shoulder & arm pain

Thanks for the input John.

Did you see the chart i put up in post #28?
Does your pain follow any of these patterns?

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the numbness in my arm follows the C5, C6, C7, C8 meridians. The pain is in the shoulder. Yeah, I'm going to get an MRI done to be on the safe side.

Can you be more specific? Mris are great but may show nothing.
If you came to my office i would first check your range of motion of your shoulders/arms while keeping an eye on your clavicle.
Entrapment of the brachial plexus and or thoracic outlet syndrome would be common causes of the symptoms you describe, especially if the numbness is diffused.
Thoracic outlet syndrome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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