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my left arm has been going numb for about two yrs now.
the left arm goes numb from time to time
and has a tingling.i often HAVE TO MAKE THE ARM HANG STRAIGHT DOWN WHEN SITTING,SO THAT THE BLOOD CAN FLOW.THE ARM IS VERY WEAK,AND FROM THE ELBOW DAON,HAS THE MOST PAIN.WHAT COULD THIS BE?
Charra,
I can't give you a diagnosis over the Internet, but as general information, symptoms similar to those you describe could be caused by compression of the bundle of nerves and blood vessels that travel from the neck to the arm. When those nerves and blood vessels are compressed or entrapped, the condition is referred to as Thoracic Outlet Syndrome. This page from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke provides more detailed information:
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/thoracic/thoracic.htm
I would recommend being evaluated by a neurologist or a chiropractor to determine if this is the problem.
I hope that this helps to answer your question.
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I can answer questions about musculoskeletal-based, evidence-based chiropractic practice.
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13 years of chiropractic practice; currently practicing in an integrative medicine clinic.
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West Hartford Group, a think-tank that has put forth a model of chiropractic care that is consistent with that of the World Federation of Chiropractic and the Chiropractic Strategic Planning Conference. This model is of the chiropractic physician as the spinal health care expert within the health care system, i.e. society’s non-surgical spine specialist.
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Bachelor of Arts, Fordham University, 1991. Doctor of Chiropractic, New York Chiropractic College, 1997.
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Fordham University: Scripps Howard Journalism Award. New York Chiropractic College: Clinic Award. University of Sint Eustatius School of Medicine: University Award for participation as student president of the Integrative Medicine Program.
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