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What would cause chronic pain in the base of thumb, in both hands, and the thumbs makes a cracking noise every time i bend it?

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Sounds like Inflamma: The fact that it is in both hands goes more for an inflammatory process. Did you have any trauma ? Try icing to bring the inflammation down and passive movement to see if this helps. Start here

Answered 5/26/2016

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