Carpo Tunnel or not?

Question

I will go to the doctor next month after my yard is finished.

Shocking sensation upon certain hand movements.
When lying down in any position, right arm gets tingling sensation, then goes numb, then on and off hot and aching. Standing position makes all that go away, then back to occasional numbness in one finger, and occasional funny shocking sensation (like low volt hot wire fence). On a scale from one to ten in standing position, pain- wise, maybe a 2. Concern, maybe a 5. Laying position after sleep, ache can reach up to a 7. At the seven it feels like a broken bone but in the numb stage I can sleep.

Onset of issue: Springtime raking.
Tried treatments: hand brace at night, anti inflammatories
Slow sit-ups to stretch my spine, shaking hands at night and yelling OMG
Complaining. I think the medicine makes it better but hard to say.

Oh and I think it has made me short. NO wait, I was already short.

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Well Val: let me try. I have "carpel tunnel" it's an infection in the tendons of the arm usually starting from doing the same thing over and over. It irritates the lining and , you get carpel tunnel.
They'll try a brace when doing this same tedious job over and over. Sometimes it help. They'll try drugs, at the last resort they'll do surgery.
I have this but, it doesn't bother me. I also have a disease that has a name but, I don't even care to remember it. Arthritis-, osteo in the severe degenerative stages, has literally eating the covering off the bones in my hands. I had a arthroscope, they go into your hand with a small camera.
All the covering is gone and the bones look like a Berber carpet. I recently had hand surgery and a ten inch plate put in with twelve screws, to fuse the bone stopping all movement, it works but, not as well. Now the other hand soon. It's like you describe, exactly but, that doesn't mean you have the same as me. Goof luck

Answer 2

I'm a third year medical student and a quick test we would do to help determine whether or not this is carpal tunnel is an examination called phalen's sign. Basically, you have to hold each hand in complete dorsiflexion (so, flex each wrist, and put the back of each hand against the back of the other and hold it there for 30-60 seconds). This maneuver has the effect of increasing pressure within the carpal tunnel and compressing the median nerve. A positive phalen's is tingling, burning, or numbness in the thumb, index or middle finger and is suggestive of median nerve compression and carpal tunnel syndrome. Other tests include reverse phalen's, and Tinel's sign. If Phalen's produces tingling I would encourage you to look up reverse Phalen's or Tinel's sign for further testing.

Answer 3

Hmmmmmm. It doesn't really sound as much like carpal tunnel syndrome as just poor circulation, perhaps from a pinched nerved. Muscle inflammation can be a big part of it too. Like a muscle pressing against a nerve or something.

Answer 4

in all risk just to ward off money to the injured. That what ensue to myself back in 1982 while PG&E terminated myself just to ward off everlasting disability from Muscular Skeletal ailment which fall under carpel tunnel

Answer 5

NOT carpal tunnel. Maybe tendonitis, maybe nerve conduction deficits. Doc should probably do nerve conduction studies.

Answer 6

hello, my name is Megan i have experiencing the same problems, i went to the doctor and she told me i was just having muscle spasms I'm not sure if that's really what it is in your cause but go get it checked out!