Hi. I am new to this forum. Has anyone
ever awaken in the morning with stiff
fingers? Painful fingers and not being
able to bend them for at least an hour or
so. A doctor told me I had
osteo-arthritis. Just wondering if
anyone has had this and what did you do
for a remedy? Thanks!
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remembering
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Joined: 05 Jul 2005 Posts: 2
Stiff Fingers Posted: 07-05-05 05:59am
My thumb on my right hand started by
getting stiff, then locked. A doctor
gave me a shot somewhere in my hand and by
next day it was ok. That was about 6 yrs
ago. About 3 weeks ago my left thumb did
the same thing. The original doctor is
gone. New doctor gave me a shot, but no
luck. I'm sure I had a steroid both
times. Evidently there are different
kind of steroids. I'm waiting to talk to
the doctor again
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stellamg
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Joined: 01 Sep 2005 Posts: 1 Location: Falls Church, VA
Stiff Fingers Posted: 09-01-05 14:42pm
Hi -
i started waking up with stiff fingers in
a claw like position in the morning
shortly after I started taking lipitor.
I have stopped taking lipitor for 5 months
now and still have the stiffness in my
fingers. Sometime it starts at night -
right hand more so than the left. Now
they are just stiff and I cannot close it
into a fist and my right ring finger has
developed into a trigger finger. There
is no swelling or discoloration and I am
concerned as this has not stopped. I
told my doctor about it and he ran both
blood and urine tests and found nothing.
Does anyone know about this?
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Dorothy K.
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Stiff Fingers Posted: 09-08-05 21:54pm
I too have been waking up with my fingers
really stiff. My doctor says it is
probably arthritis, but didn't seem too
concerned about it. It started suddenly
and involves both hands. Every morning
my hands are so stiff it takes awhile to
loosen them up. I read somewhere that it
has to do with fluid retention in the arms
and hands while you sleep. Now my
fingers are sore all the time. I wish I
knew what is causing this and if there is
anything I can do to keep it from getting
worse or to stop it! :?:
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The Copycat
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Re: Stiff Fingers Posted: 06-05-06 11:40am
Dorothy,
after six months of temp work helping a
company move their corporate offices, I
started waking up with stiff fingers every
morning. It would take me several minutes
of gentle movement and knuckle popping
before I could make a fist and have full
range of motion.
I tried changing my diet (eliminating
dairy and red meat), strengthening
exercises and massage, with no success.
Since my fingers were fine during the day,
I began thinking it was a build-up of
(sinovial?) fluid during the night. So I
tried keeping my hands in loose "fists"
while I slept, since that is the range of
motion I was looking for. Every time I
woke up, I just reminded myself to keep
them that way (it was actually pretty easy
to do). The next morning I was surprised
to wake up with no stiffness and full
range of motion.
This is now the morning of my fourth day
after trying this technique and the
stiffness has not returned. I am also
massaging my hands and fingers for five or
so minutes each night with ayurvedic oil,
but even on the nights when I am too tired
to do that, the closed hand position has
helped tremendously.
My educated guess is that sleeping with
the fingers extended must somehow cut off
the circulation in the hands and lead to
pooling of fluid.
I suppose if you were not a light sleeper,
you could resort to putting sock over your
hands to keep them closed. That might
sound funny, but I was willing to try
almost anything to wake up without the
stiffness!
I would be curious to hear from anyone who
tries this.
Btw: I am a fifty year-old mail, otherwise
in good health, but with a family history
of arthritis, particularly in the
fingers.
The copycat
dorothy k.
wrote:
i too have been waking up
with my fingers really stiff. My doctor
says it is probably arthritis, but didn't
seem too concerned about it. It started
suddenly and involves both hands. Every
morning my hands are so stiff it takes
awhile to loosen them up. I read
somewhere that it has to do with fluid
retention in the arms and hands while you
sleep. Now my fingers are sore all the
time. I wish I knew what is causing
this and if there is anything I can do to
keep it from getting worse or to stop it!
:?:
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holistichealth
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Joined: 30 May 2006 Posts: 8
Remedies Posted: 06-09-06 07:53am
One thing you can look into that could
help is bodytalk. It’s an alternative
health care system that is getting great
results with all forms of arthritis and
health issues. They have an online radio
show http://www.Bodytal
ksystem.Com/radio/index.Cfm on
wednesday the 14th on june and this
episode is specifically orientated to
arthritis. It’s free so it might be
worth a listen!
Cheers
chris
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brittles-orgin
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Joined: 26 Jun 2007 Posts: 1 Location: Little Rock, AR
Fingers Posted: 06-26-07 00:46am
My fingers are getting stiff and it is
hard to make a fist. What do I need to
do?
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acarbonero
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Joined: 19 Sep 2007 Posts: 1
Stiff Fingers In the Morning Posted: 09-19-07 13:56pm
I bought a new house about 5 months ago,
and I started doing all the landscaping my
self. digging the ditches for drains,
sprinklers, and a wall I built out of
large blocks (50lb each). I started
noticing the stiffness in my fingers after
putting in the sprinklers. I figured it
would go away, I even theorized that it
might be because of all the pipe glue that
went on my fingers . Anyways I spent
the better part of the summer working on
my yard, and now the pain will not go
away. Oh I should mention that my regular
job is software development, so my fingers
never got to rest.
