Sharp pain in hands on certain movements. PMR-related?
I saw a chiropractor on Friday, as for some months I have woken up with bilateral stiffness and pain in my shoulders and hips and, since last week, I have also woken up with pain in my neck. The chiropractor suspects I have PMR. She recommended that I see my GP. I saw my GP today and will get blood results tomorrow and a prescription for steroids if necessary. As well as the symptoms that point pretty clearly to PMR, I get hand pain. Years ago I had carpal tunnel surgery on both hands and the pain is similar but in a different location. It is in the “salt cellar” of both hands and the stabbing pain occurs on certain movements. These are hard to identify and also hard to describe but, one example is the stretching that happens between the thumb and other fingers when lifting a toddler. Any comments on whether this sounds PMR-related would be helpful. Thank you.
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I have definitely considered everything in your last paragraph, I have read medical journals stating that in some people PMR first manifested in the hands and wrists presenting as carpal tunnel. My GP internist doubted it and knows nothing about PMR really. So glad I’ll be seeing a rheumatologist next Monday.