Do your fingers often numb? The cause of this condition can be anything: uncomfortable posture during sleep, low hemoglobin, tight clothing, uncomfortable workplace. But, it happens that numbness of the fingers of the right hand is caused by some internal disease. It can be an osteochondrosis, a thrombus, a nervous disease and even a stroke.
Possible causes of numbness of the fingers of the right hand
If you do not suffer from varicose veins, diabetes, arthritis, and at the same time sleep in a comfortable position and do not subject the spine to heavy loads, most likely the numbness of the fingers of the right hand is caused by the disease. The cause of this condition can be the following factors:
- injury;
- osteochondrosis of cervical and thoracic spine;
- disruption of the CNS;
- Rheumatoid arthritis and arthrosis disorders;
- thrombosis, left-sided stroke;
- Other diseases that cause blood flow to the upper limbs and neck.
Despite the fact that the symptom can be ignored for a long time, it is necessary to see a doctor as soon as possible. If numbness is caused by a stroke, a thrombus, or a hernia of the intervertebral disc that has pinched blood vessels, the consequences can be irreversible. In the best case, you can get rid of paralysis, at worst, death is possible. But do not panic prematurely. In 90% of cases, the reason lies in:
- osteochondrosis ;
- tunnel syndrome (malfunction of the nervous system);
- uncomfortable position of the body for a long time.
Another 5% falls on various kinds of injuries:
- shoulder;
- radius and hand;
- cervical spine.
Numbness of the right hand fingers - symptoms and treatment
For the correct diagnosis it is important to know which phalanges are dumb.
Numbness of the right thumb
This phenomenon is most often caused by osteochondrosis, or hernia with compression of the nerve root in the vertebra C 6 of the cervical spine. Also, the cause can be in the carpal tunnel syndrome. This is the median nerve compression when passing through the carpal canal, it can be caused by stress, or mechanical damage. In this case, the numbness of the middle finger of the right hand can also be observed. As a treatment, corticosteroids are most commonly prescribed to reduce edema and relieve inflammation. After that, numbness, as a rule, passes.
Numbness of the ring finger of the right hand and little finger
These symptoms often indicate compression of the nerve root in the C8 vertebra. This occurs with osteochondrosis of the cervical spine, as well as in tunnel syndrome. The disorder refers to nervous neuropathies and may indicate an inflammation of the nerve, as well as trauma to the elbow or radial bone.
Numbness of the index finger of the right hand
This situation is observed with dystrophic disorders in the intervertebral discs of the cervical region. We recommend that you make a tomography of this site of the spine as soon as possible to exclude
Numbness of two fingers of the right hand and more
This indicates a larger lesion of the nerve roots. To put the correct diagnosis in this case only a qualified specialist can. He will prescribe the appropriate treatment. Depending on the cause of numbness in the fingertips of the right hand, it can be an analgesic, an anti-inflammatory drug, manual therapy, exercise therapy, tablets, ointments, or injections to restore normal circulation in the affected area. Surgical intervention is also possible, if the numbness is caused by a herniated intervertebral disc. If, however, the cause in the thrombus is most likely to be prescribed an anticoagulant to dissolve it.