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Carpal tunnel and riding, any advice?

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油井緋色;2201236 said:
Over the past 2 months I've noticed pain in my right hand from steering the wheel during rush hour

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video games, programming (my livelyhood), riding, and weight lifting (specifically bench press) all aggravate my right hand and eventually lead to massive pain (lifting and riding do this) or a throbbing wrist.
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As others have mentioned, carpal tunnel has specific symptoms: numbness in the thumb, index and middle finger, which persist during the day and gets worse at night such that it wakes you up. Just general pain or a throbbing wrist may be a precursor to CTS but unless you experience the numbness, you won't be able to say for sure it's CTS.

Get it diagnosed properly first before you try any of the treatments or solutions mentioned.
 
HELLBOY said:
...not sure what someone that would recommend sissy elastic bands as a workout alternative for his wrists would consider to be a "real bike". Had high hopes for you too, considering your taste in music and all ;)
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TRX straps aren't elastic bands.

The system is an excellent form of full body exercise using your body weight as resistance.
 
Lightcycle said:
As others have mentioned, carpal tunnel has specific symptoms: numbness in the thumb, index and middle finger, which persist during the day and gets worse at night such that it wakes you up. Just general pain or a throbbing wrist may be a precursor to CTS but unless you experience the numbness, you won't be able to say for sure it's CTS.

Get it diagnosed properly first before you try any of the treatments or solutions mentioned.
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Went to a doc and he said it's very early symptoms. The pinkie side of my right hand is constantly numb and occasionally (now) the whole risk swells up. I'm sitting here typing with my right hand wrapped in ice -_-

BusaBob said:
TRX straps aren't elastic bands.
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BusaBob said:
The system is an excellent form of full body exercise using your body weight as resistance.
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Elastic bands won't give me enough resistance to stimulate growth. For reference, I 5x5 235lb squat *** to grass and 1x5 315 deadlift. The bench is around 175.

I'm just gonna give up lifting for a bit and stick with cardio until this is better and drop everything by 25% when I go back :(
 
For me I get pain after riding a round for about 2 hours in my left wrist, but it's only from pulling in the clutch lever. Other than that I am fine just sucks because after about 2 hours the pain is almost debilitating. Of course it's only when I ride that I notice this pain.


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I would recommend seeing your doctor ASAP. Last year I thought oh no I have arthritis developing in my hand. I do a LOT of repetitive scissoring, at work. Went to see doctor and he said it was a nerve issue injected cortisone in my wrist, next day all tingling and pain was gone completely. Now I have stiff fingers in the same hand that reappeared after my bike was rear ended in Jun.
 
Were you on the bike when it got rear ended because that could be a causal link to the stiff fingers (in the same hand). What about the cortisone injection? I heard they're great but don't last to long.
 
So after some Googling about "pinkie numbness", I've realized it probably isn't CTS...meaning my doctor is useless.

Does anyone have a referral I can use? I REALLY don't want this to get worse than it already is. I can feel it near my elbow now.
 
inreb said:
Were you on the bike when it got rear ended because that could be a causal link to the stiff fingers (in the same hand). What about the cortisone injection? I heard they're great but don't last to long.
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Yes I was on bike, was rear ended by another bike, (threads in the down rider and the general forums, (update to accident). Well I got the Cortisone shot over a year and had no symptoms until after the accident.
 
油井緋色;2201901 said:
So after some Googling about "pinkie numbness", I've realized it probably isn't CTS...meaning my doctor is useless.

Does anyone have a referral I can use? I REALLY don't want this to get worse than it already is. I can feel it near my elbow now.
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I too now have develop[ed "tennis elbow" after the accident again tingling that goes from hand to elbow and at times EXTREMELY painful. Doc recommended a tennis elbow brace when I wear it the pain is almost un noticeable.
 
Lightcycle said:
Get it diagnosed properly first before you try any of the treatments or solutions mentioned.
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Nah man, forget Doctors, go to the internet and get unseen opinions from a buncha guys who may or may have not completed a small engine repair course at deVry.

