Question
For the past few months I have experienced a numbness/tingling radiating from my left elbow to my 4th and pinky fingers. There is no pain and seems to be the worst after getting up from a sitting position or when lying in bed. My PCP thinks it may be a type of carpal tunnel, but I think it is the result of a leg length discrepancy caused by an ankle fusion. I have recently had my left shoe raised an additional 1/4 inch and wonder if this is causing the problem in my arm. Could it be a pinched nerve? I have no neck/back pain-just the tingling and numbness. Thanks for any help you can give me.

Answer
Em,
You do not need to have neck or back pain to have a problem in either of those areas.  In fact, we have seen as little as half of a millimeter of misalignment in the C1 vertebra causing abnormal health conditions.  The only way to know if it has to do with the brainstem/spinal cord or cervical nerves is to get checked by an Upper Cervical Specific Doctor of Chiropractic.  This Doctor is the only one in the world that is trained to locate and correct this Central Nervous System interference.  If an Upper Cervical Subluxation is found, then you will know what the real problem is and how to get it corrected properly without the use of harmful drugs, radiation, or surgery.  All other doctors treat effects and do not correct the cause, this is why you can go to doctor after doctor and maybe get some relief but not get well.
If you are truly looking to get well, then send me your town and state so that I may find you a qualified Upper Cervical Specific Doctor that can help you get well.  I only recommend the best of the best and there are only less than 500 of us in the entire world so you may have to travel for your care, but it is WELL worth it.

Yours in Best Health,
Dr Robert Arnone, DC
Upper Cervical Specific Doctor of Chiropractic
"Brainstem Specialist"
Arnone Specific Chiropractic
711 Old Ballas Road Suite 104
Creve Coeur, MO 63141
314.995.5719