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Pain on the left side the neck and runs down to shoulder?

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Dr. Dwain Rickertsen answered

Family practice : There probably is a pinched nerve from your neck. If you have a bulging disk or a strained muscle that is irritating a nerve running down l arm.

Answered 7/25/2016

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