Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Tendonitis.

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I've had tendonitis many times over the years and atm I'm experiencing considerable pain in the top area of my right wrist which feels very similar, however i think it's more likely carpal tunnel syndrome.

Started about a week ago and has not improved .

During the past 2 months i have found myself having to scooter many more miles/hours than usual and I reckon this is the cause of the problem.

Fortuanatly I am now in a position where I can return to riding less howver this discomfort is no fun weteher on two wheels or using a computer mouse ( presently using left hand which is fun! lol)

I can get to see a Dr next week if needs be, however in the meantime what can I do other than try keep repetitive use of that wrist to minimum??
 
I've got this.The tendonitis. I recommend avoiding riding a motor scooter, excessive keyboard use and get a full workplace assesment done, you may need wrist supports etc to help take the strain.

I'd recommend ice packs for your hands etc and anti imfammitories.
 
Thanks for the advice Steve ......the avoidance of excessive keyboard use could be made easier if:

1. The voice activation on my tablet actually understood what i was saying and "typed" the correct words :rolleyes:

2. If I wasn't a member of a forum that i enjoy so much ...TP!! :D
 
Mrs BT has CTS at the moment - her right hand repeatedly goes numb. It's always "tingly" - like pins & needles.

She's seen a consultant who did a conductivity test - as a result she's awaiting an operation to fix it. She's a secretary so does a LOT of typing - we suspect, but can't be sure, that's the cause. She found one of these helped: http://thermoskin.co.uk/products/thermal-support/wrist/wrist-hand-brace/
 
Asha said:
Thanks for the advice Steve ......the avoidance of excessive keyboard use could be made easier if:

1. The voice activation on my tablet actually understood what i was saying and "typed" the correct words :rolleyes:

2. If I wasn't a member of a forum that i enjoy so much ...TP!! :D
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Seriously cut all non essential typing out, and take another mode of transport to work. Your body is giving you a warning. Take it. Seek also a doctor and a workstation assessment to see if you're using keyboards properly. My work provided me with wrist supports, soft touch keyboard and helped me adjust posture to ensure the minimum strain was on my wrists. Help is available, take it if its there.
 
Thanks for that info Rob,

Is the tingly pins & needles feeling a specific symptom to CTS as I haven't experienced that which is why I mentioned both CTS and tendonitis??

The discomfort is very much like previous encounters of the latter ...... and is relieved as soon as the wrist is put in a different more comfortable position.

It doesnt affect my grip or functioning of fingers howeverI cannot however place my palm flat on a suface and push myself up from the sofa / bed for example without excrutiating pain which stems from the top of the wrist joint and radiates into the top of the hand.
The L shape of the arm in relation to the hand is not dissimilar to the position of the hand when holding scooter handlebars!!)


I'm going to rest it as much as possible ( without actally strapping / splinting it), during the coming days / week and see if it eases although i know from experience tendonitis doesn't clear up overnight!
 
ST4 said:
Seriously cut all non essential typing out, and take another mode of transport to work. Your body is giving you a warning. Take it. Seek also a doctor and a workstation assessment to see if you're using keyboards properly. My work provided me with wrist supports, soft touch keyboard and helped me adjust posture to ensure the minimum strain was on my wrists. Help is available, take it if its there.
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Fully agree with you Steve .....I listen to my body, hence why i'm on with looking into this and indeed I'm actually typing left handed...........can you tell? lol
 
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In the last couple of months I too started experiencing pins and needles in my right hand, which the internet told me was "obviously" CTS. But instead of visiting my GP, I've been seeing a family friend osteopath and her deduction is that it seems to be coming from a collapsing neck vertebra - certainly her treatment and acupuncture for her diagnosis and my conciously improved posture has all but solved the problem for me.

So it might not be CTS - although you obviously already know more about tendonitis than I do!

Anyway it's not all bad news. Which stand-up comic was it who told the joke years ago "the one thing the internet has given us is that my teenaged son can now work a mouse with his left hand!" ... it would be a terrible waste if you've taught yourself that trick but then have to keep repetitive use of your other wrist to a minimum!! :whistle: :naughty:
 
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In the last couple of months I too started experiencing pins and needles in my right hand, which the internet told me was "obviously" CTS. But instead of visiting my GP, I've been seeing a family friend osteopath and her deduction is that it seems to be coming from a collapsing neck vertebra - certainly her treatment and acupuncture for her diagnosis and my conciously improved posture has all but solved the problem for me.

So it might not be CTS - although you obviously already know more about tendonitis than I do!

Anyway it's not all bad news. Which stand-up comic was it who told the joke years ago "the one thing the internet has given us is that my teenaged son can now work a mouse with his left hand!" ... it would be a terrible waste if you've taught yourself that trick but then have to keep repetitive use of your other wrist to a minimum!! :whistle: :naughty:
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Like many ailments, the symptoms can sometimes be mistaken for something different to what we believe it is...............hence drs! lol

I'm hoping it's no more than a fairly mild and relatively short lived case of tendonitis /RSI

As for repetitive use ........mmm i believe there are other forums to discuss such as that:p ................not that i'm knowledgable in that sector!! :naughty::wideyed::D:D
 
Asha said:
Fully agree with you Steve .....I listen to my body, hence why i'm on with looking into this and indeed I'm actually typing left handed...........can you tell? lol
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Make sure you don't transfer too much strain to that hand, been there, done that.

