worse as the only way I relieve the pain is by curling up into the fetal position. I guess the new thing in the left arm is related to problems in my back. Thank you for your answer, I will seek the attention of an orthopedic, which I already have because of torn cartilge in my right shoulder. The wooos of getting old I guess.
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