Sometimes you may experience more symptoms at night if your body holds a certain position for too long while you are sleeping. With so many different nerve conditions that can cause symptoms in your finger, you will need to consider your symptoms closely to identify the cause.
Certain conditions cause symptoms in specific fingers. For example, thumb pain may be more likely caused by carpel tunnel syndrome. Pain in your pinkie finger may be caused by cubital tunnel syndrome. Pain occurring in your finger as well as your wrists, elbows, and shoulder may be radial tunnel syndrome or cervical radiculopathy. Seeing your doctor may help diagnose the discomfort in your finger. Your doctor will conduct a physical examination and discuss your symptoms and family history before proceeding with other testing.
Your doctor may ask you to perform certain exercises or stretches to identify the source of the symptoms. For carpal tunnel syndrome, your healthcare provider may ask you to bend your wrist for a short time. Your doctor may ask you to move your fingers when applying resistance.
Your ability to do these exercises and your description of how you feel when doing them may help with the diagnosis. There are many ways to treat a pinched nerve causing discomfort in your finger. Your doctor may recommend some conservative, first-line approaches to start treating the pinched nerve. If all other treatments fail to relive symptoms, your doctor may suggest surgery on the area surrounding the pinched nerve. Surgery can involve moving the nerve or the surrounding tissue to relieve pressure from compressing the nerve.
For carpal tunnel syndrome, your doctor may focus on releasing pressure from the ligament that puts pressure on your nerve. In other cases, muscle or tendons may cause the condition. In the case of carpal tunnel syndrome, a variety of tissues may be responsible for compression of the carpal tunnel's median nerve, including swollen tendon sheaths within the tunnel, enlarged bone that narrows the tunnel, or a thickened and degenerated ligament.
If a nerve is pinched for only a short time, there's usually no permanent damage. Once the pressure is relieved, nerve function returns to normal. However, if the pressure continues, chronic pain and permanent nerve damage can occur. The most frequently recommended treatment for pinched nerve is rest for the affected area. Your doctor will ask you to stop any activities that cause or aggravate the compression. Depending on the location of the pinched nerve, you may need a splint or brace to immobilize the area.
If you have carpal tunnel syndrome, your doctor may recommend wearing a splint during the day as well as at night because wrists flex and extend frequently during sleep. It also provides feeling near your palm, thumb, index and middle fingers. The ulnar nerve lies behind your elbow then runs down your arm. It moves your fingers and provides feeling near your little finger and ring finger. The radial nerve runs down the back of your upper arm. It helps you straighten and lift your elbow, wrist, fingers and thumb.
It provides feeling near the back of your hand and fingers. We have experience treating the three main types of hand nerve entrapment: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Carpal tunnel syndrome is caused by a pinched median nerve. Cubital Tunnel Syndrome Cubital tunnel syndrome refers to a compressed ulnar nerve.
Radial Tunnel Syndrome Radial tunnel syndrome is caused by a compressed radial nerve. A splint or brace to keep your elbow, arm or wrist in a neutral position. This takes the pressure off the nerve. Orthopedic rehabilitation and occupational therapists specializing in hand and arm disorders. In addition to traumatic and sports injuries, there are several other factors that can also affect the nerves and potentially cause neuropathy, including:.
Occasional soreness and even pain to the wrists and hands does not necessarily indicate a nerve or hand injury, as everyday repetitive activities like typing on a computer and smartphone screen and using a mouse, carrying a heavy bag over the shoulder, repeatedly bending and lifting, and playing sports like golf and tennis can all lead to muscle pain and soreness from time to time.
Some of the hand and wrist injury treatment options available exclusively at the Fitzmaurice Hand Institute in Phoenix include:. Are you suffering from pain or signs and symptoms of potential nerve damage? Contact board certified hand surgeon and nerve specialist Dr.
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