I just started to have a shooting pain in my left hand that goes from the wrist to the middle finger only for a few seconds at a time. What could be the cause?

Answer 1

Hard to tell w/o exam and history. If you have been using your finger or hands more over the last week or two could, be just a strain. If it is more of a numbness or tingling and mainly at night or the first 2 or 3 fingers are also involved then you think more about carpal tunnel syndrome. Something called trigger finger can sometimes start out with vague finger pain etc..It is where you have a knot or nodule on your tendon and it can cause the finger to "trigger" or lock-up when bending and then straightening out your finger. If you have a pinched nerve in the neck you can sometimes get finger numbness or an ache, but you typically will have radiating pain down the arm from the neck and/or shoulder area.