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Spinal Subluxation Symptoms
Spinal subluxation can occur in the neck, upper back, or lower back.
Symptoms of spinal subluxation in the neck include:
- Neck pain
- Arm pain:
- May start in the neck
- May shoot down the arm
- Pain in both arms
- Shoulder pain
- Shoulder pain (bilateral)
- Hand pain
- Hand pain (bilateral)
- Weakness:
- Numbness:
- Numbness of the arms (both arms)
- Numbness of the arm (unilateral)
- Numbness of the legs (both legs)
- Hand numbness (unilateral)
- Hand numbness (bilateral)
- Tingling:
Symptoms of spinal subluxation in the back include:
- Back pain:
- May radiate down the leg
- Lower back pain
- Leg pain:
- May start in the back
- May shoot down the leg
- Leg pain (bilateral)
- Leg cramps (bilateral)
- Leg cramps (unilateral)
- Back stiffness
- Weakness:
- Numbness:
- Tingling:
- Urinary incontinence
- Urinary retention:
- Poor balance
- Impotence
- Chronic back pain
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Last Updated: Jan 23, 2011 References
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD
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PubMed Spinal Subluxation References
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