What's wrong with numb little finger?

When people get older, they may encounter all kinds of diseases. There are many diseases that are more likely to occur when they are old. This kind of disease brings the greatest harm to people's bodies. Many elderly people who have strokes have residual sequelae, and they will experience numbness in their fingers. When the fingers are numb, they feel very strenuous when holding something. In severe cases, they will feel weak in their fingers, and even cause life disorders. So what is the matter with numbness in the little fingers?

1. Compression of upper limb nerves: First, numbness and pain in the thumb, index and middle fingers, often with a history of waking up from numbness at night, which improves after waking up and moving around. In severe cases, there may be atrophy of the hand muscles, affecting the fine movements of the hand. This is because the median nerve is compressed in the wrist, the so-called "carpal tunnel syndrome"; the second is numbness and pain in the ring and little fingers, and there may also be a history of waking up from numbness at night. In severe cases, there is muscle atrophy and decreased flexion strength of the ring and little fingers, affecting fine movement. This is because the nerve becomes pinched at the elbow, a condition known as "cubital tunnel syndrome."

2. Cervical spondylosis: The most common disease causing numbness in hands is cervical spondylosis, which is one of the common diseases among middle-aged and elderly people. When people enter middle age, some organs tend to undergo degenerative changes. When the cervical intervertebral disc degenerates, it often leads to cervical disc herniation or hyperplasia or hypertrophy of the articular processes. Once these protruding cervical discs or hyperplastic articular processes compress the adjacent cervical nerve roots, cervical spondylosis occurs. In addition to numbness and abnormal sensation in the fingers, cervical spondylosis is also accompanied by other symptoms, such as: soreness in the bones and muscles of the neck and shoulders, radiating pain in the upper limbs or movement disorders. It is not difficult to diagnose cervical spondylosis, all you need is an X-ray. There is also a simple method to check cervical spondylosis. One person supports the affected side of the head and holds the affected upper limb with one hand, abducting it 90°, and pushes and pulls in opposite directions with both hands at the same time. If there is radiating pain or numbness, it can be preliminarily diagnosed as cervical spondylosis.

If the little finger is numb, it may be caused by these reasons. If it is caused by these reasons, you must make the next diagnosis in time. During the diagnosis, you can do a CT scan to see what disease you have. If the little finger is numb, you can also move it appropriately, such as squeezing an iron ball, so that you can get the effect of exercise and prevent stroke.