What Causes Numbness And Pain In Fingers?

Posted on Thu, 20 Feb 2014

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Question : This enquires are on behalf of my father.his right fingers have gone numb over the last 3 mnths,starting, to lose feelings, like pins and needles all the time.occasionally a sharp pain from underneath his armpit 2 his elbow, suffers from athriits. Cannot hold things in his hands for long, they just fall out without him knowing I am yet to get his medical history, medication, allergies etc What kind of medical records would you like to see?

Answered by Dr. T Chandrakant (1 hour later)

Brief Answer: MRI of the cervical spine urgently Detailed Answer: Hi. Thanks for a nice history. With the specific complaints pertaining to only right upper limb, I would think of a problem in the cervical spine. With the history like this , he needs to get his MRI of the cervical spine done on an urgent basis. This can be due to inter-vertebral discs compressing on the right side of the spinal cord and causing all the typical symptoms. If possible send us the medical history , medications , allergies, medical records whenever possible. Please ask him to get a consultation of a Neurologist at the earliest, Who on clinical examination can help Him more with another tests.

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