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    Default Unilateral nerve injury symptoms?

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    Hopefully some MDs or anyone who knows anything about nerve injuries can help me out here.

    Last year, I noticed my left shoulder was hanging lower than my right shoulder and generally felt weaker than my right, especially when pressing. I have a lot of clicking in my shoulder when moving it but no pain associated with the clicking. I have some pretty bad tingling around my left scapular area which occurs when sitting down at my table studying. I also have pain in my posterior delt. I think this injury came from rugby a few years ago which has got progressively worse but I'm not certain.

    Over the last week, I noticed that my left eyelid/eyebrow area was twitching pretty violently. It would come at different times during the day and can last up to 15 mins.

    This morning, I noticed my left bicep was twitching. It would twitch non stop for 5 mins, go away, then come back like an hour later.

    None of these symptoms present on my right side.

    The unilateral nature of these symptoms leads me to believe that it's a nerve injury but I am uncertain.

    I have a referral for an MRI I was going to get done on my shoulder but I'm considering going to my GP and get a referral for my neck. He's pretty clueless when it comes to these type of injuries.

    Does anyone know what's going on?

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    Just as an update, all of my twitching symptoms are completely gone. I still get tingling in my back, the frequency of which has increased, mainly because I haven't been lifting and am hunched over my desk for 15 hours a day. I'm still going to try to get a referral for an MRI of my neck. What the hell is happening to my body?

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    Re the twitching....magnesium always makes mine go away...unless it is the result of nerve impingement.

    If I were you, i'd focus on posture...get those shoulder blades together and think about making your neck long (to help create some space for the nerves). And get a standing desk so you aren't sitting 15 hours/day.

    I'm not an MD; just a guy who has dealt with nerve entrapment myself. It sucks but don't let them cut ya. Good luck!

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