What Does A Pinched Nerve In You Back Feel Like?
Neuropathy - distal median nerve
Symptoms
- Pain in the wrist or hand that wakes you up at night
- May be severe
- Pain may be felt in other areas, for example in the upper arm (this is called referred pain)
- Sensation changes in the thumb and pointer (index), middle, and part of the ring fingers, such as:
- Burning feeling
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Decreased sensation -
Numbness -
Tingling
- Weakness of the hand that causes you to:
- Drop things
- Have difficulty grasping objects
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