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What Causes Radiating Pain From Ribcage To Hands And Neck?

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Posted on Wed, 30 Jul 2014
Question: I woke up with a pain in my right side just above my ribcage and it has radiated up to my right hand trapezius musclle and the right side of my neck. The abdominal pain seems to have subsided but the pain in my neck has intensed
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
It can be nerve compression in the neck

Detailed Answer:
Hello sir,
it looks to me that you are having cervical spondylosis . It is due to disc herniation in the neck. It is causing nerve compression in the neck leading to pain in right arm and neck.
I would suggest you to get x ray of the neck to confirm the diagnosis.
I have following suggestions to you for this till you get your X ray.
1. Avoid using very high pillow and keeping your neck in same position for long time like watching TV or laptop.
2. Wear soft cervical collar .
3. Neck muscle physiotherapy and traction exercises.
4. Take Pregabalin and Methylcobal after discussing with your doctor.
5. Apply voletran ointment at neck.
I hope these measures will help you. Let me now if you want to ask any followup questions.
Thanks.
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Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma

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Practicing since :2002

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What Causes Radiating Pain From Ribcage To Hands And Neck?

Brief Answer: It can be nerve compression in the neck Detailed Answer: Hello sir, it looks to me that you are having cervical spondylosis . It is due to disc herniation in the neck. It is causing nerve compression in the neck leading to pain in right arm and neck. I would suggest you to get x ray of the neck to confirm the diagnosis. I have following suggestions to you for this till you get your X ray. 1. Avoid using very high pillow and keeping your neck in same position for long time like watching TV or laptop. 2. Wear soft cervical collar . 3. Neck muscle physiotherapy and traction exercises. 4. Take Pregabalin and Methylcobal after discussing with your doctor. 5. Apply voletran ointment at neck. I hope these measures will help you. Let me now if you want to ask any followup questions. Thanks.