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What Causes Stabbing Pain On The Ring Finger?

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Posted on Thu, 22 Dec 2016
Question: I'm 78, and the other night I was awakened with a very sharp stabbing pain in the end of my left ring finger
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Answered by Dr. Saddiq Ulabidin (2 hours later)
Brief Answer:
It can be of tendon or muscle origin. Supportive management with analgesics

Detailed Answer:
Hi! Welcome to health care magic! Thanks for sharing your concerns with us. We will try to help you in best way possible.

First of all since it is acute and of short duration so hopefully it would be something like tendon or muscle spasm and may resolve soon. Meanwhile you can use OTC analgesics like acetaminophen or ibuprofen and topical capsiacin gels.

If it persists then it may need to be a evaluated in detail and may need Xray of the affected finger to rule out any bony lesion or bony spur and other blood work up like uric acid etc though it's unlikely presentation of gout but possibility does occur. Keep the finger at rest and avoid doing fine works involving too much hand usage like typing from that finger etc.

Wishing you a speedy recovery. If you have any more questions, feel free to ask. Regards.
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What Causes Stabbing Pain On The Ring Finger?

Brief Answer: It can be of tendon or muscle origin. Supportive management with analgesics Detailed Answer: Hi! Welcome to health care magic! Thanks for sharing your concerns with us. We will try to help you in best way possible. First of all since it is acute and of short duration so hopefully it would be something like tendon or muscle spasm and may resolve soon. Meanwhile you can use OTC analgesics like acetaminophen or ibuprofen and topical capsiacin gels. If it persists then it may need to be a evaluated in detail and may need Xray of the affected finger to rule out any bony lesion or bony spur and other blood work up like uric acid etc though it's unlikely presentation of gout but possibility does occur. Keep the finger at rest and avoid doing fine works involving too much hand usage like typing from that finger etc. Wishing you a speedy recovery. If you have any more questions, feel free to ask. Regards.