Lake Oswego, OR
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i have been having issue with both hands and fingers going numb. i have a spot near my shoulder blades on my left side thats been bothering me. but last two days my hands have been having charlie horses to were the cramp up till it goes away i cant move
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Dr. Eduardo isai Perez munozanswered
Specializes in General Practice
May need especialist: It is not normal to feel numbness out of nowhere, because it tells that some of the nerves that travel across your arm, are being pushed by other structures causing this symptoms, so you make Chek a traumatologist.
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