Question 1

what are the possible causes of right armpit, elbow, and thenar hand muscle atrophy and the pain associates with all three?

Accepted Answer

Complicated: Thenar branch, median nerve (c8) is responsible for the innervation of the abductor pollicis brevis and opponens pollicis. The adductor pollicis is supplied by the deep branch of the ulnar nerve (c8-th1

to affect both, must be from an area where both nerves are in proximity.  Disease/compression in the armpit or the neck would make sense. Investigate cervical spine  and thoracic outlet syndrome.

Question 2

what causes muscle wasting of the interossei in both hands and muscle waste on both feet please?  thank you

Accepted Answer

Nerve damage: The usual causes are peripheral neuropathy related to commonly diabetes. There are also hereditary neuropathies and neuropathies related to systemic illness as renal failure and other conective tissue diseases. If it is just in one arm or leg look to evaluate for nerve damage as in radiculopathy related to degenerative arthritis or disc disease.

Question 3

i was diagnosed with mnd 10 years ago with muscle wasting noticed in my left hand.is there any cure?

Accepted Answer

Not really: Will do additional work up with a Neurologist

Question 4

i think i have ulnar nerve palsy which i believe has started muscle wasting in my hand. i am making an appointment to get this checked out. is this damage reversible?

Accepted Answer

: The diagnosis of ulnar nerve damage can be confirmed by an EMG/ NCS.  If you have a mechanical compression at elbow or wrist, a decompression should satisfactorily reverse.  If you have diabetes, this too can be handled, but treatment will be different.

Question 5

40 male. pain/tingling/sensitive hands-vomit no nausea-swollen hands,feet,ankles,legs-pain hip,knee,jaw-muscle wasting,unintentional 50lb weight loss.

Accepted Answer

New diagnosis: You have systemic symptoms, and so you need an evaluation so the appropriate blood test and imaging can be done to help finalize the diagnosis. The weight-loss is of concern, and maybe a clue to your entire syndrome. Your physician will clarify

Question 6

cut thumb 5 years ago. still have full motion. muscle wasting in opponens pollicis. tingling when pinching something. is there something to be done?

Accepted Answer

Refer to answer: You probably cut the the nerve, see a hand surgeon to do reapir.

Question 7

suspected with harayama on left upper limb with muscle wasting and pain in wrist, not classical diagnoses. suggest treatment / precautions.

Accepted Answer

What is harayama?: My apologies, but what is harayama?  Pain and muscle wasting often correlates with nerve compression.  Depending on what muscles are affected and where the pain is, you may have nerve compression.  For an arm, nerve compression often occurs at the wrist (median nerve), elbow (ulnar nerve) or upper arm (radial nerve).

Question 8

how can i improve my hand muscle?

Accepted Answer

Exercise: As with  muscles in other areas of the body the hand muscles can be strengthened with exercise and increase use. Be aware that some muscle weakness in the hand can be related to nerve compression syndromes so an evaluation by a hand surgeon may be helpful.

Question 9

what do you think i should do about pulled hand muscle?

Accepted Answer

Depends: How do you know it is a pulled muscle?  Could it be nerve pain?  If truly pulled, usually rest and avoidance of activities that aggravate it should allow it to heal.  Possibly anti-inflamatories if tolerated.

Question 10

left arm and hand muscles are locking up when working out. could i be doing something wrong?

Accepted Answer

Clicking and locking: In a wrist could be a ligament injury or tear, a looseness in the wrist causing a "clunk" when the wrist bones ar out of position and suddenly "catch up" and snap into place,  a snapping tendon that is out of place and other things,  fimgers can also lock from trigger fingers.  Snapping in the elbow can be joint or tendon related.

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What are the possible causes of right armpit, elbow, and thenar hand muscle atrophy and the pain associates with all three?

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What causes muscle wasting of the interossei in both hands and muscle waste on both feet please? thank you

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I was diagnosed with mnd 10 years ago with muscle wasting noticed in my left hand.is there any cure?

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I think i have ulnar nerve palsy which i believe has started muscle wasting in my hand. i am making an appointment to get this checked out. is this damage reversible?

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40 male. pain/tingling/sensitive hands-vomit no nausea-swollen hands,feet,ankles,legs-pain hip,knee,jaw-muscle wasting,unintentional 50lb weight loss.

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Cut thumb 5 years ago. still have full motion. muscle wasting in opponens pollicis. tingling when pinching something. is there something to be done?

A member asked:

Suspected with harayama on left upper limb with muscle wasting and pain in wrist, not classical diagnoses. suggest treatment / precautions.

A member asked:

How can i improve my hand muscle?

A member asked:

What do you think i should do about pulled hand muscle?

A member asked:

Left arm and hand muscles are locking up when working out. could i be doing something wrong?

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