Related Conditions:
Symptoms:
- Deep ache in the entire ulnar (pinky) side of hand
- Difficult to write or pencil or do fine manipulations with your hands
- Finger becomes locked in flexed position
- Fingers resisting straightening
- Finger stiffness
- Inner wrist pain near base of thumb
- Numbness in fingers, Pain in base of thumb
- Pain in lower half of forearm
- Pain in thumb side of wrist and side of thumb
- Pincher grip feels awkward
- Prickling sensation in the palm of the hand
- Sharp pain in the inside of fingers
- Writer’s cramp
Causes:
- All craftwork jobs
- Constant use of scissors
- Excessive use of griping
- Gripping steering wheel on long trips
- Needlepoint
- Over use of grasping function of the hand with tools
- Players of musical instruments
- Repetitive griping with fingers on the job or in sports
- Sewing, Sleeping with the wrist bent
- Twisting and pulling action of the hands
- Weeding in the yard
- Writing with pen or pencil