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Arm Tingling

Drew RobinsonDrew Robinson
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On occasion, I experience arm tingling/numbness from my shoulders to my fingertips. Most recently, I noticed it on Sunday, prior to working out, and Monday (off-day). Is this a sign of something to come? I can recall it happening off and on for the last couple of months but have had no other indicators. It occurs at different times of the day and no neccessarily on days a train/don't train. I try to maintain good posture on my rides and runs and while sitting at work. Also, shoulder flexibility has never been an issue and I have no past arm injuries.

Thoughts?

Comments

  • cgres123cgres123
    My thoughts are if everything else is ok with you physically, like you can pass a physical with no problem and you feel generally ok with the exception of this arm issue.
    I would go see a chiropractor. My chiropractor happens to also be a neurologist too and he and they are a good place to start. I could take your issue to a doctor and most likely
    you would be given some sort of anti-inflammation drug which doesn't solve the issue it just masks it.

    Good Luck.
  • Brenda RossBrenda Ross
    I am with David on this.
    1. go to doctor to get it checked out
    2. if it is determined that it might be a pinched nerve, see a chiro to see if they can help you
    3. if it is not a pinched nerve it could be a insufficency in some trace minerals, like B12 etc..

    I would not ignore it though.
  • steve Beyersteve Beyer
    As a practicing chiropractor, I would say its very unlikely a shoulder issue, but rather very likely a cervical/neck issue- even if you don't experience any symptoms in the neck. The short list of possibilities are, from easiest to more difficult to resolve are: 1.simple structural/vertebral misalignment 2. Thoracic outlet syndrome (a bundle of nerves in the neck/clavicle area are compressed). 3. A bulge/herniation of a disc in the cervical spine. All three respond very well to conservative care, but all three will gradually get worse(ie... "Maybe it will just go away" isn't a good approach). Go see a chiropractor, if he suspects a disc herniations, he/she may want to have you get an MRI, maybe not, but it wouldn't be out of order if the exam results warranted it. Good luck!
  • Drew RobinsonDrew Robinson
    Thanks for all the answers! I will get it checked out!
  • Michael JohnsonMichael Johnson
    I agree with Steve. Likely from neck due to distribution from neck to finger tips. You can have upper extremity symptoms even without neck pain. My thought, is OK to see Chiropractor, BUT if no better, may need an MRI. Question: Does the numbness invlove certain/specific parts of the arm and finger, or whole arm?
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