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What Causes Weakness In In Arms And Fingers?

have cervical & lumbar disc problems, arthritis. New is my arms are weak and my fingers are weak. I m scared. I told my arthritis doc who deals with my knees that my fingers were weak and he put me on trial of prednisone 2 5mg tabs for 7 days then 1 5mg tab for 7 days , then see him....i m very scared. Is this serious?
posted on Thu, 6 Feb 2014
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Hello,

I have studied your case and reports with diligence.

As per your x ray report there is severe degenerative changes in whole lumbar spine with disc space reduction.
At old there can be degenerative wear of bones, muscles, ligament and facet joint arthritis, due to deficiency of calcium, vitamin D, VIT B12.so supplements of these nutrients can relieve pain.

And also check your vit B12 and vit D3 level.

I will advise you to do regular physiotherapy and exercises as my patients find much relief by these therapies.
You may consult physiotherapist for guidance. He may start TENS, or ultrasound which is helpful in your case you need to take diet rich in calcium and vitamin D.
Do not start prednisolone as it has many hazardous side effects.

Hope this answers your query. If you have additional questions or follow up queries then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your queries.
If you find this answer helpful do not hesitate to rate this answer at end of discussion. Wishing you good health.

Take care
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What Causes Weakness In In Arms And Fingers?

Hello, I have studied your case and reports with diligence. As per your x ray report there is severe degenerative changes in whole lumbar spine with disc space reduction. At old there can be degenerative wear of bones, muscles, ligament and facet joint arthritis, due to deficiency of calcium, vitamin D, VIT B12.so supplements of these nutrients can relieve pain. And also check your vit B12 and vit D3 level. I will advise you to do regular physiotherapy and exercises as my patients find much relief by these therapies. You may consult physiotherapist for guidance. He may start TENS, or ultrasound which is helpful in your case you need to take diet rich in calcium and vitamin D. Do not start prednisolone as it has many hazardous side effects. Hope this answers your query. If you have additional questions or follow up queries then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your queries. If you find this answer helpful do not hesitate to rate this answer at end of discussion. Wishing you good health. Take care