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Clenched hands
Clenched hands are hands that are held in the shape of a fist.
Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this
16 year experience in family medicine
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A 38-year old asked:
I get a weird sensation when clenching hands sometimes. What could it be?
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A 18-year old male asked:
At night when I bed why can't I clench my hands into a fist ?
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A 44-year old female asked:
What could cause involuntary hand clenching? I've noticed that my husband is repetitively clenching his hands (in and open, clench. Open, clench pattern). When i point it out to him, he is always unaware that he is doing it. It is very possible/likely th
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A 21-year old female asked:
What would a cause a high person on THC-0 to clench their hands and toes while also their body to coil in and out of the fetal position?
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A 24-year old male asked:
I was at a golf driving range and got a blister on my hand from the club its on the finger and takes up the entire muddle it's on palm side and when I clench my hand or finger it sketches its already split and itches what do I do and look out for?
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A 41-year old male asked:
Right index finger twitches. Especially after I clench my hand and re-open it and/or use my hand to open stuff. If I don't use my hand then there are no twitches. No weakness or atrophy. Compressed nerve or ALS? Super scared (I'm 41yo?
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A 41-year old male asked:
I have a ganglion cyst (presumably) which appears and disappears on my right wrist (underneath). Sometimes my right index finger twitches after I clench my hand and/or use my hand. No twitching if I don't use the hand. Could the cyst be responsible?
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A 45-year old asked:
Why do I sleep with my hands clenched?
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A 33-year old female asked:
I'm curious about my two month old not constantly having her hands clenched in fists. She grasps if you give her your finger. Any concern?
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A 33-year old male asked:
I've got a little soreness around my front two knuckles and the webbing when i clench my right hand hard. I was doing hours of wood work with some trees since last Saturday. Feels better when I stretch out my fingers. What is it and what can I do?
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A 36-year old asked:
What causes hands to clench up during sleep?
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A 40-year old male asked:
Vertigo spell from clenching teeth/leaning on hand at desk. As soon as I change position of jaw or remove hand the vertigo resolves. TMJ? Jaw pops sum
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A 50-year old asked:
What can I do for this pain in hands and can't clench fist? What could it be?
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A 29-year old male asked:
I have a pain in the palm of my hand ,especially when clenching with the middle finger, it's been for days now ,what could be the cause?
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A female asked:
Right hand fingers (not thumb) will close in a straight, not clenched position, down onto my palm. Have to pull them open. No pain, just odd sensation?
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A 38-year old female asked:
Why I am shaking cold even though very warm in the house and bundled up? I keep getting these severe chills, hands are freezing. Legs keep shaking and clenching. Chills and shaking so bad I feel like I may fall down or faint.
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A 27-year old female asked:
The skin on my hands feels hot, itchy, tight, and dry and my hands get red and swollen and become difficult to clench and unclench. This happens sometimes after I wash my hands. Could this be an allergy to a type of soap?
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A 31-year old female asked:
Right hand side jaw pain and clicking ive noticed I'm always clenching my teeth how can I stop doing it? As sometimes I don't realise I'm doing it
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A 21-year old male asked:
Punched a wall. Pinky seems a lil crooked, and slight swelling in the back of hand area below ring and pinky fingers. Fist can be clenched. Fracture ?
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A 22-year old female asked:
I have numbness is my leg, burning toes, tingles spine. And my pinkys on my hands currently go numb and hand want to clench up. Emg&back MRI Are clear?
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A 26-year old male asked:
Ear ache and the jaw pain is going hand in hand. Pain unbearable sometimes causing me to clench my teeth to relieve pain. Tender behind my ear and sore?
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A 70-year old male asked:
I have clenched stomach daily, swollen feet/calves, stiff hands, gerd, dry mouth, fatigue, no sleep, anxiety, fuzzy brain, heat sensitivity. ?
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A 25-year old female asked:
On day 3 of escitalopram. About an hr after i take it i feel very anxious and "high". Pupils dilate, jaw clenches. Shaking hands. Is this normal?
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A 24-year old female asked:
What might be the cause of the pain in the lower part of my pinky finger? More specifically, in the two lower knuckle when moved/bent/clenched etc.
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A 34-year old female asked:
Should I be worried if my 4 month old still has her fists clenched all the time? Thumb out. She does not grasp toys yet as well. All other milestones seem normal. She does suffer from reflux. Could this be why? Should I be worried?
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A female asked:
Hit cement floor with palm moveable painful knot where knuckle "was" it hurts to clench a fist and pick anything up. Is this boxers fracture?
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A 37-year old female asked:
37 female. Hearing heartbeat in ear. Seems to stop when I clench my jaw. Also have pain in tendons running from elbow to wrist, not sure associated?
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A female asked:
I punched a wall yesterday and my little finger knuckle has been swollen ever since and I can't clench my fist, arm and wrist aches up to shoulder?
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A 19-year old female asked:
Im18 and still suck my thumb, its embarassing.Cant sleep if I don't cause then I clench and grind my teeth, it hurts. Should I see a dentist about it?
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A 19-year old female asked:
If I try and sleep without sucking my thumb, I clench and grind my teeth and wake up with head and jaw aches. Do I need a brace/retainer?
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