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ancdmd
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 Posted: 05/13/07 - 09:17 Post subject: sudden strength loss in left triceps, am I in trouble? |
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33yo male, Approximately two weeks ago I went to the gym for a shoulder workout and found I could not lift my usual weight during shoulder press. Right side was fine, but left was having trouble. Also at the top of the press I could not rotate the dumbbell like the right. Lateral raise exercises were normal. Couple days later I had more problems with bench pressing and incline dumbbell press, I could only lift about 75% of usual weight on left side. Individual triceps extensions exercises revealed diminshed strength also.
A year ago I got left triceps pain and finger numbness immediately during a massage. It occurred every time I leaned my head back and to the left; I was pinching a nerve at the spine in my neck. I suffered no strength loss at that time, just pain and tingling. Symptoms dissappeared over next 3 months. I have not had any injuries to my neck or arms. I have lifted weights in the gym regularly for 15 years, but I am not a bodybuilder. I sleep with a somewhat flat pillow and usually on my stomach. Recently I have noticed some numbness in 4th and 5th fingers overnight and in morning. No pain. I am afraid I have an issue in my neck causing a pinched nerve or something, and I feel it may be due to my sleeping positions. What can I do to help recover my strength in my triceps? Is this something that will get worse? |
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| Posted: 11/21/08 - 23:44 Post subject: |
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Hey,
I just saw this forum and notice that nobody has replied to yr link.
My little bit of medical background tells me yr triceps could be getting weak because of a range of conditons like pinched nerve, disck problems, myastrhenia gravis or radial nerve injury.
Its been a while since you posted and I hope you recovered, saw a doctor or something. If you have not, I would advise you to.
Good luck
AMK |
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