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What Causes Tingling Feeling In My Arms?

I have been in the long process of figuring out that I have a tear in my hip that I will need surgery to fix as well as hip flexor inflammation...........I am scheduled to get a cortisone shot for that in a couple days. In the past few days the pain in my hip has extended to my upper thigh and is painful all the time. I also have been having tingling arms (both of them like they are falling asleep) when I lay down, I have to sleep sitting up. Is this normal and part of my issues that are already diagnosed, my leg feels like it s falling asleep all the way down to my foot.
Wed, 25 Mar 2015
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There are couple of things why you have tingling in your arm,
1.when you have pain in neck and along with that tingling in your arm with radiating pain to your arm it can be due to cervical disc problem.
2. When the pain and tingling arising from only shoulder level and there is no pain at neck level it can be due to shoulder soft tissue strain.
3.it may also be related to frozen shoulder. To check just stand with your back supported with wall and lift the hand up if you are able to touch the wall with your hand on upside then it's negative. As well also try taking your hand on back and moving up. If this also is complite and no pain or numbness then again it's negative. Means it is not frozen shoulder.
In all above 3test you can try on your own but the specialist if does will be more effective or doing under specialist guideline under his observation will be more effective.
I suggest to visit either ortho or physio for this and get it evaluated and treated properly. Till then you can also use hot and cold pack at your home in a day frequently.
Usually tingling sensation or numbness indicates nerve traping at the level where it starts. Take care.
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What Causes Tingling Feeling In My Arms?

There are couple of things why you have tingling in your arm, 1.when you have pain in neck and along with that tingling in your arm with radiating pain to your arm it can be due to cervical disc problem. 2. When the pain and tingling arising from only shoulder level and there is no pain at neck level it can be due to shoulder soft tissue strain. 3.it may also be related to frozen shoulder. To check just stand with your back supported with wall and lift the hand up if you are able to touch the wall with your hand on upside then it s negative. As well also try taking your hand on back and moving up. If this also is complite and no pain or numbness then again it s negative. Means it is not frozen shoulder. In all above 3test you can try on your own but the specialist if does will be more effective or doing under specialist guideline under his observation will be more effective. I suggest to visit either ortho or physio for this and get it evaluated and treated properly. Till then you can also use hot and cold pack at your home in a day frequently. Usually tingling sensation or numbness indicates nerve traping at the level where it starts. Take care.