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Does anyone suffer from random hand cramping and finger contractures?
I am at wit’s end with a problem I’ve been having with my hands and fingers. My hands randomly have spasms and my fingers randomly contract. In particular, the fingers that contract are my index finger in my middle finger and occasionally my thumb. My fingers curl inward towards my palm and will not release for a few minutes. I saw a hand specialist last week who took x-rays and checked me for carpal tunnel and trigger finger, and said I did not have any major issues with my hands. He thought the issue might be spine/nerve related and he referred me to a neurologist. The neurologist ordered blood tests to see if I had any vitamin/mineral deficiencies and also ordered a thyroid test. All results have come back normal. Something has got to be causing the painful spasms and the finger contractions. The neurologist prescribed Gabapentin, and I just started taking it. Has anyone else had experience with random hand spasms and finger contractions?
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I try to keep my arms straight, too, when sleeping. I just don’t understand why the neurologist won’t check for pinched nerves. I feel like I need to find ways to bring on the contractures while I am at his office.
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1 ReactionThanks for the reply. I get my thumbs injected every three months and have been for years. My Dr. has watched as my fingers are getting bad. But the pinched ulnar nerve was caused when I had an RSR and now I need surgery to fix this. Now I live this and try to watch the pressure on my elbow. Also, my fingers are always cold, and sometimes wear gloves in the house. Is life not grand? KLH
My fingers and hands get cold indoors during winter months and I get lots of hand spasms in the winter. I’ve started wearing fleece lined fingerless gloves indoors to keep my hands warm. It helps.
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1 ReactionSoaking your hands in warm water is always first choice, but doesn't always fit into my schedule or any other normal woman's schedule. Gloves that make marvelous driving gloves and fit under mittens or leather gloves are more practical for many of us.
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1 ReactionRight! I’m retired but if my hands suddenly go into a spasm and I’m in a restaurant (happened last month), warm water and Epsom salts would not work.
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2 Reactions@sarahstuart Thanks for the reply. My family all grew up in Michigan (Pentwater and Ludington). It is a small world. KLH
It is a small world! My husband was a good friend of Greg Milkens, one time Superintendent of Pentwater schools. And I was raised nearly next door to his ex-wife Sarah Jane Litscher Milkens.
I was born and raised in Grand Rapids.
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1 ReactionOne cousin lives in Grand Rapids, two live in Pentwater, and two live outside of the area in Michigan. I have not been back since 1994 when my Dad passed away. It is a pretty country with the Michigan side of Lake Michigan.
I was born in Chicago and grew up in Evanston, Illinois. I went to Iowa State (Ames) and married the farmer's son. So here we are 58 years later still out on the farm raising cattle in SW Missouri. Take Care KLH
I use “Stress-Relax” magnesium citrate. I serving (1 scoop) has 300 mg. which is equal to 70%+- daily allowance. Another great benefit is it calms me and helps with the occasional constipation that can happen with certain medications.
I had a mastectomy anad 10 lymph nodes removed. 3 years later trigger finger and tendonitis. I am receiving physical therapy. Also take magnesium (3 different kinds in one cvs).