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Can A Pinched Nerve Cause Dizziness?
Dizziness is a term that is often used to describe two different symptoms: lightheadedness and vertigo.
Light-headedness is a feeling like you might faint.
Vertigo is a feeling that you are spinning or moving, or that the the world is spinning around you. See also:
Alternative Names
Light-headedness - dizzy; Loss of balance; Vertigo
Considerations
Most causes of dizziness are not serious and either quickly get better on their own or...
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Not All Pinched Nerves Hurt
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What Causes Dizziness? Is it My Heart?
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What Can Be Done For Nerve Pain
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Dizziness and Anxiety
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Distal median nerve dysfunction
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Neuropathy - distal median nerve Symptoms Pain in the wrist or hand that wakes you up at night May be severePain may be felt in... Read more »
Nerve surgery offers help for chronic headaches
A doctor in Texas is developing a new procedure that targets pinched nerves that may cause intense and frequent headaches. Dr. Pamela Blake, of... Read more »
Radial nerve dysfunction
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Radial nerve dysfunction is a problem with the radial nerve. Damage to the radial nerve leads to problems with movement or sensation of the back of... Read more »
Managing Chemotherapy Side Effects: Nerve Changes
Source: National Cancer Institute
National Cancer Institute Managing Chemotherapy Side Effects Nerve Changes Call your doctor or nurse as soon as you notice any of these... Read more »
Nerve Loss with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: Consequence or...
Source: eOrthopod
Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a mystery. Every year 15,000 people in the United States are affected. After trauma of some kind to the arm... Read more »
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