Finger stiffness
Finger stiffness is a clinical finding in which there is decreased range of motion or difficult range of motion in a finger joint. This can occur due to arthritis, injury, or other causes.
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A member asked:
What causes finger stiffness and painthat last all day?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Finger stiffness?
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A 33-year old asked:
What are some exercises that'll relieve my finger stiffness?
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A 48-year old asked:
I'm suffering from finger stiffness whenever i try to use tools/utensils. What should I do?
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A 47-year old asked:
What can cause fractured finger stiffness after recovery?
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A 30-year old asked:
What can cause elbow pain and finger stiffness?
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A 48-year old asked:
Finger stiffness after splint removal -- what do I do?
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A 31-year old asked:
My doctor says my sister has finger stiffness, but I don't understand. What does it mean?
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A 41-year old asked:
Is it possible for a blood clot to cause finger stiffness?
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A 43-year old asked:
I'm having finger stiffness from possible blood clot, please help?
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A 47-year old asked:
What can cause finger stiffness and elbow/shoulder pain and weakness?
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A 36-year old female asked:
Suffered laceration to lower part of right pinky finger (palm side) while making a jack-o-lantern yesterday. Nurse practitioner at urgent care cleaned the wound, put in three stitches and splinted it. How long will finger stiffness due to this last?
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A 23-year old female asked:
Numbness from hands to my elbow. Numbness in my shoulders. Especially when sleeping. Hand and finger stiffness. What could it be?
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A 23-year old female asked:
I have palm pain, finger pain and finger stiffness connected to a finger on nondominate hand that got kicked into the joint years ago. no pain until repetitive hard gripping. Blood tests, x rays, emg, PT, no diagnosis or swelling. Worse in morning?
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A 19-year old female asked:
I am experiencing hand pain and wrist pain. The following also describe me: Finger tingling, Finger numbness, Numbness or tingling, Hand numbness, Unable to grip (hands), Hand weakness, Finger weakness, Finger stiffness, and Wrist weakness. What should I
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A 54-year old female asked:
I am experiencing wrist pain. The following also describe me: Finger numbness, Finger tingling, Hand pain, Numbness or tingling, Wrist weakness, Finger stiffness, and Painful swollen joints. What should I do?
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A 30-year old asked:
How do you treat finger joint stiffness?
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A 66-year old male asked:
I have finger puffiness and stiffness in the morning . What should I do?
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A 57-year old female asked:
I have leg and arm pain pain finger numbness leg stiffness which affects my walking, and balance my fingers shake and i always feel tired ms?
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A 38-year old female asked:
Left hand middle finger tight with stiffness. Can't bend it. Swollen @ the joint & palm. No pain, just uncomfortable.
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A 19-year old female asked:
I am experiencing wrist pain, finger numbness, joint stiffness, wrist weakness and hand weakness. The following also describe me: Numbness or ting...
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A 24-year old female asked:
Feel like swelling and stiffness in fingers an ankles.Especially in the AM But fingers during the duration of day. Pain more frequent?
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A 48-year old female asked:
Cramps and stiffness in fingers. Also have constant aches in my upper thighs. ?
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A 63-year old male asked:
After stopping Decadron (dexamethasone) tablets i experience of severe joints pain and stiffness of fingers at night?
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A 38-year old asked:
What helps alleviate finger joint pain and stiffness?
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A 27-year old female asked:
I have cold toes & fingers that change colour sickness & stiffness in fingers.Am on phentermine 37.2mg for 3 year is it the phentermine makin me ill?
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A 75-year old female asked:
Spazam like pain and stiffness hands fingers arms collesteral meds discontinued but still having quite severe pain and general ache in most of body?
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A 27-year old male asked:
I had 5th metacarpal surgery about 3 months ago and have ever since had severe pain in my hand, wrist and stiffness in fingers. I lifted a few heavy items last week Monday whilst moving houses and have been in excruciating pain?
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A 40-year old female asked:
I had slight numbness and tingling in right pinky and ring finger with some mild stiffness in those fingers, for 3 months. Now, I have mild tingling with my shin and foot on left leg. What is going?
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A 50-year old female asked:
Wrist & forearm stiffness little finger sits on top of ring finger after foosh. X-ray clear MRI - degenerative tear tfcc ultrasound carpal tunnel?
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