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shoulder - pinched nerve?
by mclinejr, Dec 04, 2007 08:06PM
hey,
I was working out today and i was doing lats and shoulders. I was about 45 mins into my workout, and was doing shoulder presses with dumb bells. I was on my 4th set and I was going light, using the 60's. And i lifted the dumb bells into position when i felt a pain down my whole right arm. It felt just like an electrical shock in my shoulder, but it went down my whole arm. i set the dumb bells down and stood up. My arm left a little numb and like pins and needles. but after 30 secs it was fine and didnt hurt AT ALL.
did i pinch a nerve? will it happen again?
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I was working out today and i was doing lats and shoulders. I was about 45 mins into my workout, and was doing shoulder presses with dumb bells. I was on my 4th set and I was going light, using the 60's. And i lifted the dumb bells into position when i felt a pain down my whole right arm. It felt just like an electrical shock in my shoulder, but it went down my whole arm. i set the dumb bells down and stood up. My arm left a little numb and like pins and needles. but after 30 secs it was fine and didnt hurt AT ALL.
did i pinch a nerve? will it happen again?
email me ***@****
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A pinched nerve is possible, although nothing is certain. The symptom could also just be secondary to temporary nerve irritation which would not have any permanent or lingering sequelae.
Injuries are commonly sustained during weightlifting exercises due to improper technique. You should make sure that your technique would not place undue pressure or cause any nerve/muscle injuries. I would advise you, even if the symptom only occurred temporarily, to refrain from exerting that shoulder, at least for the time being.
Hope this helps.