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What Is Stabbing Pain In Upper Arm Radiating To Hand Indicative Of?

Hi for the last few weeks I have been getting inner upper arm pain which sometimes goes right down my arm and into my hands. Some times it goes away then its a stabbing pain ans sometimes its constant. Can you help? Sue YYYY@YYYY
Mon, 2 May 2016
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HI Sue
This is a nerve pinch problem--most likely from a ruptured disk in your cervical spine

You'll need an MRI of the cervical spine to look for that
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What Is Stabbing Pain In Upper Arm Radiating To Hand Indicative Of?

HI Sue This is a nerve pinch problem--most likely from a ruptured disk in your cervical spine You ll need an MRI of the cervical spine to look for that