Can anyone tell me is this just over use
or signs of something else. Like you guys
the stiffness only last for an hour in the
morning, and one of my fingers gets
locked. I'm 31 yrs old.
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Best Aunt EVA
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Joined: 14 Jul 2007 Posts: 27
I'm 22... Posted: 10-20-07 16:34pm
my fingers started hurting about 6 months
ago. had to quit my job because of it (and
other joint problems)
I wake up with swollen, painful stiff
fingers. my fingers hurt so bad they feel
broken some mornings!
...but yet my blood work is normal. blah
I'm seeing a specialist next month
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catbite4
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I Had Stiff Fingers And Ankles Posted: 10-23-07 20:12pm
I had stiff fingers and ankles until I
started taking a special juice everyday.
Now I don't have stiffness nor pain. The
pain killers gave me an ulcer, but the
juice doesn't bother my stomach and also
keeps my cancer in remission.
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serinaladyaka
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Joined: 15 Nov 2007 Posts: 1
Phn And Stiff Fingers Posted: 11-15-07 01:26am
i have been dealing with the agony of
postherpeticneuralgia in my forehead since
11/29/99. some days are worst than others.
my doctor has prescribed methodone,
morphine, lorcet and lyrica--none of these
help the pain; they just put me into a
long and deep sleep and the pain is still
there when i awake! Help! oh yes, i
sometimes wear a lidocaine patch on my
forehead.
i am diabetic and have high blood
pressure. lately i have been waking up
with very sore and stiff fingers--Help!
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catbite4
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Joined: 06 Oct 2007 Posts: 5
Acai Helped Me Posted: 11-15-07 18:17pm
I used to wake up with stiff fingers and
ankles. I began taking Acai juice a year
ago and I don't have any stiff fingers
anymore.
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Ladyncats
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Joined: 12 Dec 2007 Posts: 1
Stiff Fingers - Unable to Close Without Manually Forcing Posted: 12-12-07 15:19pm
I noticed that I could not close my right
index finger. It is starting to affect
the next finger as well. Doctor said it
was carpal tunnel or a form of tendonitis.
Could be, as I type a lot and use my
hands frequently for crafts.
I notice that as the day goes on, the
finger loosens somewhat. I can force the
finger into a closed position, but feel
tendon pain when I do so. I can close the
finger normally after forcing it.
I'll try the Acai juice if I can find it.
Thanks!
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gone3uo6
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Re: I'm 22... Posted: 03-19-08 10:13am
Best Aunt EVA
wrote:
my fingers started hurting
about 6 months ago. had to quit my job
because of it (and other joint problems)
I wake up with swollen, painful stiff
fingers. my fingers hurt so bad they feel
broken some mornings!
...but yet my blood work is normal. blah
I'm seeing a specialist next
month
My girlfriend is close to your age and is
having the same problem. I was wondering
if the specialist you saw, if you've
already gone, has determined the cause.
I didn't think arthritis was something
people in their 20's could get.
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Bowesy
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Joined: 24 Apr 2008 Posts: 1
Re: Stiff Fingers - Unable to Close Without Manually Forcing Posted: 04-24-08 04:44am
Ladyncats
wrote:
I noticed that I could not
close my right index finger. It is
starting to affect the next finger as
well. Doctor said it was carpal tunnel or
a form of tendonitis. Could be, as I type
a lot and use my hands frequently for
crafts.
I notice that as the day goes on, the
finger loosens somewhat. I can force the
finger into a closed position, but feel
tendon pain when I do so. I can close the
finger normally after forcing it.
I'll try the Acai juice if I can find it.
Thanks!
Hi, I am Bowesy. I wouldn´t bother with
acai juice if I were you, it is the
biggest con I have come across, it is
merely conscentrated fruit juice and make
no difference to stiff and painful fingers
- at all! It's my view there is an
opportunist putting this on a site,
preying on people who are desperate for
help - as I was and still am - to
encourage their sales , probbaly as an
agent. Thirty-four pounds for two bottles
including postal charges. Ridiculous!.
Don´t wast your money love.
But if anybody does know of a non-quack
remedy I'd be thrilled.
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kjbrodnik
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Joined: 12 Jul 2008 Posts: 1
stiff fingers Posted: 07-12-08 20:56pm
I have the same stiffness and pain in my
fingers but mainly in my left index
finger. I went to the Dr. I got X-rays of
my hands and it came back normal, all my
blood work was normal also. So, I decided
to go to a holistic Dr. he told me to take
cod liver oil and other supplements that
my body was lacking. My fingers don't feel
as swollen in the morning anymore, but my
index still hurts, so I took a class on
EFT (Emotional freedom tech.) I see a big
difference in the pain, it has not gone
away completely but I am still doing the
EFT. I am hoping it goes away soon.
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