Loss of strength and numbness in arm coming from shoulder????

[adride]

Ok recently after alot of awkward one armed manual labour one day (using good arm) i noticed weakness in the right arm (similar stability issues and small amounts of numbness in the tip of the thumb but alot better strength and dexterity wise than the left), saw the neurologist after that where he decided to test for kennedy syndrome, but from what I can see the symptoms are all wrong. That night I slept awkwardly and woke up with a burning pain in the trap and shoulder. In the morning I couldnt even lift my arm above my chest/hold it out straight infront of me, and the numbness moved up my thumb and into the top edge of my forearm. so....anyone have any better suggestions? its sounding more like a trapped nerve in my neck now as i do feel verry achey around my neck, the neurologist was convinced its some kind of condition though rather than a physical cause, i do think it might be worth pushing on with scans and conduction tests while im waiting the 3 weeks for the results of the blood test though.

[mIrAge]

Oops, my bad. Cervical spine radiculopathy is generally described as a trapped nerve in your neck. There is not a lot you can do about the neurological signs and symptoms at this point in time as they generally spontaneiously resolve within 3 months or sometimes more. There are many causes of radiculopathy but a common source is disc injury. Given the description you had given about the onset of your problem i.e. after heavy gym session and the type of lifestyle you are leading i.e. very active, I would probably push for a MRI scan to include/exclude the possibility of a cervical disc injury.

However, please note that the diagnosis here is an orthopedic one. There are still possibilities that your problem could be a medical condition. I guess we would have to wait and see to your neurologist's final opinion.