nervous weakness in arms (local doctors are not able to give diagnose the problem)
 

Hi,
I am 19 years old, male. I have been having weird sensation in my arms, when i wake up in the morning its fine but after 10-15 mins one of my arms starts feeling numb due to which i start stretching it vigorusly, popping my fingers,wrist and elbow.
the wierd part is that keeps alternating from one arm to another on a day to day basis ,and the other arm which felt numb before feels perfect the next days.

I have been having this problem for 6 months now, when the problem started i was not doing any physical activity but i was always active (took a month break for exams). I had no injuries which i can relate to this.

on consultation with the local doctor he found no injuries ,blood report was normal, gave me 40 days medication for multivitamins .even after the medications the problem still persists .on further consultation the doctor said that it was [I]all in my head [/I
my hand grips are still normal , no severe pain only the sensation exists .
having a healthy diet
Please help

You might want to post this in our thoracic outlet syndrome forum, and explore more there, symptoms sound like it could be related.

Be sure to check the sticky threads there for crash course info -
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/forum24.html

You might mention the activities, sports etc, you usually do & if any injuries or possible whiplash in the past.


A simple quick thing - not a 100% test but may indicate a possibility
can you hold your arms up like the stick em up pose - and open /close hands for more then 3 minutes??
with out pain or heaviness?

Didnt feel any pain in doing the test.

i do swimming ,gym , martial arts.