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When my arms are @ my side and i shrug my shoulders and let drop i feel a quick bolt in my (r) arm that makes way to pinky . what could this be?
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Nerve firing: That movement apparently makes a nerve in your brachial plexus fire like an electrical wire a and causes the shock feeling. If it persists have it checked.
Answered 7/24/2020
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