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What Causes Pain In The Back Of The Neck And Arm?
Last night I had an intense pain in the back of my neck that awakened me.. It felt as though something very large was trying to go through somehing very small. A few days ago I had the same feeling in my left arm. In both cases the pain let up after about five minutes. Should I be concerned?
Mon, 8 Jun 2015
Hello dear,
In your post, you have not mentioned of any trauma or injury to the back and neck.
Under such circumstances, the symptoms can be attributed to:
1. Para-spinal spasm and entrapment of nerve fibers at the upper spinal region due to improper sleeping posture.
2. Inadequate hydration status & electrolyte imbalance of the body.
3. Dietary deficiencies of certain nutrients like Iron, Calcium, Vitamin D, Vitamin B12, Folic acid, etc. which help in blood formation & nerve conduction.
4. Peripheral neuropathy caused due to any fluctuation in blood pressure or blood sugar level.
Symptomatic relief can be obtained by intake of nervigenic agents (like Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12, Folic acid) as well as multivitamin & multimineral supplements including iron, calcium & Vitamin D needs to be added in your diet.
Physiotherapy & postural exercise will also be helpful.
Analgesic-anti inflammatory preparations + Pantoperazole will be helpful in symptomatic relief from the pain.
If symptoms still persist, kindly consult a Neurologist & get a complete Neurological examination done.
Certain investigations like complete blood count, serum electrolyte estimation, fresh estimation of blood pressure & blood sugar levels & nerve conduction studies will be helpful to rule out any pathological cause for the symptoms.
X ray & MRI of spine can also be carried out to detect any nerve entrapment.
Wishing you a Good Health.
Take care.
In your post, you have not mentioned of any trauma or injury to the back and neck.
Under such circumstances, the symptoms can be attributed to:
1. Para-spinal spasm and entrapment of nerve fibers at the upper spinal region due to improper sleeping posture.
2. Inadequate hydration status & electrolyte imbalance of the body.
3. Dietary deficiencies of certain nutrients like Iron, Calcium, Vitamin D, Vitamin B12, Folic acid, etc. which help in blood formation & nerve conduction.
4. Peripheral neuropathy caused due to any fluctuation in blood pressure or blood sugar level.
Symptomatic relief can be obtained by intake of nervigenic agents (like Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12, Folic acid) as well as multivitamin & multimineral supplements including iron, calcium & Vitamin D needs to be added in your diet.
Physiotherapy & postural exercise will also be helpful.
Analgesic-anti inflammatory preparations + Pantoperazole will be helpful in symptomatic relief from the pain.
If symptoms still persist, kindly consult a Neurologist & get a complete Neurological examination done.
Certain investigations like complete blood count, serum electrolyte estimation, fresh estimation of blood pressure & blood sugar levels & nerve conduction studies will be helpful to rule out any pathological cause for the symptoms.
X ray & MRI of spine can also be carried out to detect any nerve entrapment.
Wishing you a Good Health.
Take care.
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