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20175331 tn?1492630778

why left side?

someone know why our left side is worse than our right? i mean in my case my left arm is very painful and i ve read here more cases like that, i dont understand what s the point for that?
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620923 tn?1452915648
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Hi it depends on what nerves are being compressed by the herniation of the cerebral tonsils....if the left is longer then it could be the right side effected and vice versa.....
My left side was affected more then my right as well and my tonsils were not herniated the same...one side was 4mm and the other 6mm......I also have a partially retroflexed odontoid, which caused more compression ...
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