my DAUGHTER is having trouble with her hands. It keeps her up at night with a lot of pain. She s 37,onher r-hand her index finger &thumb hurts & the pain shoots up her arm. Her L-hand it s her pinky & finger next to the pinky. She dropped some thing today. It also keeps her up at night with pain.She takes ALEVE but it doesn t help. She s ago if she doesn t work. She is miserable with this pain. I hope somebody can help. She has no INSURANCE! PLEASE HELP US
Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service.I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.Several features of pain can be helpful in clarifying what is going on and the next steps for diagnosis and treatment.Type of pain: Burning mostly means a nerve is having problems. This can be either a sick nerve or a nerve that has had an injury. Electrical, shooting would be others implying nerve source for pain.Location of pain: There is a lot to this. First, if something goes in the pathway of a nerve, then that is the nerve involved. If it is in the areas of joints, then those are involved, and this implies an inflammatory condition.Generally, a lot of inflamed joints mean arthritis like juvenile rheumatoid that is treatable with anti-inflammatory.Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.