Cervical Disc Herniation
Q. My hand is numb — could it be coming from my neck?
A.
It can. Which fingers are numb narrows down where the nerve is compressed.
📝 Detailed Answer
In a cervical disc problem, the path of numbness depends on which nerve is compressed.
- Numbness and pain from the shoulder down the arm to the thumb
- Numbness and pain as far as the middle finger
- Numbness running from the shoulder past the elbow to the little finger
Numb hands can also come from the wrist or elbow, so we first determine whether the neck is the source.
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Injun Eo
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