Developed Swelling On Both The Wrists. Having Pain In Fingers And Palm Radiating To Shoulders. Cure?

Posted on Mon, 24 Jun 2013

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Question : I have developed a swelling on both my wrists (inner side). My fingers and Palm are aching and the pain is going up to the shoulders

Answered by Dr. Gopal Krishna Dash (13 hours later)

Hello,
Thanks for the query
I understand your concern
The possibilities could be a local joint inflammation which may cause pinched nerves. You need a detailed evaluation which included blood investigations like erythrocyte sedimentation rate, thyroid function test, blood sugar. You also need a nerve conduction test to exclude pinched nerves. Please get evaluated by a local neurologist and get the condition diagnosed properly so that treatment becomes easy

Let me know if you need any additional information
Best wishes

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar