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What Does Thumb Pain Indicate?
Question: Hello,
Unsure if I woke up this way, as I noticed this morning while at a meeting. Both of my thumbs are feeling some pain, not necessarily hurting, but quite uncomfortable and s feeling I am very aware of. After my meeting it was uncomfortable holding the steering wheel in the car. I have not experienced this before, and sometimes changing hand position causes relief, such as holding my purse over-handed rather than under-handed. No other fingers hurt, and there was no trauma or injury to my thumbs. It is both thumbs and localized to just my thumbs.
Thank you.
Unsure if I woke up this way, as I noticed this morning while at a meeting. Both of my thumbs are feeling some pain, not necessarily hurting, but quite uncomfortable and s feeling I am very aware of. After my meeting it was uncomfortable holding the steering wheel in the car. I have not experienced this before, and sometimes changing hand position causes relief, such as holding my purse over-handed rather than under-handed. No other fingers hurt, and there was no trauma or injury to my thumbs. It is both thumbs and localized to just my thumbs.
Thank you.
Brief Answer:
Can be tendonitis.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.
The pain at the base of the thumbs that you are feeling without any history of trauma can be due to tendonitis- inflammation of the tendons. This can happen due to abnormal thumb position or prolonged pressure on the area- due to use of key boards or driving. Provide rest and do a hot compress in the area for relief. Applying a local analgesic gel and using a brace to provide an extra support for a few days will also help. This is likely to subside with these simple measures in 1-2 weeks. In case the pain persists then proper physiotherapy and oral muscle relaxants may be needed.
I hope this answers your query.
In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Praveen Tayal.
For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Praveen-Tayal
Can be tendonitis.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.
The pain at the base of the thumbs that you are feeling without any history of trauma can be due to tendonitis- inflammation of the tendons. This can happen due to abnormal thumb position or prolonged pressure on the area- due to use of key boards or driving. Provide rest and do a hot compress in the area for relief. Applying a local analgesic gel and using a brace to provide an extra support for a few days will also help. This is likely to subside with these simple measures in 1-2 weeks. In case the pain persists then proper physiotherapy and oral muscle relaxants may be needed.
I hope this answers your query.
In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Praveen Tayal.
For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Praveen-Tayal
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