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Hand weakness
Hand weakness is a clinical finding in which a person's hands have decreased strength. This can occur due to local injury or disease affecting the muscles or nerves.
Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this
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A 48-year old asked:
What could cause hand weakness and excruciating pains?
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A 33-year old asked:
What can I do to address shaky hands / weakness?
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A 36-year old asked:
Hand weakness / numbness over the past year. Deconditioning from retirement?
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A 32-year old male asked:
Im having legs an hands weakness for two weeks now...m i catching some type of palsy that comes and go...what to do?
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A 23-year old male asked:
I Suddenly effect by left hand weakness? There is no pain but i cant lift more than 10 pounds with my hand and also i lost grip in my fingers
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A 31-year old asked:
What causes hand weakness and periodic numbness to my left thumb and index finger?
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A 19-year old male asked:
I am suffering from hand weakness... I have irritable bowel syndrome and b12 deficiency... Is that the cause of my severe hand weakness.. I'm 19 years?
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A 36-year old female asked:
FOOSH with dislocated elbow & cracked radial head. Elbow is painfree, but wrist pain is severe. Unable to supinate or pronate & have hand weakness.
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A 35-year old female asked:
2 years ago I started getting bad headaches that last 1-4 days with vomiting, numbness and tingling in both hands, weakness in legs MRI and CT normal?
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A 45-year old asked:
Can hand numbness/weakness go away after mild neck sprain heals?
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A 54-year old male asked:
Is it a better choice for surgery instead of other treatment if my spinal herniated disc become numbness of both hand and weakness'?
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A 29-year old female asked:
Ledt arm pain from my shoulder down to my hand. achy/weakness type of pain 29/f. healthy. any suggestions? Also had tingling tounge today?
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A 18-year old female asked:
Hand tremors, weakness, vision problems, fatigue, mood swings/depressed mood, stressed, dizziness, loss of balance trouble concentrating/ focusing?
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A 27-year old female asked:
Have DDD w/ numbness in legs(&weakness)& hands. Lots of pain and impairment in movement. Tried PT & injections. Drs. want to referr me to surgeon?
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A 33-year old asked:
Please help! I have hand & finger spasms, and weakness?
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A 29-year old asked:
What can cause numbness of the hands and legs and weakness all over?
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A 35-year old female asked:
Struggling to get a diagnosis for the gradual loss of hand function from time to time. Fatigue, weakness in hands, joints feel swollen, little bumps t?
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A 19-year old male asked:
hi. my aunty 26yrs is suffring from a disease called hyperintense. she feel too weakness in hands and in legs sometimes from 1yr?
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A 35-year old female asked:
Uncontrolled hypothyroid experiencing pain and weakness both hands, pain is under fingers only 1 each hand that seems to catch but not trigger, why?
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A 39-year old female asked:
I have a tremor in right hand for about2yrs but I've noticed lately is getting worse with slight weakness in hand that comes&goes.what can cause this?
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A 39-year old male asked:
39y/M. 6 mth hx of hand shakes.Now leg weakness &uncontrolled bouncing in propulsive posture like bent over washing face. What causes this? Also have bad back but, I don't feel it is the source,
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A 22-year old male asked:
Scar tissue brachial plexus debulked surgically 2010; residual weakness, inflexibility hand,wrist; pain there now with heavy lifting. Avoid lifting?
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A 25-year old female asked:
What could cause numbness and tingling in my face & arms, dizziness, vision gets black around edges, weakness in hands, and sharp, sudden, headaches?
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A 41-year old asked:
Muscle twitches muscle weakness in hands legs and feet, what to do?
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A 44-year old asked:
Why do i feel weakness on my forearms & hands?
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A 31-year old asked:
Can rotator cuff injury cause weakness in your hands?
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A 26-year old male asked:
Numbness and weakness in my hands while laying down to sleep. Fine when in upright position. Likely cause?
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A 27-year old asked:
i have sudden weakness and pain in my left hand. my right is fine, but grasping with left is weak and a bit painfull why is this?
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A 46-year old female asked:
I have had pain in my right bicep into my hand for 21/2 weeks maybe longer. I also am experiencing some weakness. What could it be?
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A 39-year old male asked:
I have general fatigue and weakness and cold hands and feet. I also lost a lot of weight. I'm starting to worry about CHFcould it be this or the WL?
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