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Right gould pain shoot down to hand i think slept on it wrong last night woke up on that arm could that be problem?

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Dr. Robert Waskowitz answered

Anticipate resolutio: Sleeping on arm awkwardly can put pressure on nerves that should resolve spontaneously and quickly.

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