is this arthritis?

Question

alright, so i have weird pains in my arms, hands, wrists, fingers...

i'll just start randomly hurting.. my elbows (at different times) will hurt.. then later my finger joints and my finger tips.. and then my forearm bones.. my thumbs.. and where my arm connects with my shoulder.. it's like.. not a shooting pain but a not-so-dull pain..



i know that arthritis is like, in your joints.. but if it's not arthritis then what is it?

Answer 1

Besides the possibility of arthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome or its sister condition cubital tunnel syndrome could be causing some of the pain. The only way to know for sure is to see your doctor for further evaluation of the situation to see what they think is going on.

Also, sometimes with arthritis the pain can radiate to the muscles, nerves and ligaments. When I started having problems with my legs (left more than right) I started to get a burning type pain in muscles that when it got real bad it would start to itch and I would want to scratch. After a time they found out I had arthritis which now when it acts up I can also feel in my knee.