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Suggest Remedy For Tingling In Left Arm,hand And Pain In Shoulder Area After Head Injury
i hit my head on the swimming pool bottom 9 days ago, immediately tingling and numbness occurred in both arms and hands however after the second day tingling has continued to be in my left arm, hand and pain in my shoulder area. do i need to be seen by a doctor for this problem or will it just take time to go away? thank you so much for your help, pat
Mon, 18 Jul 2016
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You need to have a doctor evaluate this and I would get x-rays of your neck to rule out a fracture. If they were negative I would then move to an MRI scan of the cervical spine to rule out a ruptured disc compressing a nerve root
You need to have a doctor evaluate this and I would get x-rays of your neck to rule out a fracture. If they were negative I would then move to an MRI scan of the cervical spine to rule out a ruptured disc compressing a nerve root
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