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What Causes Tingling And Pain In Hand?

For some time my husbands hands have been going to sleep (tingling) when sitting, driving, holding a cup, etc.. Now he is having sever pain in his hand and it is mostly in the pinky, ring and middle fingers. They are swollen. In 2004 he was in an auto accident and messed up his shoulders. Could this be some nerve damage caused from the accident?
Mon, 30 Apr 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service.
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

Several features of pain can be helpful in clarifying what is going on and the next steps for diagnosis and treatment.

Type of pain

Burning mostly means a nerve is having problems. This can be either a sick nerve or a nerve that has had an injury. Electrical, shooting would be others implying nerve source for pain.

Location of pain

There is a lot to this. First, if something goes in the pathway of a nerve, then that is the nerve involved. Nerves are long and the pain is in a belt-like long pathway. Smaller areas are smaller nerves. This also tends to say what might be going on.

Obviously if there was an injury to the area and then there was pain outward from it "hit a nerve" would be a possibility. Sick nerves are multiple areas and tend to be the TIPS of the nerve not the whole nerve.

Pinched nerve from hand position often responds to changing the position of the hands and wrist braces.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

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Dr. Matt Wachsman
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What Causes Tingling And Pain In Hand?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. Several features of pain can be helpful in clarifying what is going on and the next steps for diagnosis and treatment. Type of pain Burning mostly means a nerve is having problems. This can be either a sick nerve or a nerve that has had an injury. Electrical, shooting would be others implying nerve source for pain. Location of pain There is a lot to this. First, if something goes in the pathway of a nerve, then that is the nerve involved. Nerves are long and the pain is in a belt-like long pathway. Smaller areas are smaller nerves. This also tends to say what might be going on. Obviously if there was an injury to the area and then there was pain outward from it hit a nerve would be a possibility. Sick nerves are multiple areas and tend to be the TIPS of the nerve not the whole nerve. Pinched nerve from hand position often responds to changing the position of the hands and wrist braces. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Matt Wachsman