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Hand and Arm Asleep
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Hand and Arm Asleep
by Boe, Jun 08, 2003 12:00AM
Hello,
I am 40 years old (5' 9" 190) slightly overweight (30 pounds)and in pretty good health. Last year I was in a car accident (rear ended) and had some neck pain. Weeks of Phy. Theraphy and MRI revealed I was okay.
Over the last several months, my right hand is constantly alseep (slight tingling effect). Once in a great while, my leg and part of right arm falls. Also the top of my shoulder is pain as well. My shoulder pain I believe is arthrits ( folks have the same pain and they both have arthritis)
My concern is my hand is asleep a good majority of the time. My doctor recently ran a test to see if it is carpal tunnel and the test were negitive.
I do not think it is link to car accident. Yesterday, one of my friends said he had the same thing and he stated is was lack of good ciculation, closing blood vessels in his legs and arm.
Could this be it? I must admit, I do eat alot fast foods and I know I that I should lose 25 pounds and I do not excersise as much as I used to.
Any health information is appreciated.
I am 40 years old (5' 9" 190) slightly overweight (30 pounds)and in pretty good health. Last year I was in a car accident (rear ended) and had some neck pain. Weeks of Phy. Theraphy and MRI revealed I was okay.
Over the last several months, my right hand is constantly alseep (slight tingling effect). Once in a great while, my leg and part of right arm falls. Also the top of my shoulder is pain as well. My shoulder pain I believe is arthrits ( folks have the same pain and they both have arthritis)
My concern is my hand is asleep a good majority of the time. My doctor recently ran a test to see if it is carpal tunnel and the test were negitive.
I do not think it is link to car accident. Yesterday, one of my friends said he had the same thing and he stated is was lack of good ciculation, closing blood vessels in his legs and arm.
Could this be it? I must admit, I do eat alot fast foods and I know I that I should lose 25 pounds and I do not excersise as much as I used to.
Any health information is appreciated.
Doctor's Answer
by CCF-Neuro-M.D.-JT, Jun 11, 2003 12:00AM
Hand numbness could be due to a number of things affecting different places in the nervous system from the brain to the cervical spinal cord to a nerve further down in the arm. Not sure exactly what was done to determine if there was carpal tunnel, but if you haven't already had one, a full EMG of the arm would be helpful to see if there is something else is going on to cause your symptoms like a pinched nerve in your neck (missed by the MRI) or nerve problem further down in your arm.
Another consideration as your friend suggests is a blood supply problem to the arm. This can be evaluated by a careful vascular exam with ultrasound. A full neurological exam would be helpful to guide your docs as to what the next diagnostic step should be. Good luck.
Another consideration as your friend suggests is a blood supply problem to the arm. This can be evaluated by a careful vascular exam with ultrasound. A full neurological exam would be helpful to guide your docs as to what the next diagnostic step should be. Good luck.
I wish you luck and I would surely seek more more medical advice and please pursue it!