A member asked:

Can a cervical disk cause an electricshock to both arms down the last two fingers?specially when i touch the funnybone,jump...ps:its not cubitaltunnel

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Yes: Short answer, Yes. Compression of the spine or individual nerve roots of the cervical spine can cause electric/shock like pain down the arms and into the hands. When the C8 nerve root is impacted it can result in pain to the 4th and 5th digits.

Answered 2/17/2015

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