Carpal Tunnel

Update: Went and saw a hand/wrist/elbow specialist at Crystal Clinic yesterday. He confirmed carpal tunnel. Gave me the option of surgery or cortisone shot. I opted for the shot for now and will most likely get the surgery during winter. He said the shot should give me a couple months of relief.

Riding has been a little better lately. Put the fattest/ softest grips I could find on. Also some inserts in the end of the bars to help with vibration. Hand still goes numb but it takes longer before it happens.

Thanks everyone for your input.
 
i went to see my doctor about a week ago and he said tunnel carpal is mainly in the thumb and first finger... my issue is in the next 3 fingers so they said i need the electric shock test to determine nerve continuity and go from there... not really looking forward to having that test.. all most like getting hit with 110vac every time,but i need to get this resolved because its getting worse.
 
First, Go see a Kinesiologist - have them do full body muscle / nerve test.
Talk with them about EVERYTHING you do - good and bad.
What you eat, sleep, drink, smoke. How you work, play - everything.
That way they can understand and make recommendations

Then, ask for a referral to neuromuscular therapist - to work on the issues found.
Don't cut until you've exhausted these options
 
I had the "shock" test. It measures nerve response. It isn't too bad in the hands, but I had it in my hip to test for sciatica. That one sucked!
 
MarctheSharc said:
FYI - They don't use "shock" to test you -WTF IS THAT ????
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They do, it’s a way for them to check if you have impulse activity throughout the entire nerve. And if you don’t, that’s where they start. Kinda like finding a break in an underground electric wire.

Doing Nuero surgery they frequently do this to make sure they haven’t lost any function if they’re mucking around in a tedious area....
 
What I meant to say is the Kinesiologist won't use electricity .

Anyone else ever try it?
 
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MarctheSharc said:
FYI - They don't use "shock" to test you -WTF IS THAT ????
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unfortunately they do.. had it done a few years ago.. they shock the nerves to test flow.. it sucks.. i even asked if there is another option to this and they said no.. i need to look into this more before i have the test done..
 
See Above - I'm not disagreeing that's what they'er doing to you.
And you guys may be ok with getting shocked - Not me.
Fuuuck that !
 
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Kinesiology testing does not diagnose disease.
Muscle testing enables analysis which detects functional imbalances.
Minor imbalances when not corrected, accumulate and cause compensations.
Compensations compound each other, lead to functional changes, and give rise to symptoms of discomfort, pain.

As we age, we compensate.
As we get injured, we compensate.
As pain sets in ....we compensate even more.
This is especially pronounced in "amateur athletes" ...Hey, that's us!!

Sometimes we just need to get the the bio mechanics back in line to help the body heal.
 
MarctheSharc said:
Georgie - Do they teach about it ????
Mention it?
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Cmon man the goal in medicine is to keep you on a pill or get you to go under the knife. Chance to cut is a chance to bill. But we use electricity all the time. To see how sedated you are...etc. it’s called train of four. There is good reason to use electricity and it can be another diagnostic tool to get you on your way to recovery. And surgery might still be the only way to catch relief. Surgery in my opinion should always be last ditch when everything else hasn’t worked.


But there are a lot of practitioners and docs who go the holistic, underlying problem approach. Electricity still can be used. It’s no Gregorian shock your brain. It’s a small jolt. Doesn’t hurt. Just stimulates the nerve and you can see reflexes to the shock. I could show you anytime. It doesn’t hurt. But holistic guys..... It’s good to get in with those guys not as lucrative pay wise but patient outcomes are the main goal.

When a pain block is being placed you put a probe on the distal extremity. You give it a jolt. If you see a twitch you haven’t blocked the nerve. So you add more numbing medication near the nerve bundle. Check the probe again, no twitch? Presto you’re blocked. Now you don’t necessarily need general anesthesia because you have no feeling that blocked portion.....but not always the case. Sometimes they block post surgery because the pain is going to be excruciating. There’s a lot ways to treat patients. Electricity is one, but it’s not placing two pads on your temples and blasting you until you crack your teeth like they did in mental asylums....turns out that s**t didn’t work. (Imagine that)
 
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MarctheSharc said:
Kinesiology testing does not diagnose disease.
Muscle testing enables analysis which detects functional imbalances.
Minor imbalances when not corrected, accumulate and cause compensations.
Compensations compound each other, lead to functional changes, and give rise to symptoms of discomfort, pain.

As we age, we compensate.
As we get injured, we compensate.
As pain sets in ....we compensate even more.
This is especially pronounced in "amateur athletes" ...Hey, that's us!!

Sometimes we just need to get the the bio mechanics back in line to help the body heal.
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Great DOs are all about getting the body back to the mid-line and have osteopathic training. Sounds similar what you’re describing kinesiology seems more advanced/focus on movement. But DOs focus a lot on movement/alignments. MDs are heavily pharmaceutical / MED trained and don’t have the mid-line training. Less and less DOs are out there now but if you find a good one....totally awesome and worth it.
 
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