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What Do Twitching And Locking Of Fingers Indicate?

Posted on Fri, 6 Oct 2017

Question: I have twitching in my thumb and now index finger. Started a few days ago. It is in my right hand and I have trouble at time using my hands efficiently for tasks. It sort of locks up when twitching

Answered by Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney (21 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Exclude causes of twitching

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for being at HealthcareMagic
Twitching in the fingers can be due to multiple causes like thyroid dysfunction, calcium deficiency, vitamin B12 deficiency, muscle sprain and
less likely due to nerve compression ( carpel tunnel syndrome) or other nervous system disorders.
I would recommend you to get your thyroid function tests, serum calcium levels and serum vitamin B12 levels to exclude the causes.
If it persists for a long time consult a neurologist and get a work up done.
Regards
Dr Asmeet

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