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What Causes Soreness And Difficulty To Bend The Thumb?
my right thumb started to feel sore a couple nights ago out of nowhere, the next day it hurt a little more and hurt to bend, the next 2 following days the pain was much worse, very hard to bend it, continues to swell on left side of right thumb, at joint. It s only swollen on the left side
Mon, 1 Jun 2015
Hi,
Thanks for your query.
According to your description , pain over your thumb seems to be inflammatory in nature.
I advice you to give you rest to the part affected, take anti-inflammatory drug like motrin 1tablet with food as and when required (upto 4 tablets daily) to reduce pain and inflammation and consult your doctor for thorough examination and rule out any infective cause.
I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query.
Take care
Thanks for your query.
According to your description , pain over your thumb seems to be inflammatory in nature.
I advice you to give you rest to the part affected, take anti-inflammatory drug like motrin 1tablet with food as and when required (upto 4 tablets daily) to reduce pain and inflammation and consult your doctor for thorough examination and rule out any infective cause.
I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query.
Take care
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