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What Causes Tingling Sensation In The Hands And Shoulders?
I have pins & needle pain in my hands. Then pain goes up my arms and across my shoulders. This occurs when I m sitting in the passenger seat of the car and lying on my back in bed. What causes this pain? YYYY@YYYY Thank you, Betty Hatch
Wed, 2 Nov 2016
Hi Betty,
The first thing that I would get checked out would be the neck, or cervical spine. Since the tingling comes quite specifically only in certain situations, it is likely that there is some nerve being irritated somewhere in those positions. The sensation in the arms originates from the neck, so I would recommend that you visit an orthopaedic surgeon to see if an X-ray or even MRI of the neck would be useful.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Dr. Teh
The first thing that I would get checked out would be the neck, or cervical spine. Since the tingling comes quite specifically only in certain situations, it is likely that there is some nerve being irritated somewhere in those positions. The sensation in the arms originates from the neck, so I would recommend that you visit an orthopaedic surgeon to see if an X-ray or even MRI of the neck would be useful.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Dr. Teh
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