Carpal tunnel syndrome results from constant pressure on the hand's median nerve. It is characterized by numbness, tingling sensation, and weakness in the arms and hands. It can occur due to any anatomical defect, nerve damage, or underlying diseases. Treatment includes wrist splinting, oral medication, or surgery. In addition, relaxing the grip by taking frequent short breaks and improving posture and hot packs helps manage the syndrome.
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My arms are burning while typing. What to do?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a writer, so I use my computer a lot. Pretty sure I have a repetitive stress injury. My father has Carpal tunnel, so it would not be a surprise at all if I have something similar. The pain is triggered when I type, and more so when I use my trackball. More than anything, my arm bu... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Sorry to see that you have persistent symptoms. It is not clear from your description that you have any hand symptoms with crampy pain on typing with the index thumb and middle fingers most affected as that would fit into a carpal tunnel-like picture. If it is your arms... Read Full »
I suffer from lip allergy, hand numbness, and shaking. Why?
Query: Hello doctor,I am a 15-year-old with problems with my lips. My lips reacted to Vaseline and Carmex (lip balm) by being filled with spots. So, I stopped using those products. But now I wake up with lumps on my lips each day. One day, something formed in the corner of my lips and looked like a boil, l... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have read the query, and I can understand your concern. The persistent lip reactions, lumps, and dryness could indicate an underlying medical condition, such as eczema, contact dermatitis, or an infection. The numbness and shaking in your hands could also be a sym... Read Full »
I am suffering from thumb stiffness and muscle pain. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, Two months ago, I first noticed my right-hand thumb being stiff when using my phone. It subsided after a few minutes and returned to normal. A few days later, while sipping a cup of tea, my thumb began to feel stiff once more and to shake somewhat. I began to worry then. I struggled fo... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have read the query, and I can understand your concern. Your symptoms do not seem to be related to ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). Your symptoms are more suggestive of carpal tunnel syndrome or a bulging disc in the cervical vertebral column, leading to pain ... Read Full »
I have numbness and tingling sensation in my ring finger. Why?
Query: Hi doctor, Before a month, I carried heavy grocery bags and after that my right-hand ring finger got numb with a tingling sensation. It is persistent for the past one month. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Carrying heavy grocery bags just once will not cause any numbness in ring finger with a tingling sensation. Do you work for long hours on a computer using the keyboard? Your symptoms indicate nerve entrapment like carpal tunnel syndrome. Even, if your nerve is injured w... Read Full »
How to get rid of pain in the fingers, palm, and wrist after working on the laptop from home?
Query: Hi doctor, Now, I am working from home for eight to ten hours a day. Before six days, my laptop got backed up. For the next three days, I was working with an external keyboard and mouse by sitting on the bed instead of using my table and chair. Though I had some strain and discomfort, I continued... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Please mention the exact location of pain. Please mention whether you have pain in your wrist or elbow or shoulder joint. Please mention whether you have hypothyroidism or diabetes. You have possible causes of neuropraxia, carpal tunnel syndrome, hypocalcemia, hypokalemia... Read Full »
My arms become numb while sleeping and I get disturbed. How to fix this problem?
Query: Hi doctor, I am a 35-year-old male. I have been to several doctors (neurologist) and I have not been told what is wrong and what I can do to fix it? My symptoms are: for the last ten months, when I go to sleep I wake up with one or both of my arms being numb from my elbow down to my pinky and rin... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Sorry about your present health condition. Usually during sleeping on supine position or sleeping on sitting position with hands side by side may can cause some compression of ulnar nerve lead to temporary signal interference call neuropraxia which is common in all i... Read Full »
How do you manage symptoms caused by carpal tunnel syndrome?
Query: Hello doctor, I have carpal tunnel syndrome, and my wrist appears swollen. I went to the emergency room, but they sent me home. I was given painkillers, but I can tolerate the pain to some extent. The problem is that I cannot pick up anything with my right hand. My index finger and thumb are numb. ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your problem. You should understand that carpal tunnel syndrome is the compression of the median nerve in the wrist. It can be associated with conditions like hypothyroidism, steroid use, pregnancy, diabetes mellitus, or obesity. Make sure you are not su... Read Full »
I feel a shock-like sensation after the COVID vaccine. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, I have been experiencing a burning and shock-like sensation in my left hand for a couple of days. Whenever any object grazes my thumb or index finger, I get a burning sensation. The movement of the fingers and wrist is also not so free. My grip is fine, but I feel a bit of heaviness... Read Full »
Answer: Hi,Welcome to icliniq.com.Thank you for the query. I can understand your concern. According to your statement, you have been suffering from a burning and shock-like sensation in your left hand, especially your left thumb and index finger, for the last few days.According to your statement, you may su... Read Full »
I have tingling sensation in my hands and my toes hurt. Why?
Query: Hello doctor,My problem is that I am experiencing a tingling sensation in my hand and the tips of my fingers. Toe fingers are also hurting. Please help me with this. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concern. According to your present clinical features, you are suffering from carpal tunnel syndrome caused by the entrapment of the median nerve in the wrist joint. It is characterized by burning, tingling, or numbness in your hands and fingers.... Read Full »
My dad has been diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome nine months ago. What is the treatment for it?
Query: Hello doctor, My dad is 87 years old. He is in good health. He has been diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome via an EMG (electromyography). Here are the results of the test: Right carpal tunnel of severe degree with chronic Wallerian degeneration. Left carpal tunnel of severe degree with chronic W... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern and would explain that hand surgery for carpal tunnel can help especially if pain and numbness are more prominent during the night and he experiences severe electrical pain (Tinel's sign - the tingling or “pins and needles” feeling y... Read Full »
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