Pain in the little finger of my left hand

If you accidentally feel pain in your left little finger, you need to pay more attention. The reason for this situation is most likely related to nerve damage in your fingers, or even neuritis. Therefore, you must find a way to find the cause and then treat it. Many more serious patients even need surgical treatment.

Peripheral neuritis

The peripheral nerves of the fingers may cause inflammation due to poisoning, infection, vitamin B1 deficiency, blood supply disorders in the fingers, etc., which may cause numbness and pain in the fingers. Symptoms appear in the fingers of both hands at the same time and can usually be recovered after the cause is eliminated. Treatments such as oral or injection of vitamin B1 or acupuncture can promote recovery.

Ulnar nerve damage When the ulnar nerve in the forearm and upper arm is injured, compressed or develops a tumor, it can cause numbness and pain in the little finger and ring finger on the same side and some finger movement disorders. The ulnar nerve groove at the back of the elbow is more susceptible to injury or compression. Most cases gradually recover in about half a year after the injury, but if there is a tumor, complete rupture or severe compression, surgical treatment is often required.

Median nerve damage

Traumatic, swollen or compressed median nerve in forearm and upper arm often causes numbness and pain in palm, thumb, index finger and middle finger. The wrists in particular are most susceptible to injury or pressure, which is medically known as carpal tunnel syndrome.

Radial nerve damage

The radial nerve in the middle and lower outer part of the upper arm is also more susceptible to injury, which may cause numbness and pain on the back of the thumb and index finger, as well as drooping of the fingers and wrist.

Brachial plexus damage

Lesions or injuries in the axilla or anterior neck may cause mixed symptoms of complete or partial damage to the ulnar, median, or radial nerves.

Cervical Spondylosis

Hypertrophy and hyperplasia of the cervical vertebrae or degeneration and protrusion of the cervical intervertebral disc can compress the cervical nerve roots or cervical spinal cord, causing numbness and pain in unilateral or bilateral fingers, and gradually develop into movement disorders of the upper arm, forearm, and even upper limbs. Numbness and pain in the right fingers may develop into unbearable numbness and pain in the entire arm to the shoulder, making it difficult to hold a pen or knit a sweater. However, when the hand is hanging down (without exerting force), the fingers do not feel numb or painful. This indicates that the right upper limb is not under pressure after relaxation and the lesion is still relatively mild.