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How To Treat Painful Right Hand And Wrist With Inability To Bend The Fingers?

my right hand and wrist started hurting about two weeks ago in the morning I can not bend my fingers good at all and my ring finger is locking up and have numbness in my whole hand and my wrist was hurting me on the outside of my wrist should I look into this it does bother me everyday my symptons are not getting better
posted on Fri, 17 Jan 2014
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Hi there.

According to your symptoms you could be suffering from either Cervical Spondylosis or from Arthritis.
Numbness is due to compression of nerve either at the cervical nerve root or at the wrist.

Tests to be done :
1. Complete Arthritis panel blood test.
2. Xray of the cervical spine.
3. NCV ( Nerve conduction velocity) right upper limb.

Treatment for the time being :
1. Methycobalamine and Dexomathasone daily injections for 5 days
2. Pregablin and Duloxetine tablet at night time - for the nerve related symptoms.
3. Etoricoxib for pain relief

I hope my advice has helped
Good luck
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How To Treat Painful Right Hand And Wrist With Inability To Bend The Fingers?

Hi there. According to your symptoms you could be suffering from either Cervical Spondylosis or from Arthritis. Numbness is due to compression of nerve either at the cervical nerve root or at the wrist. Tests to be done : 1. Complete Arthritis panel blood test. 2. Xray of the cervical spine. 3. NCV ( Nerve conduction velocity) right upper limb. Treatment for the time being : 1. Methycobalamine and Dexomathasone daily injections for 5 days 2. Pregablin and Duloxetine tablet at night time - for the nerve related symptoms. 3. Etoricoxib for pain relief I hope my advice has helped Good luck