What Causes Curling Up Of Fingers While Sleeping?

Posted on Thu, 6 Feb 2014

Thu, 6 Feb 2014 Answered on

Thu, 6 Mar 2014 Last reviewed on

Question : MY FINGERS CURL IN THE PALM OF MY HANDS WHEN I SLEEP. VERY PAINFUL. I HAVE TO OPEN THEM ONE BY ONE AND THEY CLICK (JOINTS) IS THIS A SYMPTOM OF RA?

Answered by Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar (53 minutes later)

Brief Answer: Osteoarthritis Detailed Answer: Hi RA does not usually present at this age. It could be Osteoarthritis coupled with bone loss. I suggest you hold something like cotton ball while you go to bed so that the next morning you would not have so much of difficulty opening them. As I could read you seem to have go osteophytes / bursa growing at these joint. The lumps could be from the bursa coming out. Cortisone injections are favored initially but limited number of times. Physical therapy adds value to the treatment. Recent advances in the therapy give good relief of the pain. You should get a right referral to the Physical Medicine and Rehab expert from GP / Orthopedic surgeon.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Aparna Kohli