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I have spondylitis of the neck. can it cause tingling and pain down the arms?

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Dr. Peter Ihle answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery

Yes. arthritis in---: --the neck can cause foraminal stenosis, which means that the openings that the nerve roots pass through from the spinal cord & go 2 the appropriate nerves of the arm. This then is felt as pain, numbness or weakness, in the area the nerve root supplies.

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Answered 8/28/2014

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