Numbness of the fingers of the right hand is a fairly common phenomenon that can occur in everyone without exception. There are times when a fully functional person wakes up in the middle of the dead of night from the fact that he does not feel his hands: they are terribly numb. Well, if the reason for all this is just an uncomfortable posture during sleep. In this case, it is enough to make a couple of warm-up movements for everything to normalize. If this symptom haunts you all the time, then you should think about your he alth and find out why such an unpleasant pathology occurs.
Numbness of the fingers of the right hand: causes
- Diseases of the cervical vertebrae (osteochondrosis of the cervical zone). It is in this area that, with any changes, branches are formed, which consist of nerve roots and blood vessels. It is in the area of these departments that the so-called osteophytes or bone growths are formed, which provoke numbness of the fingers of the right hand.
- Overvoltagefibers (muscle) of the cervical-collar region. It occurs due to uncomfortable postures during sleep, incorrect position of the neck during work. This is what leads to spasm and pressure on the nerve fibers.
- Pathology of vascular patency. This applies to the vertebral arteries, which can be compressed by a hernia or clogged with plaque inside the vascular wall. In this case, numbness of the thumb of the right hand signals a circulatory disorder and may indicate an upcoming stroke.
- Strong mental shock, as well as various emotional experiences.
Numbness of the fingers of the right hand: diagnosis
To cure the disease, the doctor must carry out quite competently
examination. To do this, in modern medicine there are already quite a lot of methods, they allow you to identify almost any pathology. Here are the most effective and commonly used:
- X-ray of the cervical spine. A number of shots are taken from different sides in order to more clearly see the area of compression of blood vessels and nerve endings.
- Dopplerography of the arteries. Use this method to study the patency of blood vessels.
- Angiography (magnetic resonance). As a rule, it is used in the study of cerebral vessels.
- Spine scan (this procedure involves the cervical region).
- Electroencephalography.
- Echoencephalography.
Numbness of the fingers of the right hand: treatment
After high-quality diagnostics and detection of pathologies, the specialist will prescribe you a coursetreatment to eliminate squeezing, which provokes such an unpleasant sensation. Treatment options may include:
- Drug treatment. It is used to relieve inflammatory edema, eliminate pain and spasm.
- Taking vitamins and chondroprotectors that affect the affected areas.
- Manual Therapy.
- Gymnastics. It really allows you to quickly eliminate numbness, as active muscle contraction occurs during exercise.
- Physiotherapy. This treatment includes magnetotherapy and laser treatment.
- Acupuncture, modern hirudotherapy and painless vacuum therapy, as well as other alternative medicine methods that enhance the effect of other types of treatment.
