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Negative mri, negative emg..... can severely tight muscles cause numbness from the neck down to the hand?
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Yes: Thoracic outlet syndrome from tight scalene the negative test should be readsuring to you that nothing structural is happening megative emgs are always good news no neuropathy no permament nerve damage.
Answered 12/8/2016
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Yes: Tos radiates, myofascial pain can radiate, shoulder pain can radiate to hand. Radiating symptoms are not always reliable.
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