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What Is The Sudden Onset Of Pain In The Wrist And Back Of The Hand?
My mother today woke up with a sudden pain in her wrist and the back of her hand. She can barely move it and she s in a lot of pain. The pain begins on the back of her hand and her fingers and moves down to half her forearm. She claims she hasn t been doing any lifting and that the pain started just today; she s 45 years old and has never had any signs of arthritis or any syndrome of that matter. But she has been recently bitten by a wild tick.
Tue, 28 Apr 2015
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I have read your query,
Carpal tunnel syndrome is common leading to stiffness in hands.
In carpal tunnel there is edema over tendon at wrist below flexor retinaculum.
Due to increased pressure there is compression of median nerve leading to pain and stiffness.
You can ask your physiotherapist for therapy for Carpal tunnel.
Physiotherapy with ultrasound and Tens will help you,
for early healing you can take Tab celin [vit C] and antioxidant with anti-inflammatory [Tab enzomac plus].
Another possibility of cervical disc bulge leading to stiffness in hands.
Clinical examination from your doctor will confirm diagnosis.
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.
Wishing you good health.
Take care.
Regards
Dr Vaibhav
I have read your query,
Carpal tunnel syndrome is common leading to stiffness in hands.
In carpal tunnel there is edema over tendon at wrist below flexor retinaculum.
Due to increased pressure there is compression of median nerve leading to pain and stiffness.
You can ask your physiotherapist for therapy for Carpal tunnel.
Physiotherapy with ultrasound and Tens will help you,
for early healing you can take Tab celin [vit C] and antioxidant with anti-inflammatory [Tab enzomac plus].
Another possibility of cervical disc bulge leading to stiffness in hands.
Clinical examination from your doctor will confirm diagnosis.
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.
Wishing you good health.
Take care.
Regards
Dr Vaibhav
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