For 5 days now i've been having a
throbbing tingling sharp kind of pain in
my left arm. Its mainly felt in the
deltoid, round the elbow, forearm and
slightly in the wrist and occasionally in
the thumb and pointer finger. My neck has
also been fairly stiff and a bit saw also.
I went to the doctors today but while i
was there i wasn't in pain as it is on and
off most of the time its painful and
occasionally its not as painful. Due to
there being no pain during the time i was
at the doctors i don't think he as able to
give an accurate diagnosis. He said its
tennis elbow and that the deltoid pain was
something to do with the shoulder bursa.
i'm not convinced by this though as the
pain is the same through out the entire
arm and does not seem to be seperate
problems. Tennis elbow could be true but
the pain is there constantly (other than
the times where pain isn't so bad) rather
than there when i bend my palm backwards
and do movements which cause pain due to
tennis elbow. I think it possibly could be
a nerve form reading articles it seems
likely cause the neck is stiff and
slightly saw and pain runs down the entire
arm and into the thumb and pointer finger.
Possibly the ulnar nerve is damaged? If
anyone knows what it could be that would
be much appreciated and any way of
treating it. Thank you.
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yogahoneybunny
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Posted: 08-29-07 10:21am
Nerves or joints ... did you ask for an
MRI to examine the joint?