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Suggest Treatment For Back Pain That Radiated To The Right Arm
my husband has been dealing with pain in his back that radiates down his right arm and causes tingling and numbness in his right arm and hand, but today after flying on an airplane, he said he now has alot of tingling and numbness in his left arm and hand. should we be concerned?
Mon, 12 Dec 2016
Hi,
Thanks for your question. I do understand your pain and discomfort. I have seen many cases with similar complaints. Please find my advice below-:As per your history your symptom has many pathological reasons so to make a diagnosis ,you need to do following tests as below-
1)Do MRI scan to ruled out any Spinal and vertebral pathology
2)Do a Full blood count with differential
3)Do Fasting Blood Sugar Test
I hope I was able to address your query. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to write to me.
Wishing you all the best.
Thanks,
Thanks for your question. I do understand your pain and discomfort. I have seen many cases with similar complaints. Please find my advice below-:As per your history your symptom has many pathological reasons so to make a diagnosis ,you need to do following tests as below-
1)Do MRI scan to ruled out any Spinal and vertebral pathology
2)Do a Full blood count with differential
3)Do Fasting Blood Sugar Test
I hope I was able to address your query. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to write to me.
Wishing you all the best.
Thanks,
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