Numbness in fingers and hand

[thecfarm]

My wife had it done. I'm the "my wife's second cousin,brother,neighbor" had it done guy.  ;D  doctorb knows the new way. Only 3 little places,holes? We met someone just about 2 weeks later that had it done the old way,lay your wrist wide open. Recover rate was long for the wide open way. Did wonders for the wife. No problems at all now.

[Al_Smith]

The computer games that involve repetition seem to be able to get similar conditions (pain)... .

If I recall correctly they called that "Atari wrist" caused by playing too much stars wars back in the day .

Meat cutters get CTS ,assembley line workers even typists .Because of the politics involved it's never to this day been termed an employment related injury   .However much has been since with ergonomics as a method to prevent or in some way address the issue .

[Sprucegum]

When my wife got Carpal tunnel acupuncture was recommended. She had three sessions about a week apart and was cured! That was about 8 years ago and still no more pain or numbness. It will be even less invasive than the new surgery and relatively low cost - check it out first, if it doesn't work for you the other options are still open.

[doctorb]

Worth a try if you are so inclined.  Risk is extremely low.  Not a bad idea.

[Ron Scott]

My daugher did the acupuncture treatment for her carpal tunnel problem a few years back and it has helped her with no problems since.

[Okrafarmer]

Maybe I should go to the acupuncturist instead of the chiropractor.

[Al_Smith]

It can affect about anyone .The little lady ,all 5 foot of her who  cuts my hair had the treatment for CTS just from doing hair with scissors for years .

Now a guy I worked with in fact went to apprenticeship school with had CTS .He does the same stuff as myself but he's a neat freak .Wouldn't get a speck of dust on himself if he worked in a coal mine .He was raised by his mother .

This guy handled everything with his finger tips ,gripped everthing oddly .So I'm not so certain that what the task is really contributes as much as to how the task is done but I'm not a medical person so that's just casual opinion .