mzvarner Posted March 2, 2011 Posted March 2, 2011 There is swelling and discomfort medial to my #4 metacarpophalangeal joint. I have taken ~ a month off and take motrion to reduce swelling. I tried climbing the other day and almost instantly the discomfort returned and a few minutes after leaving the gym, the swelling came back even worse. A very prominate superficial firm swelling between #4 and 5 metacarpophalangeal joint. When I clencth a fist I can feel the discomfort radiate in a linear fashion thru my wrist but then can not feel anything past that. 1. Sound like Calcific tendonitits? I checked webmd, wiki, etc and it sounds to be more of a shoulder issue. 2. what can I do to speed up recovery? Quote
jordansahls Posted March 3, 2011 Posted March 3, 2011 wait, your talking about your 4th and 5th metacarpophalangeal joints? How is that shoulder related? Quote
mzvarner Posted March 3, 2011 Author Posted March 3, 2011 That is were i notice the discomfort yes. From what I have read, calcific tendonitis is a shoulder thing, and very rarely occurs any were else. In essence I am questioning the original diagnosis, because of this info. Quote
jordansahls Posted March 3, 2011 Posted March 3, 2011 Ok, I see now. Have you had any diagnostic imaging done like and MRI, X-ray, or ultrasound? Quote
mzvarner Posted March 3, 2011 Author Posted March 3, 2011 yes, an X-ray. They took a standard set of my hand. Initially They thought there was a fracture, but that was not the case. No other diagnostics done, my blood work ( CMP w/ MG, CRP, CBC, TSH) is all normal as well. Quote
jordansahls Posted March 3, 2011 Posted March 3, 2011 It seems like any calcium deposites would have shown up on your X-ray. However, I'm not familiar with the sensativity of an x-ray. It's always possible that something was missed. Maybe you damaged a ligament or tendon, in which case it would not show up on an X-ray. If what your doing now isn't working, think about getting an MRI. Injuries suck. Quote
jordansahls Posted March 3, 2011 Posted March 3, 2011 Here are a few free article I found on pubmed (click on the free article in the right hand corner). Maybe they will help, maybe not. Good luck. Acute calcific periarthritis outside the shoulder: a frequently misdiagnosed condition http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7804591'>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7804591 Acute calcific periarthritis of proximal interphalangeal joint in a professional golfer 's hand http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7804591 Effectiveness of radial shock-wave therapy for calcific tendinitis of the shoulder: single-blind, randomized clinical study http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16649891 Quote
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