cartilage problem treatment Posted: 04-12-08 17:25pm
How to recover from ligament or cartilage
problem?
I am 60 years old. I am a right hand
person.
Around 6 months ago, my left middle
finger%u2019s middle joint and bottom
joint around the knuckle areas got
painful, particularly in the morning. When
I tried to flex my middle finger, I can
feel the joint is bouncing back and fore
like a toggle switch.
In particular, my middle finger cannot
fold back to touch my palm, when I am
trying to hold a fist. When I try, it is
painful and unable to curl back much.
My doctor has X ray and blood test for
Rheumatoid Arthritis. Everything tested
normal.
I have tried many different physicians,
physical therapist, orthopedic specialist,
none offer much. Except one athletic
person suggest I have the %u201Csoft
bone%u201D problem. This is part of the
ligament and cartilage problem. But he did
not offer much for my problem. Can anyone
out there offer any suggestions? Thank you
so much.
After 6 months, now my left thumb is start
having the same kind of pain too.
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jgy2001
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Posted: 05-11-08 12:47pm
Around 6 months ago, my left middle
finger’s middle and bottom joints around
the knuckle areas, started to be painful,
particularly in the morning. When I tried
to bend my middle finger, I feel the joint
movement not smooth, kind of snap and
bounce like a toggle switch.
I am unable to fold and curl my middle
finger back to touch my palm, like trying
to hold a fist. When I put my finger in
hot water, the joint movement is smoother
and less painful. I am taking Glucosamine
Hydrochloride (1500mg) plug MSN
(methylsulfonylmethane 1500mg) daily, but
showing no help.
My doctor has X-ray and blood test for
Rheumatoid Arthritis. Everything tested
normal.
I have tried and see different physicians,
physical therapist, orthopedic
specialists; none offer much explanation
or help. Except one athletic person
suggested I have the “soft bone”
problem. This soft bone is suppose to be
part of the ligament and cartilage
tightening problem. But he did not offer
much solution for my problem, except that
I should have physical therapy exercise.
Can anyone out there offer any
suggestions? Thank you so much.
After 8 months of daily left middle finger
pains, now my left thumb starts having the
same kind of pain too.
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jgy2001
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thank you Posted: 07-23-08 14:36pm
thank you for your response.
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tjone
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Posted: 07-23-08 20:19pm
It sounds like you did not have any
specific trauma. You should see an
orthopedic surgeon who specializes in the
hand - check the website for American
Society for Surgery of the Hand. Also
check www.aaos.org . If it
is a cartilage injury supplements like
Glucosamine usually do not help much since
cartilage does not have the ability to
regenerate although there is a lot of
unfounded hype behind those products.
There may be some other solution though.
You should see a top orthopedic surgeon to
find out exactly what is causing your
pain. An MRI may be needed to look closely
at the cartilage and tendons.
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jgy2001
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Joined: 18 Sep 2006 Posts: 7 Location: ,
Aleve Posted: 08-04-08 14:07pm
My doctor told me to take Aleve (200mg),
two times a day.
Anyone out there has experiences with
Aleve?