Posted by beatle on December 25, 1999 at 15:53:58:

In Reply to: arthritis posted by Martin Slater on December 23, 1999 at 06:50:43:

: Dear People:
: I’m a 56 year old male. 6 month’s ago I moved from Long
: Island, NY to Ft. Lauderdale, FL. I’m in good health,
: and take a lot of vitamins, (C, B-complex, dry E, zinc,
: calcium, magnesium, A. Two months ago I started waking
: up and my right hand would be in a fist. I would slowly
: massage the fingers to straighten them out, but this
: has me very concerned. Can you help?
: Sincerely yours,
: Martin Slater

Anything I say should not be a substitute for advice from your doctor. I dont know of anything like this happening with arthritis. I would suggest you go to your doctor (as this may be an early warning sign of something else).