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Might a pinched nerve in your neck cause shooting pains when you turn your head and cause tingling?

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Dr. Bahman Omrani answered

Specializes in Pain Management

Dr. Roy G. Spurling : When you turn your head to one side & experience tingling and shooting pain (radiculopathy) in your arm, upper back or shoulder region on the same side your neck was turned to, it may be indicative of a pinched nerve (foraminal stenosis; nerve root impingement. Modification of this maneuver performed by the doctor is called spurling's maneuver or sign, named after the neurosurgeon who named it.

Answered 4/2/2019

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