Tingling numbness and pain in hand?!
Question: This has happened off and on for a couple of years now, where I would get tingling in my hand after writting or something like that....but now for the last month or 2 it has been really bad. I will get tingling and nubness and then it will be out and out pain. This happens with every thing I do, from griping the sterring wheel, writting, typing, holding utensils to eat. It ocassionaly wakes me up at night, and my hand feels painful and stiff. This morning, I couldn't even grip the shower nob to turn it on, my hand literally would not close around it, and it was painful.
Any ideas what could be causing this? By the way, it only happens in my right hand, and makes things even more difficult because I am right handed.
Answers: This has happened off and on for a couple of years now, where I would get tingling in my hand after writting or something like that....but now for the last month or 2 it has been really bad. I will get tingling and nubness and then it will be out and out pain. This happens with every thing I do, from griping the sterring wheel, writting, typing, holding utensils to eat. It ocassionaly wakes me up at night, and my hand feels painful and stiff. This morning, I couldn't even grip the shower nob to turn it on, my hand literally would not close around it, and it was painful.
Any ideas what could be causing this? By the way, it only happens in my right hand, and makes things even more difficult because I am right handed.
It sounds like carpal tunnel syndrome. The pain iscaused by a compressed nerve in your wrist and is worsened by repetitive motion (like writing or typing). A visit to your doc will give you a definitive answer. For at-home treatment, try resting the hand and wrist, immobilize it with a splint. Also try anti-inflammatories like ibuprofen or aspirin. It might eventually require a surgical procedure to release it.
Good luck.
Could be a pinched or trapped nerve. I would go to a doc, who will do a short exam and likely refer you to either an orthopedic doc or refer you to a physical therapy/occupational therapy program to get your hand working less painfully. I know it's a pain to go to the doc, but go before it gets worse and takes longer to fix.