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What Causes Pain Radiating From Hand To Chest, Forearm, Elbow And Shoulders?

I ve been having very bad pains in my upper body. It started with sharp pains in my left hand, then up to the forearm/elbow, then in my upper arm (deltoid area), Recently, the pain has spread to my armpit and the top of my chest and shoulders. (It s basically a very painful tightness everywhere).
Wed, 8 Apr 2015
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an extent, we all develop some degeneration in the vertebrae and discs as we become older. It tends to start sometime after the age of about 30.
Pain in the neck:
This may spread to the shoulders and base of the skull. Movement of the neck may make the pain worse.
The pain sometimes spreads down an arm to a hand or fingers. This is caused by irritation of a nerve which goes to the arm from the spinal cord in the neck.
The pain tends to come and go with flare-ups from time to time. You may have a flare-up of pain after unaccustomed use of your neck, or if you sprain a neck muscle or ligament.
However, a flare-up often develops for no apparent reason. Some people develop chronic (persistent) pain.
Some neck stiffness, particularly after a night's rest.
Headaches may occur. The headaches often start at the back of the head just above the neck and travel over the top to the forehead.
You may develop 'pins and needles' in part of an arm or hand. This symptom is caused by irritation of a spinal nerve as it leaves the bony (vertebral) area. However, do tell a doctor if loss of feeling (numbness) or weakness develops in a part of a hand or arm. These symptoms suggest more pressure on a nerve. This is called a 'cervical radiculopathy'.
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What Causes Pain Radiating From Hand To Chest, Forearm, Elbow And Shoulders?

an extent, we all develop some degeneration in the vertebrae and discs as we become older. It tends to start sometime after the age of about 30. Pain in the neck: This may spread to the shoulders and base of the skull. Movement of the neck may make the pain worse. The pain sometimes spreads down an arm to a hand or fingers. This is caused by irritation of a nerve which goes to the arm from the spinal cord in the neck. The pain tends to come and go with flare-ups from time to time. You may have a flare-up of pain after unaccustomed use of your neck, or if you sprain a neck muscle or ligament. However, a flare-up often develops for no apparent reason. Some people develop chronic (persistent) pain. Some neck stiffness, particularly after a night s rest. Headaches may occur. The headaches often start at the back of the head just above the neck and travel over the top to the forehead. You may develop pins and needles in part of an arm or hand. This symptom is caused by irritation of a spinal nerve as it leaves the bony (vertebral) area. However, do tell a doctor if loss of feeling (numbness) or weakness develops in a part of a hand or arm. These symptoms suggest more pressure on a nerve. This is called a cervical radiculopathy .