This is not CT, it's sounds more like tendonitis and is very common in the hand/arm used to hold a mouse on heavy computer users and the thumb pad on gaming controls. The first step is to get an expert in ergonomics assess the work position.
 
CafeRay said:
Nah man, forget Doctors, go to the internet and get unseen opinions from a buncha guys who may or may have not completed a small engine repair course at deVry.

This is not CT, it's sounds more like tendonitis and is very common in the hand/arm used to hold a mouse on heavy computer users and the thumb pad on gaming controls. The first step is to get an expert in ergonomics assess the work position.
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Most family doctors, I've found, are useless but are the main contacts I have. I used to study health sciences and have built up a habit of diagnosing myself and going to a doctor for a second opinion. This time my diagnosis was wrong but the doctors was also wrong. Sounds more like http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=a00069 to me because if I push down on my elbow on the same side as the back of my hand, the numbness/tingliness goes away.

Still, I'd like a professional opinion from a competent doctor and suggested solutions, hence why I'm asking if anyone has references.
 
Try switching hands for your mouse to relieve the activity that causes the carpel tunnel.

I used to get stiffness/pain in my right shoulder and neck area due to excessive use of the mouse for work, and PC gaming at home. I switched to using the mouse on my left hand for work and the stiffness totally went away. It only took a couple days to get used to it. I don't do much gaming anymore but now use the mouse at work and at home on the left side.
 
WoBblyCaT said:
Try switching hands for your mouse to relieve the activity that causes the carpel tunnel.

I used to get stiffness/pain in my right shoulder and neck area due to excessive use of the mouse for work, and PC gaming at home. I switched to using the mouse on my left hand for work and the stiffness totally went away. It only took a couple days to get used to it. I don't do much gaming anymore but now use the mouse at work and at home on the left side.
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I'm looking into picking up a left handed mouse or ambidextrous mouse for use.

....but the one I like is $150ish after tax =(
 
油井緋色;2201917 said:
Most family doctors, I've found, are useless but are the main contacts I have. I used to study health sciences and have built up a habit of diagnosing myself and going to a doctor for a second opinion. This time my diagnosis was wrong but the doctors was also wrong. Sounds more like http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=a00069 to me because if I push down on my elbow on the same side as the back of my hand, the numbness/tingliness goes away.

Still, I'd like a professional opinion from a competent doctor and suggested solutions, hence why I'm asking if anyone has references.
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That is exactly where one wears a tennis elbow brace..lol
 
油井緋色;2201917 said:
Most family doctors, I've found, are useless but are the main contacts I have.
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No one tells you this, or will admit it, but Family doctors are typically one step above getting kicked out of med school. It's typically a last resort for trainees who did a poor residence.

A GP should refer you a specialist, but OHIP limits this. The place to go is sports medicine clinics, who deal with tendonitis in all forms every day.

The classic joke is , "Doc, it hurts when I do this", "So, stop doing that".

First step is stopping whatever is causing the repetitive strain, then deal with the inflammation with drugs, ice, physio, any persistent pain is a potential acupuncture treatment.

Humans were not designed to do repetitive force movements like computer mice, key boards, while sitting in one position.
 
油井緋色;2201928 said:
I'm looking into picking up a left handed mouse or ambidextrous mouse for use.

....but the one I like is $150ish after tax =(
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$150 for a mouse? You need a cheap mouse that you can reprogram the mouse keys to swap functions.
 
nfq said:
don't forget an ergonomic keyboard while you're at it.
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Those don't actually do anything. The problem for many is that the hand is arched back above the keyboard constantly, the fix is typically a tall wrist/arm rest so that wrist angles are flatter.
 
CafeRay said:
Those don't actually do anything. The problem for many is that the hand is arched back above the keyboard constantly, the fix is typically a tall wrist/arm rest so that wrist angles are flatter.
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It's about alignment. That means seat height, desk height, distance to keyboard, etc etc.
I've had one of these for a long time and it's helped more than anything. Effortless typing experience once you're used to it.
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