Hi all. I am a 30 year old male with very mild cerebral palsy and spinal stenosis of the C3 vertebrate.

Up until July 2013, everything was normal with my hands. The area between my pointer and thumb has always shown muscle atrophy but has never been a problem when it came to using my hands effectively. My right thumb became weaker at that time, and then by October, was no longer usable and became stiff/stuck in a "thumbs-up" position.

Since last year in October, I've been unable to pick things up with my thumb on my right hand. Grip has become a problem (when using that thumb), and the only way I can use that finger (even a tiny bit) is to bend my wrist backward, but there is absolutely no strength in that thumb at all.

My doctor says the thumb muscle is still strong, but cannot figure out why I can't bend the thumb or have no grip strength with it. I have had EMGs performed on both hands, arms, and in the neck, and there is no neuromuscular illness present to explain why this is happening. I am trying to find a hand surgeon/specialist that can take a closer took at it and possibly recommend a course of action, but maybe someone here has had a similar situation where their thumb became like that?

What should I do?

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