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nerve compression both arm and leg
A 29-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Kass answered
28 years experience Podiatry
An emg/ncv: test can help make the diagnosis of nerve compression.
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A 36-year-old male asked:
Dr. Ipe Kalathoor answered
17 years experience Internal Medicine
Neck pain: No , you should be evaluated by a doc asap and may require MRI of neck. The problem could be from spinal cord involvement.
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Atif Haque answered
18 years experience Neurosurgery
Likely not: Numbness involving this much of your body can't be from a single "pinched" nerve. You should talk to your doctor about getting imaging of your brain t ... Read More
A 49-year-old member asked:
Dr. Atif Haque answered
18 years experience Neurosurgery
Likely not: Numbness involving this much of your body can't be from a single "pinched" nerve. You should talk to your doctor about getting imaging of your brain t ... Read More
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A 23-year-old male asked:
Dr. Bikash Bose answered
45 years experience Neurosurgery
Not connected: Pinched nerves don't cause indigestion. Some medications like anti inflammatory(aleve,Motrin ) prescribed for treating it can cause upset stomach.
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Andrew Reeves answered
30 years experience Neurology
See neurologist: You should be seen by a neurologist. Sleeping on your arm will affect... Your arm. Not your arm and both legs. If it truly is three limbs, it coul ... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Richard Blake answered
45 years experience Podiatry
Shooting Pains: Pinched nerves can definitely give these symptoms, along with bulging discs. I am a podiatrist so the arm shooting pain is out of my field, but cardio ... Read More
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A 36-year-old male asked:
Dr. Bahman Omrani answered
17 years experience Pain Management
Unusual : Pinched nerves can do this, but would need to have pinched nerves in your neck and back at the same time which would be unusual with the mechanism des ... Read More
A 56-year-old female asked:
Dr. Donald Colantino answered
61 years experience Internal Medicine
Neurologist: I recommend consulting a neurologist. Spinal cord and nerve root impingements at the neck level usually affect the upper extremity, while brain lesion ... Read More
A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Ronald Krauser answered
52 years experience Rheumatology
No: A pinched nerve in the neck would not cause leg symptoms. Spinal cord compression may.
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