why are the tips of my fingers curved?
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What is clinodactyly? Clinodactyly means that your child has an abnormally bent or curved finger. It is typically caused by abnormal growth and development of the small bones of the finger. It is estimated to affect about 10 percent of the general population to varying degrees.
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Common causes of finger pain include injury or trauma, such as bending your finger backward (hyperextension) or from repetitive use, such as long periods of keyboarding. More serious conditions, such as diabetes or a neck or spinal cord injury, can also cause pain or a burning sensation in your fingers.
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Conditions that may cause sharp pain while bending include: torn ligament or meniscus. knee or patellar fracture. osteoarthritis.
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Clubbing of the Fingernails and/or Toenails In a clubbed finger or toe, there is no “V”-shaped angle, because the tissue has built up and covered that area. Clubbing occurs in many conditions, including lung cancer. One clue to doctors that clubbing could indicate lung cancer is when fingers are also nicotine-stained.
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If your nails are mostly white with a narrow pink band at the tip, you have a condition called Terry's nails. It can result from aging, but it can also herald diabetes or kidney, liver, or heart disease.
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It may also be caused by holding or working with machinery that vibrates. It is not clear how vibration causes the condition. It is probably due to slight but repeated injury to the small nerves and blood vessels in the fingers. Over time these may gradually lose some of their function and cause symptoms.
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Rubbing hands with fingers This gesture happens in slow motion and signals doubt or uncertainty. The fingers of one hand (usually the right) rub slowly in the upward and downward motion on the palm of the other hand. This gesture is often accompanied by the 'clenched hands' gesture that conveys self-restraint.
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Pinched median nerve A pinched nerve occurs when too much pressure is applied to a nerve by surrounding tissues, such as bones, cartilage, muscles or tendons. This pressure disrupts the nerve's function, causing pain, tingling, numbness or weakness. A pinched nerve can occur at a number of sites in your body.
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Stubby, short nails are wider than they are long. These overly short nails can be hereditary or can be caused by nail biting around the cuticle. ... Long, narrow nails are indicative of rare genetic disorders like Marfan's Syndrome or Ehler-Danlos.
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is that curve is to bend; to crook while arch is to form into an arch shape.
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The tendon cannot move as freely in the narrowed area and can become stuck. Trigger finger can recur but the condition generally corrects itself after a short while. More severe cases may become locked in the bent position and require surgery to correct it.
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The primary reason split keyboards are so comfortable is because they reduce something ergonomists call ulnar deviation. Ulnar deviation occurs when the wrist is bent outward in the direction of the little finger which causes the carpal tunnel in the wrist to constrict.
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If one or more of your toes are crooked or curled under, you may have hammer, mallet, or claw toe. Your foot has a strange shape because the muscles, tendons, or ligaments that surround your toe aren't balanced. This causes the toes to bend in an odd position. Your toe may hurt.
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Fingernails: Possible problems Nail clubbing occurs when the tips of the fingers enlarge and the nails curve around the fingertips, usually over the course of years. Nail clubbing is sometimes the result of low oxygen in the blood and could be a sign of various types of lung disease.
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Stretch marks typically appear as bands of parallel lines on your skin. These lines are a different color and texture than your normal skin, and they range from purple to bright pink to light gray. When you touch stretch marks with your fingers, you might feel a slight ridge or indentation on your skin.
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Fingernails are made by living skin cells in your fingers. So a skin condition such as eczema may lead to fingernail ridges. Skin dryness can also cause these ridges. If your body is low in protein, calcium, zinc, or vitamin A, a deficiency can sometimes be revealed by ridges in your fingernails.
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This pain could be a symptom of thumb injury or overuse, basil joint arthritis, or carpal tunnel syndrome. Additionally, pain at the base of your thumb can be caused by injuries to the ligaments at the lower part of your hand and in your wrist.