Fingers falling asleep
So as you know from my previous posts I have been wearing a splint every night to go to bed. And I have not had any numbing of the hands in a very long time. But last night I ended up waking up with some of my hand and my fingers numb. However I was in that intermittent Sleep where I was in and out. I feel I could have possibly fell asleep turned on my side on my left elbow. My question is, is Can falling asleep on your arm cause numbing of the hand and fingers and not have anything to do with carpal tunnel? Also my elbow is sore today as if that was what was happening. Just hoping it’s not an incidence of carpal tunnel. Could be just OCD
I have some good news my carpal tunnel Or whatever I may have, seems to be improving slightly. I still have tingling throughout the day but not as much aches and pains as I was having With splint therapy. The right hand seems to significantly be better as the left is still dragging along. Nothing seems to be getting worse since the last six months I’ve been dealing with this. So I’m guessing that’s a good thing. Worse comes to worse, I will get a Cortizone shot but I do not feel like I need it at the moment
Good to hear of some progress. It's surprising how many things improve by themselves if the body is just left to get on with fixing it. JB
Just curious not trying to waste your time with another ridiculous question. But today I spent about an hour of moving some light boxes. Do you think that this can exacerbate the issue at all? Nothing was extremely heavy just quite a few boxes to move.I also wore a splint on both hands while doing so.
I’m guessing it would be similar to weightlifting. Weightlifting hasn’t seem to cause an issue but just curious anyways.
The activities which really seem to aggravate CTS combine three factors:
High repetition rates - ie the same hand movements repeated many times per minute
High force
Vibration - using vibrating tools in particular seems to be a risk factor
Most of the activites we carry out in everyday like are quite varied. It's only usually in an occupational task that we sit or stand and do the same thing for 8 hours on end.. JB
OK, so typically working out for an hour a day shouldn’t be too much of a problem. It’s mostly tedious hi repetitious handwork for hours on end causes the issues. Sorry to annoy you with all these questions I just feel like there is improvement happening and I do not wanna do anything to mess it up and regress
Not a problem. The site exists to try and make sure patients are well informed. JB
The simple answer is yes - in particular the ulnar nerve is vulnerable to compression during sleep which gives numbness and tingling in the litle and ring fingers, but a sufficiently contorted sleeping position can affect several different nerves. Another good example is 'Saturday night palsy' from compression of the radial nerve. JB