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Suggest Treatment For Numbness And Tingling In Hands
Question: for the last few months I have been having problems with my hands, they hurt, tingle feel numb and are very stiff. the only remedy is taking pain relievers and try to slowly get them moving only for it to get just as bad at the end of the day and again in the a.m. Any ideas?
Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for your query.
With the symptom of numbness as well as tingling it sounds much more as if this is a nerve entrapment.
That means that somewhere along the line of the nerves that supply this part of your hand, there is some pressure on a nerve.
There are two likely places:
The neck is a possibility because the nerves that go to your hand exit the spine in the neck and travel down the arm into the fingers.
A bit of wear and tear, or even a bit if a twist to the ligaments here could cause pressure on the nerves that would then be felt as tingling and numbness in the fingers.
The other likely possibility is pressure in the wrist. The nerves to the fingers go through a small tunnel at the wrist to get into the hand – called the carpal tunnel.
I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query.
Take care
Description below.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for your query.
With the symptom of numbness as well as tingling it sounds much more as if this is a nerve entrapment.
That means that somewhere along the line of the nerves that supply this part of your hand, there is some pressure on a nerve.
There are two likely places:
The neck is a possibility because the nerves that go to your hand exit the spine in the neck and travel down the arm into the fingers.
A bit of wear and tear, or even a bit if a twist to the ligaments here could cause pressure on the nerves that would then be felt as tingling and numbness in the fingers.
The other likely possibility is pressure in the wrist. The nerves to the fingers go through a small tunnel at the wrist to get into the hand – called the carpal tunnel.
I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query.
Take care
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Answered by
Dr. Saurabh Gupta
Orthopaedic Surgeon, Joint Replacement
Practicing since :2004
Answered : 5930 Questions
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