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Few injuries are as eye-popping for the athlete as a "stinger" or "burner." A stinger is a term used to describe:
  1. A loss of sensation to the entire upper extremity after a head injury
  2. A loss of sensation to the entire upper extremity after a shoulder injury
  3. A dull, icy pain down the arm after a head or shoulder injury
  4. A sharp, burning pain down the arm after a head or shoulder injury
Explanation
Answer: D - A stinger, a term used relentlessly in commentator booths across the globe, is a term that describes the “stinging” or sharp, burning pain that descends down the arm after sustaining a head or shoulder injury. Stingers are transient, typically lasting 5-15 minutes, and may be accompanied by a short-term loss in function of the arm. Both the sensation and the loss in function can be explained by a temporary injury to the nerve as it passes through the neck and into the brachial plexus in the axilla (armpit).
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