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Hand weakness
Hand weakness is a clinical finding in which a person's hands have decreased strength. This can occur due to local injury or disease affecting the muscles or nerves.
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A 48-year old asked:
What could cause hand weakness and excruciating pains?
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A 33-year old asked:
I am experiencing hand weakness and excruciating pains this past few weeks. Cause?
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A 33-year old asked:
What can I do to address shaky hands / weakness?
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A female asked:
What could left hand weakness mean?
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A 72-year old male asked:
Loss of dexterity in both hands, weakness in arms & shoulders and throughout body in general.
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A 36-year old asked:
Hand weakness / numbness over the past year. Deconditioning from retirement?
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A 42-year old asked:
I am experiencing hand weakness and hand pain for a few weeks and it comes only when I sleep.?
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A 40-year old female asked:
2 X's TFCC tear. Last 8 mon(s) ago. Ulna freely moving no pain. Can not flex hand and pick anything up. Gives way and that causes some pain. Aches and swells sometimes. Intermittent lateral forearm muscle tremor and hand weakness just started. Is this
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A 37-year old asked:
Sudden left elbow to hand numbness and hand weakness?
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A 32-year old female asked:
I have wrist pain and Hand weakness and wrist is swollen for over a year done what physiology has told me the pain went for a little wile it came back?
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A 25-year old female asked:
I got stuck in an elevator and got a panic attack a 20min ago , now Im feeling a little better but I have this right hand weakness can a panic attack cause a stroke?
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A 31-year old asked:
What causes hand weakness and periodic numbness to my left thumb and index finger?
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A 40-year old female asked:
If I have Right periventricular white matter likely Gliosis can I have symptoms of hand weakness and foot on the same side if it's MS?
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A 29-year old female asked:
Is it ms?Blurry vision, leg and hand weakness usually at night or late in the afternoon.Feeling off balance while standing or sitting too long.
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A 25-year old male asked:
I am experiencing hand swelling. The following also describe me: Finger numbness, Bone pain, and Hand weakness. What should I do?
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A 32-year old female asked:
Would it be rare to have als with normal reflexes and normal clinical exam ? Doctor said no need for emg as percieved weakness ie tripping at times / hand weakness when lifting things is not clinical and strength test was normal . Chances of early al?
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A 18-year old male asked:
Twitching all over body including face. Constant throughout the whole day. face feels numb after resting on hand. weakness in legs after sitting ?
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A 19-year old male asked:
I am suffering from hand weakness... I have irritable bowel syndrome and B12 deficiency... Is that the cause of my severe hand weakness.. I'm 19 years?
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A 43-year old female asked:
What is the test needed to determine if my hand weakness and numbness and arm pain is from carpal tunnel or the cervical herniated discs and stenosis ?
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A 28-year old male asked:
I have electric shocks-like in my hands , weakness and shaky hands , vibrating eye while talking,dizziness 24/7 , unbalance while walking and i need help?
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A 19-year old female asked:
I am experiencing wrist pain. The following also describe me: Hand weakness, Finger numbness, Finger tingling, Hand pain, and Hand numbness. What should I do?
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A 35-year old female asked:
Woke up yesterday with shoulder pain elbow, wrist, and finger pain all on my right side also had numbness and tingling in all areas and hand weakness what could it be?
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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 16-year old female asked:
What neurological problems cause wrist tenderness when rubbed, but not gripped hand weakness and shaking? Carpal tunnel has been ruled out.
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A 36-year old female asked:
Foosh with dislocated elbow & cracked radial head. Elbow is painfree, but wrist pain is severe. Unable to supinate or pronate & have hand weakness.
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A 19-year old female asked:
My Friend is experiencing arm weakness, arm numbness, shaking hands or tremor, unable to bear weight, hand numbness, hand weakness, unable to grip...
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A 19-year old female asked:
I am experiencing hand pain, finger tingling (quality: in the little finger) , hand swelling, hand weakness and unable to bear weight. The following also describe me: Finger numbness, Unable to grip (hands), Wrist pain, Hand numbness, Numbness or tinglin
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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 24-year old female asked:
I am experiencing wrist pain, finger numbness, finger tingling, hand pain, unable to grip (hands), numbness or tingling, hand numbness, joint swelling, wrist weakness, hand weakness, and finger weakness.
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A 31-year old female asked:
I am experiencing sore arm, wrist pain, wrist weakness, numbness or tingling, finger tingling, hand weakness, and elbow pain. I am unable to turn my left wrist to a flat position, it is stuck in a half turn due to pain and restricted movement ?
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