Shooting Pain

[shanti65]

About 8 months ago, my 14 year old daughter's left arm  was trampled on accidentally by a schoolmate during a sporting activitiy.  X-ray showed no injuries.  But the pain has persisted.  Pain comes and goes.  Lately she has been complaining of pain that runs down the arm to the tip of fingers and even up to back of neck and head.  Pain sometimes goes to the other arm too.  Should I take a to a neurologist and what x-ray do you  suggest?

[shanti65]

Thanks for your post.  An x-ray on cervical spine was done yesterday and it show no abnormality.  Is CT scan  a brain x-ray  how is nerve conduction test done?

[DrNoopurMD]

Hi,

It is possible that your daughter sustained some nerve injuries as a result of the accident.
Another possibility is injury to the cervical spine due to the accident which could result in nerve compression in the cervical spine region which can cause shooting pain down the arm.
This definitely requires further evaluation which includes X ray or CT scan of the cervical spine and nerve conduction tests like EMG and NCV.

Hope this helps!