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My mom has shooting pains in her pinky and ring finger on her right hand what could the causes be and what should she do?
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Let me explain: There one main reason for that, pinched nerve at the elbow from the inside or pinched nerve at the neck level. Go to your doctor he will an x-ray on the neck to see if problem there and possibly nerve test on the r side to see were the nerve is pinched. Go and check it out.
Answered 4/10/2013
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