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No stiff neck, but if i touch my left side of my neck and push down it hurts..a little in the shoulder too. sometimes when i turn also. what is this?

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Dr. Walter Husar answered

Muscle Spasm: What you have described is a pressure point . You have pressed on a cervical nerve root, most likely c-5 dermatomal distribution.

Dr Jacobson agreed

Answered 10/25/2013

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A member asked:

No stiff neck, but if i touch my left side of my neck and push down it hurts..a little in the shoulder too. sometimes when i turn also. what is this?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Walter Husar answered

Dr Jacobson agreed

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