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Is Arthritis, Related With Numb Shoulders And Swollen Fingers?

I am havving problems with my arms going num from my shoulders down to my fingers. My fingers and arms them start to hurt and swell. As I am typing now, my finger are tingling. I had my heart check and also they checked for blood clots in my arms, every thing checked out fine. Could this be Arthritis?
Tue, 4 Nov 2014
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Hello, Thanks for your query. After going through your query I came to know that you are suffering from numbness in both your shoulders down to fingers. It may be due to cervical spondylosis.It can be confirmed by x-rays. MRI of spine rule out other causes. Neck exercises, Diacerine, glucosamine sulfate, neurotropics such as methycobalamin and analgesics such as ibuprofen give relief. Sometimes vitamin D deficiency and vitamin B-12 deficiency can be cause of this so serum vitamin D and vitamin B-12 test is advised if these are low than vitamin D and B-12 supplementation will be required. You can discuss with your treating Doctor about it. I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query. Take care.
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Is Arthritis, Related With Numb Shoulders And Swollen Fingers?

Hello, Thanks for your query. After going through your query I came to know that you are suffering from numbness in both your shoulders down to fingers. It may be due to cervical spondylosis.It can be confirmed by x-rays. MRI of spine rule out other causes. Neck exercises, Diacerine, glucosamine sulfate, neurotropics such as methycobalamin and analgesics such as ibuprofen give relief. Sometimes vitamin D deficiency and vitamin B-12 deficiency can be cause of this so serum vitamin D and vitamin B-12 test is advised if these are low than vitamin D and B-12 supplementation will be required. You can discuss with your treating Doctor about it. I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query. Take care.