The past few days I have noticed a tingling and numbing sensation in both of my hands that comes on randomly like a shock wave (that"s the best way I can explain it, a shock wave). And it keeps getting worse. Now, my individual fingers experience it too whenever i push a button on my phone, or spray cooking spray on a pan, maybe picking something up, or pushing a door, etc. I didn't know how many people here on the teamfortress.tv community would have Carpal Tunnel, because I know one well known way to get it is by playing video games. Other ways are like, working on vibrating tools, or anything that disrupts the median nerve in your wrist.
I just started playing tennis a few months back, and I'm thinking that may be the cause of it, because of the vibrations on the strings after you hit the ball, etc. It also works the forearm/wrist and maybe it disrupted the nerve in my wrist by an over use of my arm. Any thoughts would be helpful. I'm planning to see my school trainer tomorrow, but would like to have an idea if I should rule Carpal Tunnel as a possibility or not.
I just started playing tennis a few months back, and I'm thinking that may be the cause of it, because of the vibrations on the strings after you hit the ball, etc. It also works the forearm/wrist and maybe it disrupted the nerve in my wrist by an over use of my arm. Any thoughts would be helpful. I'm planning to see my school trainer tomorrow, but would like to have an idea if I should rule Carpal Tunnel as a possibility or not.
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I do these streches pretty regularly and they help tremendously
I do these streches pretty regularly and they help tremendously
You should see a physical therapist/etc and see what they say
Really should go and ask a doctor if its a major issue instead of random nerds on a video game forum
JDawgboth of my hands .
video games probably aren't it then unless you type a shitload. You need to look into activities where you're stressing both tunnels then, and make sure its not a tendinitis of the elbow or smthn. If its tennis related its more likely to be some tendinitis. Is it just yr wrists/hands or does it extend to the elbow as well?
video games probably aren't it then unless you type a shitload. You need to look into activities where you're stressing both tunnels then, and make sure its not a tendinitis of the elbow or smthn. If its tennis related its more likely to be some tendinitis. Is it just yr wrists/hands or does it extend to the elbow as well?
JDawgif I should rule Carpal Tunnel as a possibility or not.
of course you should. carpal tunnel can get bad.
it would be silly to rule it out with the symptoms you're currently experiencing.
visit a doctor or/and physiotherapist. optionally (temporarily) stop playing games/tennis.
do exercises, not so much to strengthen your muscles, but to keep things lose and lower strain. (stretch, stretch, stretch!)
definitely don't ignore the symptoms - you don't want to wake up in 5 years knowing you're messed up your wrists for life just because you didn't want to stop playing games.
of course you should. carpal tunnel can get bad.
it would be silly to rule it out with the symptoms you're currently experiencing.
visit a doctor or/and physiotherapist. optionally (temporarily) stop playing games/tennis.
do exercises, not so much to strengthen your muscles, but to keep things lose and lower strain. (stretch, stretch, stretch!)
definitely don't ignore the symptoms - you don't want to wake up in 5 years knowing you're messed up your wrists for life just because you didn't want to stop playing games.
I noticed it when I started having these random numbing sensations kind of like both my hands are falling asleep, but they aren't in a weird position to cause them to fall asleep. Then it started happening more often today (Probably 40-50 times total today), which is what got me worried after I started talking to friends about it, and some friends who have had nerve problems. They all said it sounded like it might be nerve related. I talked to my parents and the only logical explanation they could come up with was tennis maybe, because that's the only thing that really stresses out my wrists and forearms. Just recently, the feeling has moved up into my individual fingers and every time I pick something up, or press a button, etc. It feels like someone is sticking me with a pin in my finger.
Go to a doctor ASAP.
This doesn't sound like CT. I would describe CT as acute pain when you use whatever muscles that are affected.
Stay away from activities that stress your wrist. Or if you have to, wear a wrist brace/support your wrist.
This doesn't sound like CT. I would describe CT as acute pain when you use whatever muscles that are affected.
Stay away from activities that stress your wrist. Or if you have to, wear a wrist brace/support your wrist.
doesn't sound like tendinitis either dude yr gonna die
hit that fuckin doctor up tho yeah and try icing yr wrists and elbows. If its CT it could calm it down but it sounds like u got some serious shit wrong cause CT takes a while to pickup iirc
hit that fuckin doctor up tho yeah and try icing yr wrists and elbows. If its CT it could calm it down but it sounds like u got some serious shit wrong cause CT takes a while to pickup iirc