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Pain that comes and goes in left arm muscle . i have pulled muscle it top of back could that be it. mostly at night when relaxing?
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Yes: When you strain your muscles in your neck and upper shoulder they will irritate the nerve that runs through there to your arm. That is the mechanism or your pain down your arm.
Answered 1/24/2015
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