what are the first signs of carpul tunnel?

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Answer 1

The first symptoms of CTS usually appear when trying to sleep.[2] Symptoms range from paresthesia (a burning, tingling numbness in the fingers, especially of the thumb and index and middle fingers) to difficulty gripping and making a fist. Inability to firmly grasp and dropping things is common. If left untreated the symptoms can progress, and increasing pain intensity can further restrict hand functionality. In the early stages of CTS, individuals often mistakenly blame the tingling numbness on their sleeping position, thinking their hands have had restricted circulation and are simply "falling asleep".

BTW, the surgery for CTS is rather simple procedure though the recovery is agonizing, the results are EXCELLENT.

Answer 2

CTS symptoms are pain, tingling or numbness in the area of the thumb, index, middle and ring fingers.

Medical practitioners like to put neat little labels and names on conditions to convince us that we're all suffering from various diseases and untreatable conditions. Demoralizing, isn't it?

Now, would you be interested in a more likely cause and solution to your condition?

What commonly gets diagnosed as CTS is actually caused by skeletal misalignment, or, if you prefer, chronically bad posture. People who answer phones all day or work on computers for hours on end almost invariably end up being diagnosed with CTS. Why? Look at their posture for 8, 10 or more hours a day- slouching shoulders, rounded backs, strained neck, etc. All of these posture habits lead to chronically tight muscles in the chest, neck, back and shoulders which eventually impinge on the nerves and blood vessels that supply the arm. Impinged nerves/vessels= pain, numbness in the wrist and hand. Surgery won't fix a thing because it's not addressing the real cause of the problem. I know people that have had 2 or more CTS surgeries only to have the symptoms come right back. These same people are also professional slouchers. Cause and effect. Just as a car that's out of alignment will prematurely wear out tires and shocks, your body will react with pain if you keep it misaligned (poor posture) for hours, days or more at a time.

Take a serious look at your own posture or have someone help you. Are your shoulders rounded forward? Do you slouch? Is your head inline with your shoulders as viewed from the side or is it forward of your shoulder joint? All of these conditions will cause CTS symptoms. This may seem over-simplistic, but I've seen people make dramatic changes and eliminate many kinds of long standing pain by making simple adjustments and improvements in their posture.

Pain is your body's signal that something is wrong and needs to be fixed. Try looking for simple causes to your pain. Surgery should always be a last resort after all other options have been exhausted.

For more info. on this I highly recommend the book, "Pain Free at Your PC", by Pete Egoscue. He gives great advice and simple exercises you can do to eliminate CTS, back pain and many other problems.

Answer 3

For me, I noticed that the tendon around my thumb going up my forearm was constantly hurting and very tight. At night my hands were numb and made it hard to sleep. My doctor tried prescribing an anti-inflammatory but it didn't really work. I went to a specialist who told me I should have surgery. Look into other options before surgery cause the surgery sometimes doesn't always work. I strengthen my hand muscles and stretch my arms which seem to do the trick as I don't have much pain anymore. Hope this helps.

Answer 4

I have symptoms of it occasionally but use a wrist brace to get past it.

I considered the surgery until I learned that is comes back. So what would be the point.

My friends daughter had it on both wrists at the same time, she was incapacitated for a long period of time. Unable to work or care for her children.

Unless I get much worse, I'll just use my wrist braces as needed.

Answer 5

Carpal tunnel syndrome

An unexplained numbness or tingling in the hand

Answer 6

Pain! Numbness in the morning. Fingers get lazy/weak/tired out quickly.

Answer 7

Numbness in the thumb, index and middle fingers.

Answer 8

i think its carpal tunnel syndrome..
but your wrist hurts a lot and you cant move it in a circle action easily

Answer 9

Pain!!