Let me do not understand a case of right arm numbness
By Dr win Huang
I treated one case of right arm numbness last week, it make me refuses from symptoms, sign, to treatment effect. So recoding it, share with friends.
Miss Lee,female,30 yrs old, Chinese. She felt numbness, weakness of right hand, and painful on her whole arm,while getting up three days ago, she thought that her problem was caused with the body pressure while she was sleeping, then it would recover soon. But it doesn’t get better, so she worry about it which may be worse to paralysis, so she come to see me,whom was recommended by her friend.
Examination: feeling diminished from L 1 to C 5; biceps reflex diminished; radial periosteal reflex diminished; power of right arm normal; power of right hand diminished. The primary diagnosis, nerve root damage (inflammation?)
I explain the reasons to the patient, which may be the reaction of self-immune, then caused the symptoms of numbness and weakness, eventually paralysis.and may be the acute muscle fibrosis, then caused muscles spasms, so it caused nervous ischemia.
I choose Jiaji points, accompanied with Jianjing, Tianzong points in acupuncture, doing cupping after acupuncture. She feels relax in right arm, numbness on arm and hand relieving lots. The symptoms are almost disappeared.
My misunderstanding has two meanings, firstly I don’t understand that the symptoms are disappeared fast, why she can not feel numbness and weakness after one session treatment, we know that the recovery of the nervous inflammation is slow, it need more than two weeks. Second there are many diseases at present which we can not explain with modern medicine, for example the symptoms,sign and treatment effect of the case. The doctors must think of the relationship between the disease and age which patient is living.
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Pain from neck to arm, not improved with medication
“My mum had pain on her left arm near the elbow for 3 weeks. Painkillers did not help.
Dr Win found the problem was from the neck — nerve and muscle too tight, causing pain from the neck down to the arm.
After the first treatment, she could sleep. After a few sessions, she felt much better.”
Severe nerve pain, improved after one session
“Severe nerve pain in neck, shoulder, and arm. Could not lift arm without using the other hand.
After about 20 minutes treatment, I had nearly full range, minimal pain, and neck tightness gone.
It was worth the 5-hour drive.”
Misdiagnosed case, surgery did not solve the problem
“I had numb arms for years and had surgery for carpal tunnel. But symptoms did not improve.
After treatment, my arms feel lighter and circulation better.”
Why Previous Treatments May Not Work
Many treatments focus on:
- Disc problems
- Local muscle pain
But may miss:
👉 nerve irritation along its pathway
👉 deep muscle tension affecting the nerve (such as scalene muscles)
This is why:
- MRI findings do not match symptoms
- Relief is temporary or unstable
Our Clinical Approach
At PhD Win Acupuncture Clinic, we focus on:
- Identifying the real source of the pain
- Finding key points that reproduce symptoms
- Releasing nerve irritation at its origin
Treatment may include:
- Acupuncture
- Cupping
- Targeted muscle release
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