i have just been told i have arnold chiari after having 2 MRI with contrast of the neck and of the spine. I have had pain in the back and neck but my main pain has been in my arms and hands. It s a cold tingling pain on the inside of my arms. the pain is unbearable. i am seeing a nuerosurgeon at the end of this week. i had surgery for what i thought was the pain in my arm around the elbow(the ortho doctor took out calcification but 6 weeks after the surgery the pain was still the same that s when i asked for a back MRI and was referred to a neurologist who is now sending me to neurosurgeon. Everything i have read on Chiari so far does not mention pain in the arms. i have always suffered with migraines and know what brings them on and how to control them. could the arm pain which does not allow me to sleep without pain meds be related to the chiari. It has taken 8 doctors and a year and a half to get this point. Will surgery relive the arm pain?

Summarized question: Does Chiari malformation cause pain in the arms?