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Left arm is shaking when i raise it up. i don't feel any weakness as i can raise things and hold things but there is a slight pain under armpit?

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Nerve: please consider seeing your provider to check for an impingement of a nerve to give you the pain and shaking

Answered 6/7/2015

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