Hand or wrist pain can occur from normal, everyday usage that causes wear and tear, overuse or injury. Commonly, sports or work tasks, the use of tools or machinery, or accidental falls are to blame.
Symptoms and Possible Causes
Sprained wrist
Pain, swelling and bruising, loss of motion and weakness. Tenderness and warmth around the injury. Difficult to move wrist or grip anything. Feeling a popping or tearing in the wrist.
tendonitis (de Quervain's disease) or arthritis
Pain, tenderness, swelling and stiffness at the base of the finger that lasts a long time Symptoms occur at the point where your tendon attaches to your bone. May be hard to move fingers and thumb, may have a lump.
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Aching pain that is worse at night, gradual numbness or pins and needles or tingling in your thumb, index and middle fingers. Weakness can also occur. Difficulty gripping.
Ganglion cyst
Might include swelling, and a soft lump near a joint or tendon (1 to 3 cm) in diameter that can change in size. There can be some pain
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