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Torn Disc In Lower Back, Spasms In Arm, Pain. Possible?

I have torn every disk in my lower back and have been having severe spasms now it has radiated into my arm . I went to the er today and they said the spasms are radiating to my right arm and causing pain and for me to lose blood flow to my lower arm. When the pain started last night I looked at my arm and it looked like a road map. It wasn t getting blood flow. Is this possible
Fri, 20 Sep 2013
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Hi, it appears that you have cervical spondulosis, cardiac ischemia, or fibromyalgia, and vasoconstriction due to the pain, so the arm looks shrunken.
I to my patient with such symptoms prescribe, neurotropic injections for 10 consecutive days. Pain killers if pain is there. Thank you.
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Torn Disc In Lower Back, Spasms In Arm, Pain. Possible?

Hi, it appears that you have cervical spondulosis, cardiac ischemia, or fibromyalgia, and vasoconstriction due to the pain, so the arm looks shrunken. I to my patient with such symptoms prescribe, neurotropic injections for 10 consecutive days. Pain killers if pain is there. Thank you.