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What Causes Pain In The Left Shoulder Radiating To The Elbow?
I have a major pain in the left shoulder piercing from the front to the back and continuing down the arm to the elbow. It started a week ago The doctor @ emerge gave me some pain killers and I have been to acupuncture The pain has non let up. Any suggestions??
Tue, 10 Dec 2019
Hi,
Possible nerve compression underlying which can involve radial, ulnar, median or musculocutaneous nerve from brachial plexus at shoulder level causing vivid symptoms of pain and neuropathy. After thorough neurologic evaluation of the shoulder and upper limb from arm to fingers, in my clinic, I do recommend an MRI of the brachial plexus for best evaluation of the root cause and management guidelines accordingly.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel, General Surgeon
Possible nerve compression underlying which can involve radial, ulnar, median or musculocutaneous nerve from brachial plexus at shoulder level causing vivid symptoms of pain and neuropathy. After thorough neurologic evaluation of the shoulder and upper limb from arm to fingers, in my clinic, I do recommend an MRI of the brachial plexus for best evaluation of the root cause and management guidelines accordingly.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel, General Surgeon
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