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What Do Numbness And Pain In Hands Indicate?
Question: I am 69 years old I still work and am fairly active. At night I am experiencing numbness in my hands and a dull pain wh makes it hard to sleep. Got any suggestions?
Brief Answer:
possibly carpal tunnel syndrome
Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic
It is possible that your symptoms are related to carpal tunnel syndrome. This can cause numbness and pain which tends to be worse at night.
Carpal tunnel syndrome symptoms occur due to compression of a nerve called the median nerve.
This terms passes under a sheath at the level of the wrist.
There are different possible causes including : (1) family history
(2)diabetes
(3)over weight or obese
(4)rheumatoid arthritis or other types of joint inflammation
(5)injury at the wrist
(6)thyroid disease and some other hormonal diseases
(7)high amount of repetitive movements at the wrist
It is diagnosed mainly on history , examination.
Treatment involves: weight loss of any excess weight
(2)wrist splints for 3 to 4 weeks
(3)treating any underlying condition
(4)ultrasound therapy to the wrist
(5) surgery if needed
You can consider visiting your doctor for assessment.
I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions
possibly carpal tunnel syndrome
Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic
It is possible that your symptoms are related to carpal tunnel syndrome. This can cause numbness and pain which tends to be worse at night.
Carpal tunnel syndrome symptoms occur due to compression of a nerve called the median nerve.
This terms passes under a sheath at the level of the wrist.
There are different possible causes including : (1) family history
(2)diabetes
(3)over weight or obese
(4)rheumatoid arthritis or other types of joint inflammation
(5)injury at the wrist
(6)thyroid disease and some other hormonal diseases
(7)high amount of repetitive movements at the wrist
It is diagnosed mainly on history , examination.
Treatment involves: weight loss of any excess weight
(2)wrist splints for 3 to 4 weeks
(3)treating any underlying condition
(4)ultrasound therapy to the wrist
(5) surgery if needed
You can consider visiting your doctor for assessment.
I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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