Fingers Temporally Frozen In Place Posted: 01-15-04 08:20am
I am a 24 year old male that works in the
steel industry and was recently in the
army for 3 years. The concern that I have
is : in the morning when I wake up, my
middle and ring finger on my right hand is
frozen stiff in a claw like fashion. If I
don't "pop" them open, which is quite
painful and makes a noise, they will stay
like that for hours. Even when I do
"pop" them open, they will re-freeze a
few times, then be "sticky" for awhile
thereafter. Aventually, they do free up
and act normal. Could someone please help
me out with this??!!
Thanks,
jason
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gymbunny
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 11 Feb 2004 Posts: 4 Location: Calgary, Canada
i've been a rheumatoid arthritis sufferer
for 13 years, so I know a lot about joint
problems. You mentioned your fingers
being 'frozen in a claw like fashion' it
could be anything. You need to get
medical help right away in order to get
some answers you should go to a
rheumatologist who will test your blood
and take xrays. If you are in the early
stages of arthritis or some other problem
you have better chances of controlling the
earlier you start treatment. For my
disease i've controlled it for 13 years
because I was diagnosed early and started
on an aggressive drug therapy. Good
luck.