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Feel Electrical Shock In Upper Left Body, Radiating To Left Arm. Cause For This Symptoms?

Occasionally I have an electrical shock type feeling that starts in the upper left area of my body (between my shoulder and breast ) and radiates down my left arm and my left side. I am 60 years old, overweight , but in good health (just had an exam). I can remember getting these as a teenager, but the one I had last night was particuarly painful. I had gotten up from the couch and was rinsing dishes out in the sink -- nothing strenous.
Mon, 27 May 2013
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it may be due to compression of some nerve from neck/shoulder region-heavy weight, wrong postures, thick mattress are the causes. since u have it from teenage u may be having "cervical rib" or some other variant in spine. These things may be missed in routine checkup if u don't report them to dr.
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Feel Electrical Shock In Upper Left Body, Radiating To Left Arm. Cause For This Symptoms?

it may be due to compression of some nerve from neck/shoulder region-heavy weight, wrong postures, thick mattress are the causes. since u have it from teenage u may be having cervical rib or some other variant in spine. These things may be missed in routine checkup if u don t report them to dr.