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neck and arm
Posted: Sep 20, 2012
Hello, I am 52 years old, been an MT since 1999. Just recently I have been having tingling and numbness in my neck with radiation down my left arm. There is no chest pain. Have any of you had similar symptoms? I'm not one to take a lot of NSAIDS, but would if it helped. Would yoga help this? Do you stretch at your desk during the day? I'm going to get a check-up with my PCP to rule out MS, but wanted to check with my peers to see if this is something that happens with the trade.
Thanks.
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NECK AND ARM - what I do
[ In Reply To ..]My first go to is a chiropractor. Sitting all day, trying to hold our head up all day and I know you have perfect posture, but even that is not always true, everything gets messed up.
Just a simple adjustment as most of the problem comes from a pinched nerve in the neck and that would go down the arm, depending on which side the problem is on.
Hurt anywhere right below the skull on either side of the middle of the back of the head? If so, that is the culprit. Good luck.
Definitely agree - go to chiropractor (sm) - yochana
[ In Reply To ..]When I have these symptoms I know it's time to go to the chiro. I can also get hip pain that radiates to the knee.
Ask your chiro for some hamstring stretching exercises too. They really help.
Neck and Arm - Vera
[ In Reply To ..]It does sound like cervical neck issues. I had something similar months ago because I slept crooked and it took quite awhile to get better. I did heat and ice, and go on Youtube and watched videos of physical therapist doing stretching neck exercises which really helped me out. Check them out. I could not afford to go my doc or chiropractor as I lost my insurance around January.
neck - Kimi
[ In Reply To ..]Hi folks, thank you for all your suggestions. Sorry I am so late to respond, but you went to spam, LOL. I am doing neck exercises and yoga, I have adjusted my chair and bought reading/computer glasses. So far things are better.
Check with doc before any exercise-nm - Love Yoga!
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Ergonomics (sm) - Morgan
[ In Reply To ..]Sometimes you can resolve neck pain by adjusting your monitor to the proper height. Make sure you are looking straight ahead, and not down or up. You might also correct this with adjusting the chair height.
Neck and arm - Late to the party
[ In Reply To ..]I came here to post similar problems, have been having tingling from my shoulder down my right arm and now going up into my neck but no chest pain or other problems. I have not been transcribing much the last several months and my computer desk is higher than work desk and have noticed when I am playing games using the mouse a lot it is worse. Going to call my PCP tomorrow to try to get an appointment but I am interested in what you found out. Thanks!
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