What Causes Swelling And Sharp Pain On My Right Thumb?

Posted on Tue, 24 Mar 2015

Question: Hello
I am experiencing sharp pain, primarily on the left side of the tip of my right thumb. Normally it lasts a few days after I have gripped vigorously with my hand, best example is tennis or shoveling snow. Very little noticeable swelling or discoloration, but very sensitive to the touch, e.g. I can hardly button dress shirts.
It almost feels like there is something inside the thumb flesh (not the bone/joint) that is causing inflammation when pressure is applied with my thumb. How should I treat this? Thanks, XXXX

Answered by Dr. Saurabh Gupta (42 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Take anti-inflammatory drug.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
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 1 tablet 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

Note: For further queries, consult a joint and bone specialist, an Orthopaedic surgeon. Book a Call now.

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