I'd urge you to get some ice packs if you've any swelling in wrists or hands. It helps.
 
ST4 said:
Make sure you don't transfer too much strain to that hand, been there, done that.

I'd urge you to get some ice packs if you've any swelling in wrists or hands. It helps.
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funningly enough ther's no swelling .............ive had some dreadfull case of tendonitis before, worst being my achilles so much so i could barely walk yet even then there was no swelling or external visible signs .............wierd or what!

Maybe ice will help anyway??
 
A friend has just had the cts op on one hand and says she'd never ever do the other as it is now more painful than before! The operation was horrible too.

Tingling in the hands can be down to tight muscles and jangling nerves anywhere along the arm and up to the neck. It's worth experimenting massaging in random places as you can alter the 'jangle' depending on where you press. There are a couple of points around the upper arm and elbow area that seem relieve the pain in the hand. I had some kind of RSI and it was almost completely relieved when I pressed on a particular point around the elbow. That was caused by using a mouse. It was the wrong shape for me. I found it quite whacky that I could press on one area and the pain went.

Tens machines are worth investigating for the pain too.

Try an arm sling for a while. It might take the pressure off the neck area plus it would force you to rest it and stay away from the scooter!
 
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A friend has just had the cts op on one hand and says she'd never ever do the other as it is now more painful than before! The operation was horrible too.

Tingling in the hands can be down to tight muscles and jangling nerves anywhere along the arm and up to the neck. It's worth experimenting massaging in random places as you can alter the 'jangle' depending on where you press. There are a couple of points around the upper arm and elbow area that seem relieve the pain in the hand. I had some kind of RSI and it was almost completely relieved when I pressed on a particular point around the elbow. That was caused by using a mouse. It was the wrong shape for me. I found it quite whacky that I could press on one area and the pain went.

Tens machines are worth investigating for the pain too.

Try an arm sling for a while. It might take the pressure off the neck area plus it would force you to rest it and stay away from the scooter!
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Some interesting info there Suz..thanks;

Now the sling idea ...kinda like that, maybe I'll get locals feeling sorry for me and let me jump shop queues!! :D
 
As above, don't diagnose yourself using the internet. Pain in the hand can be caused by anything between (and including) the brain and the hand, as well as systemic causes like diabetes.
 
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however while you are waiting for 3 weeks for an appointment , ibrubrofen, bag of cold peas, wrist support , elevate the arm when not using it , and get a track ball mouse and gel wrist rest for essential computer work.
 
srichards said:
A friend has just had the cts op on one hand and says she'd never ever do the other as it is now more painful than before! The operation was horrible too.
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I was diagnosed with CTS around ten years ago, and I used to regularly get tingling/numbness in my hands/fingers, and also a lot of pain. I have not played golf for several years (really unhappy about that as I used to play low single figures), and had to stop riding the road bike because I could hardly pull the brake levers in.
I had an injection into my left wrist, but that has got worse, and following that, decided not to have the operations done, just in case both hands got worse. If I drink tea, then I have to hold the cup with both hands, and often use a takeaway cup when I am out.
I also have to do hand exercises daily - no sniggering at the back please, this is serious:naughty:
 
Hi Asha,

Knowledge, experience and qualifications all rolled up here! Hopefully I can help out some how.

The symptoms described sounds more like tendinitis (probably extensor-carpi ulnaris / radialis) than CTS. I would be very suprised if it were CTS.

With CTS it most likely wouldn't be brought on by a 'bit more scootering' than normal where as tendinitis is almost always due to overuse in the sense that the tendon isn't strong enough to deal with the repeated loaded contractions.

Also with CTS as mentioned, a lack of feeling would be experienced but with tendinitis pain is felt when used.

If you strap it up and the pain is less severe, most likely tendinitis, if you strap it up and and it makes little to no difference, there is more to concern with.

If it is tendinitis, and I suspect it's highly probable, you should take ibuprofen when it is giving you grief along with ice and at all over times, heat to the area will divert more blood to this poorly vascular tissue amd help heal. For rehabilitation, eccentric loading is proved to be very effective at increasing the strength of the tendon whilst minimising the inflammation in the process. This would be lowering weight off the end of a table for example very slowly, just using the wrist going down palm first.

Time wise with tendinitis (if that's the diagnosis) you're looking at a good amount of months before feeling 100% again. In the meantime, straps when playing sports, avoiding what made it damaged and ice/heat are all key elements in recovery.

Hope that helps.
 
Thank you for your replies guys.

I am visiting the Dr this week...Thursday unless I can get to him beforehand.

The discomfort remains pretty much the same.

@ Phil Young I strapped it up temporarily and the pain diminishes.........without the support, the discomfort returns, typically mild if the hand / arm are " in line" ....the severe pain comes when twisting or bending the wrist joint ( particularly backwards.

As you say if it is tendonitis then time is a healer ( i know from experience) but very limited use of the right hand / arm is going to prove extremely inconvenient ........No snide comments fellas, ladies are present! :naughty::D:D

I'll update with the Drs diagnosis later in the week.

In the meantime, thank you all for your suggestions to help ease the discomfort.
 
TENDONITIS......that's todays diagnosis from my doctor.

Treatment ....bandage wrist to restrict flexing and rest .... Avoiding thé scooter as much as possible.

Relieved it's not a carpal problem!
 
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