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Stem cell therapy for thumb joint: Does it work?
Bones, Joints & Muscles | Last Active: Apr 24 6:06pm | Replies (16)Comment receiving replies
If you haven't been you might want to be tested for Rheumatoid Arthritis. It often begins in the hands and is bilateral. The medications are quite effective. You might as well have an ANCA panel at the same draw.
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I had a ANA, CBC, CRP and a metabolic panel and all my numbers were within limits. So no RA, stick is great but no answers either. Was told to start 100mg gabapentin twice a day and increase as I tolerate and also take an NSAID
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If its the thumb joint as you describe, Its osteo. I have RA and am reasonably well controlled, but I also have osteo in that joint. And there is nothing to do. Heat, cold, ibuprofen etc.
FYI, RA doesn’t typically attack the most distal finger joints or the most proximal thumb joint.