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Thumb pain
Pain or discomfort, localized to thumb
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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A 19-year old female asked:
Lingering rcl thumb pain from a fall 10 weeks ago. Is that normal?
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A 30-year old asked:
How can I relieve thumb pain caused by typing and texting?
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A 16-year old female asked:
Thumb pain at base of thumb and some on inside by ucl. Unable to pinch or hold a cup etc. Had gamekepper surgery 2 times. Whats wrong?
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A 34-year old asked:
How to get rid of thumb pain on the right?
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A 16-year old female asked:
Thumb pain. 2.5 years ago surgery to repair ucl ligament. Complete tear. Lots of pain now. Cant pinch hold cup press down what's wrong y does it hurt?
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A 49-year old asked:
Thumb pain blue cyst under the skin, what is it?
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A 39-year old asked:
I am getting thumb pain at base and joint of thumb - help please?
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A 26-year old male asked:
Help with throbbing thumb pain an slight purple color under part of nail
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A member asked:
What s are possible cause of thumb pain when i wake up every day ? There's visible puffiness in the thumb-side of my hand as well.
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A 19-year old female asked:
Is it possible that i could be put in a cast because I've had thumb pain after a fall 11 weeks ago. My rcl is hurting still. Any ideas?
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A 17-year old female asked:
Went to doc for base of thumb pain and he wants me to go to pt i think it's tendonitis but I'm not a doc I can't pay for pt if it won't help opinions?
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A female asked:
Thumb pain caused by hard impact about three weeks ago but hasn't decreased I have a little swelling and get pain and numbness/tingling in thumb&wrist?
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A 61-year old male asked:
Is thumb pain normal after distal bicep tendon reattachment and if so for how long.
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A 33-year old female asked:
After typing on the computer all day I have a lot of wrist and thumb pain, besides taking n'said what else can I do for pain relief?
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A 32-year old asked:
Pain in the wrist by my thumb. Pain in my index finger and middle finger. Why not the other two?
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A 23-year old female asked:
I have severe thumb pain in my left thumb from texting so much I have to wear a brace.. It makes my arm go numb why is that?
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A female asked:
Right thumb pain in IP joint, worse with bending or straightening all the way and pushing down, tender to touch, swollen. What could it be?
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A female asked:
Severe thumb pain, not able to bend my thumb and it felt as though my joint popped out of place. No previous arthritis symptoms. Thumb injury?
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A 40-year old female asked:
Dropped a can on upper knuckle of left thumb. Pain & numbness on side of knuckle, limited mobility& swelling between index & thumb. Is it fractured?
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A 25-year old female asked:
I get wrist and thumb pain/tingling/numbness when playing clarinet, piano, writing, typing etc. I really can't stop playing these instruments. Advice?
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A 39-year old female asked:
I woke during the night with severe thumb pain. By the morning I was unable to bend my thumb at all due to severe pain and a lump on the joint. I'm 39?
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A 41-year old asked:
Can anyone tell me what can I do about thumb pain/hand cramping from cake decorating?
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A 44-year old female asked:
Fell off bicycle 6 weeks ago on hand. Have had wrist/thumb pain since. No swelling Can't lean on hand/wrist without pain. Pain when gripping stuff.
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A 64-year old female asked:
Thumb pain after luna bone fracture?
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A 41-year old asked:
Help! i just have sudden hip, foot, and thumb pain (joints)?
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A 19-year old female asked:
Ball bent my thumb back some swelling no bruising pain when moving thumb out and in and backwards when applying ice to injured thumb pain gets worse ?
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A 55-year old female asked:
I have severe carpal tunnel with severe base of thumb pain. Was supposed to have surgery 3 yr ago. Now hand numb 50% of time. Will this be permanent ?
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A 28-year old female asked:
28 f swollen base of thumb, wrist clicks when moving thumb, pain at base of wrist/thumb when pressure applied unable to do anything with hand as causing pain grip etc, mri and X-ray show thumb is clear could it be the wrist causing this?
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A 47-year old male asked:
I used my hand to brace a fall. Didn't feel much pain at the time. Later I saw a small raised circular area of blood (3/16" diameter) on inside of thumb/hand joint area. I feel some thumb pain gripping something strongly. What to do? Is this serious?
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A 53-year old female asked:
History of acdf and pf,c5-c6 in 2011. I now have hand pain specifically thumb pain and skin numbness on the outside of thumb and around nail bed, why?
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