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Pain in hands and feet
I am a 20 year female in reasonably good health.
For the past few years, I've experienced cramping, pain and stiffness in my fingersinternet pecifically my pinkies and ring fingers. I have not been able to extend them without discomfort. Within the last few months, I have now had the same sort of problems in my feet. The tendons and archs will cramp and spasm causing serious pain. This is starting to also happen in my hands (the cramping/spasms in my hands never happened before)
I went to a doctor before, told them what was happening with my hands, and they took xrays and said nothing was wrong.
In my career, I type a lot which would make sense for my hands cramping up and being stiff. But with it now happening to my feet, I am starting to get concerned.
Does anyone know what this could be? Thanks!
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For the most part I agree with Dragonflymagic. I definitely feel you should get a second opinion from another doctor with a complete blood panel to check for electrolyte imbalance, potassium levels and calcium as well as vitamin B and D.
You might also want to visit with an Orthopedic doctor as well as a Rheumatologist. I realize you are only 20 but arthritis can strike at any age. Most likely it is not arthritis but a combination of the amount of typing you do and the way you sit at your work station.
Seeing a Rheumatologist or Orthopedic doctor is the best choice for a Second Opinion.
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It may be high uric acid in your body. Here's a link that explains what it is like. Its also known as gout.
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what-causes-gout-in-the-foot/
Theres another article in the above one on how to treat it. Most is dietary, changes in what you drink and eat should help, if not...see a different doctor.
Cramps can be seen in a number of disorders including neuromuscular diseases, electrolyte abnormalities like low calcium, potassium or magnesium found in electrolytes. Electrolytes can be taken as a dietary supplement, i have them in capsule form, purchased at a health food chain where you can buy other types of natural health or homeopathic supplements. Although Gatoraid is known to have electrolytes, it has lots of added sugar. So thats not really going to help best.
Heres info on electrolytes.
You say the doctor took xrays, did he take blood test too? If he did, he may not have asked the lab what to check for.
See a new doctor and have them check you for low levels of electrolytes or check for high uric acid. There may be other causes that a medical professional should know to check for. But many medical people today are pretty helpless, do your research on line in addition to seeing a doctor. Give them as much information as you can
regarding your diet and lifestyle even if they don't ask. Volunteer the info. Don't take the Doctors prognosis of nothing being wrong as an answer. They are human and prone to error just as much as the rest of us.
It used to be that doctors knew what to ask for information from patients, I have found for myself and as a caregiver for all my clients when taking them to their Dr. appts. that 95 % of the time, the Doctor was rushed for time and, they have only that small space of time with you in which to solve your medical problem. They actually shrugged their shoulders and told us they have no idea whats wrong. Go home and if it continues, come in again. I gave them all the information I knew they needed to be able to make some educated guesses and run tests, information they didn't ask for. Western medicine doesnt train drs to look at a patient holistically, because not just the physical but the emotional and spiritual can affect our health too. However Naturopathic Drs. are trained that way and are better trained what to ask and check for and take more time to get to know their patients.
So, If you still have no luck with regular medical doctors, see if you can be seen by a Naturopath Dr. listed as ND instead of MD.
Good luck dear!
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