What Causes Painful Cramping Episodes In Fingers In An Elderly Person?

Posted on Mon, 13 Jun 2016

Question: What causes the fingers to go into a painful cramping episode? At the same time they lock into a partially bent position. This is happening to my mother, who is 81.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Praveen Tayal (28 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Due to cervical spondylosis

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.Painful cramping is most likely due to cervical spondylosis.Some time it is due to vitamins deficiency.Give her some pain killar and B complex ,avoid pillow.If pain is not control go for x ray of cervical spine.I hope this answers your query.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Praveen Tayal (7 days later)

What is cervical spondylosis?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Praveen Tayal (4 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Details below.

Detailed Answer:
Hello.
Thanks for writing again.
A nerve root compression at the cervical vertebral level due to degenerative disc changes in cervical spine- at neck is called cervical spondylosis. It happens primarily due to degenerative changes secondary to age in the cervical spine.
Hope my answer is helpful.
Do accept my answer in case there are no further queries.
Regards.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar