Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

[absolut_blonde]

Does anyone else have this? It SUCKS. I just developed it seemingly out of the blue-- literally woke up one day and my fingers were numb, weak, and I have assorted other symptoms. The odd part is, it was actually after 4 days of not working out, not using the computer, AND it is in my right hand (I'm left-handed).

Got it checked out and the doctor was not very helpful; confirmed that it was carpal tunnel, said to take some Advil, and come back for tests if it is still around in a month.

Is there anything else that can help? ART or something? It hurts! I can't even really lift right now because I can't grasp things properly.

[thefuture]

You can buy a brace for your arm/wrist (hope I uploaded this right)

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[Audrey]

Are you feeling particularly stressed lately?

You may want to read the following website link. It provides a very interesting view on the subject:
http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~thibaux/rsi_is_tms.htm

[absolut_blonde]

Are you feeling particularly stressed lately?

You may want to read the following website link. It provides a very interesting view on the subject:
http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~thibaux/rsi_is_tms.htm

Interesting!

Not particularly stressed... it actually developed during an amazing weekend away seeing new long-distance-relationship SO :whistling:. But I *was* uber-stressed awhile back- like a month or so ago- so maybe it's related to some delayed reaction to that?

[Chelsinator]

Does anyone else have this? It SUCKS. I just developed it seemingly out of the blue-- literally woke up one day and my fingers were numb, weak, and I have assorted other symptoms. The odd part is, it was actually after 4 days of not working out, not using the computer, AND it is in my right hand (I'm left-handed).

Got it checked out and the doctor was not very helpful; confirmed that it was carpal tunnel, said to take some Advil, and come back for tests if it is still around in a month.

Is there anything else that can help? ART or something? It hurts! I can't even really lift right now because I can't grasp things properly.

Get a massage and get your arms stripped out. Do that 2 or 3 times. ART might help too. Probably just tight muscles. Give that a shot before anything else.

[Erik]

Find a chiropractor that does Active Release Techniques. Trust me.

Chiros have a huge success rate with CTS.

[Chelsinator]

Find a chiropractor that does Active Release Techniques. Trust me.

Chiros have a huge success rate with CTS.

MTs do too. At least I know one who does.... :whistling:

[absolut_blonde]

An excuse to get a massage? I'm so there.

[synergyb3]

An excuse to get a massage? I'm so there.I have CTS in both hands & for a while I was getting weekly arm massages as treatment. It did help. Supposedly some people are cured from it this way.

I wear wrist splints to bed.

If I had decent insurance I'd do ART.

[Wendyoh]

I used to have CTS-like symptoms until I was treated for hypothyroidism, and they have completely gone away since.

[synergyb3]

I used to have CTS-like symptoms until I was treated for hypothyroidism, and they have completely gone away since.

That happens a lot from what I understand.

My current PCP has declared me "normal" despite the fact that I was diagnosed/treated for hypoT by three previous doctors... Such is life. :rolleyes:

[Espi]

Been diagnosed with CTS in January or so, after I got tingling arms/fingers upon waking up in the last few months of 2006.
This was when I was cutting calories & carbs and working out hard.
Lo & behold the symptoms went away once I upped calories/carbs in February, only to come back about 2 weeks ago, when once again I was cutting carbs more as well as doing a lot of exercise.

It puzzled me since I used to eat much less carbs than I do now and not get symptoms while exercising hard.
Then last week, someone wrote how she had tingling fingers and blurry eye vision (I was having this as well) and got a CTS diagnosis until she finally figured out she was suffering from hyponatremia:
- drinking too much water
- not having enough salt
So, she cut back on the water intake as well as upped her salt intake a bit and ... the symptoms went away completely.

I'm now upping my salt intake and slightly decreasing water intake. The tingling seems to have nearly disappaered and I've not experienced blurry eye vison. But then again, have cut back on cardio once again too.

By the way that was an interesting article. It just happens to be that I got plantar fasciatis too but had thought to get rid of it. It was acting up as well.

[Inatic]

i recently started having issues with my CTS. I am hypoT(hashi's) and pretty well optimized.I tho i might need a tweak to my thyroid meds.


Posted by Thunder
Find a chiropractor that does Active Release Techniques. Trust me.

Chiros have a huge success rate with CTS.

I took my symptoms to my ART doc upon reading eriks advice for ART(BEST ADVICE EVER! on so many levels. )

PERFECT. One treatment and the numbness tingling in one hand was completely gone and on the other, only very slightly noticable. Will be following up this week again.

ART doc said im tightening up my shoulders, which is then transferring down my arms/hands.

[Chelsinator]

i recently started having issues with my CTS. I am hypoT(hashi's) and pretty well optimized.I tho i might need a tweak to my thyroid meds.



I took my symptoms to my ART doc upon reading eriks advice for ART(BEST ADVICE EVER! on so many levels. )

PERFECT. One treatment and the numbness tingling in one hand was completely gone and on the other, only very slightly noticable. Will be following up this week again.

ART doc said im tightening up my shoulders, which is then transferring down my arms/hands.

That doesn't sound like CTS at all, that sounds like Thoracic Outlet Syndrome.

[Inatic]

That doesn't sound like CTS at all, that sounds like Thoracic Outlet Syndrome.

Might be right Chels. It has the same exact feel tho. She didnt put a name to it, I did. I'll try and remember to ask this week and get back in here.