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My left arm and shoulder have been aching and kinda numb for about 4 hours now. it gets worse when i put my elbow down on anything?

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Dr. Jerome Zacks answered

Specializes in Cardiology

Radiating: The pain in the arm and shoulder might be due to impingement or pressure on a nerve root as it exits the cervical spine, pressure on the nerve in the axilla (armpit), or trauma to the shoulder components ("rotator cuff"). These are the most common causes.

Dr Grin agreed

Answered 12/17/2014

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