A member asked:

I cracked my neck and suddenly got a shock feeling down my left side of my arm and leg. is this a pinched nerve? i will be doing an mri for my neck soon once an appointment gets booked. i suffer with anxiety so i would like to make sure this is fine

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Dr. Silviu Pasniciuc answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Lhermitte: You describe something described as Lhermitte's phenomenon common in cervical spine pathology. Wikipedia among other sites has a good description of this sign and pathology associated with it. You are having the right test scheduled.

Answered 8/27/2017

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