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Wow, that’s very powerful. Thanks for sharing. You are dealing with a lot. I have much to be grateful for too. I actually have no back pain. I do have intermittent hand issues numbness at night as well as some shoulder issues. I have seen 2 neurologists. The last one diagnosed B12 deficiency, which I’m treating and has helped, but he also said I might have carpal tunnel. But I had that ruled out last year. So…..I’m going to find spine specialist. I had slight issue on MRI years ago. No idea what’s progressed, but no back pain.
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I have had multiple EMGs/nerve conduction studies by different neurologists and had different results each time but the consistent result was carpal tunnel. I worked 30+ years on a computer and I’m sure this contributed. I just had carpal tunnel release surgery on my right dominant had mid-March. The numbness that woke me up at night is gone. I am doing physical therapy to strengthen my hand/wrist. I need to have my left hand done in the future after I have my cervical spine surgery.
You may have a pinched cervical nerve root/nerve that impacts your shoulder and arm/hand. Non-surgical treatments may help you manage your symptoms. If you haven’t tried a hand brace worn at night, you may want to try it. It helps me on my left hand to wear it when I sleep so numbness does not wake me up in the middle of the night. You may also want to try Voltaren gel on your neck/shoulder/wrist/hand to reduce inflammation or put a Salonpas lidocaine nerve pain patch at your neck/shoulder to see if it helps calm nerves from shoulder to hand.