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Back pain in lumbar area, woke up out of a dead sleep with sharp pain in left forearm and left tingling hand and pain goin into hand. cause/related?
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Back spasm...: Describing muscle spasm in the spine compressing nerve roots at multiple levels. Sleep especially non-rem sleep is an active process. The brain must have perceived an injury to the spine. Need to discuss this with your doctor.
Answered 3/18/2014
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Co-morbidities: Your back pain does not relate to arm issues, which sound likely to be associated with nerve irritation such as carpal tunnel syndrome, which likely relates to arm positioning in your sleep. But, if only occurred one time, should not be area of concern. If repetitive and some tingling during day, suggest visit your doctor and get evaluated. The back pain might respond to physical therapy.
Answered 4/13/2019
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