When my hands began tingling, I immediately purchased a gel wrist rest for my keyboard and after 40 plus years of office work, the issue was completely resolved.
I just watched your video re: the 3 tests to check for CTS. Turns out I do have it. I felt it most with the hands above my head and with the back of my hands touching. Oddly not so much with the (rubber hammer )test. (Sorry- I couldn’t resist) !! Will keep you posted with the suggestions to help later in the month. And thank You for sharing.
The videos on these subjects have been so much more helpful than a lot of the doctors I’ve seen about suspected nerve compression, it gave me a proper checklist of ALL the areas to get scans and tests for. Initially my doctors chose to “assume” I had carpal tunnel in both my wrists because my symptoms were so stereotypical, but after seeing some of your videos I insisted they do tests to pinpoint whether the compression was in my arms or the neck, it was shocking that they hadn’t thought to do that considering my symptoms were completely bilateral! The results came back with a big surprise, I didn’t have ANY nerve compression anywhere in my body. Further investigation revealed I instead had small fibre neuropathy caused by undiagnosed Hashimoto’s disease and it was just mimicking nerve compression as it also causes numbness and burning pains. So even tho your videos on compressed nerves don’t technically relate to the condition I ended up having, they were still extremely helpful in prompting the discovery what was REALLY going on with my wrist numbness/pain! Definitely recommend anyone in the comment section suffering from symptoms to get a conclusive diagnosis to assure your doctors know exactly how to get your body back to normal!!
If I may ask, What type of tests did you have done? I did the nerve conduction study and showed I have moderate CPS on my right hand. I want more tests but don’t know which one to ask for.
You guys have helped me tremendously throughout my injuries. I sprained my ankle and there is a video for it. I tore my knee cartilage and there is a video for it. I have trouble doing pushups and today you guys uploaded this video. You guys are truly the best and the most famous physical therapist on the internet. Can't thank you guys enough!
Hi guys!! Just starting your video, but wanted to comment anyways!! Six years ago I was diagnosed with carpal tunnel!! Doctor wanted to do surgery. I didn’t want surgery. I have broken both my wrists and have been doing massage for 26 years. At the time, it was 20 years. Anyways, I wasn’t in constant pain, and have had friends who had horrible after affects/effects from surgery, so was super fearful of permanent pain. So, I met a girl who taught me yoga moves for carpal tunnel!! The yoga moves made me so much better that I never had surgery!! And I wear the braces, to this day, when I sleep and I never wake up with numb hands, so the braces are AMAZING for sleeping!! I also had trigger finger, five ish years ago, and THAT’S when I found your channel and your trigger finger video made mine go away!!! Your channel helps soooo many people!!! Thanks for making it so easy for all of us to help ourselves!! For the 8,000th time, you guys ROCK!! Hugs and have a happy rest of your week!!! 🙂
Hi@@MyMaxKitty!! Hang in there!! Have hope that you won’t need surgery!! Here is a carpal tunnel playlist from my channel. I might mention, in my videos, that often the carpal tunnel stems from tight shoulders. (But can’t remember if I do) If your shoulders are tight, maybe work on loosening them up too??? I wish you great success!! 🙂
Hi @@toneysisk1585! My original ones were lightweight and simple. I don’t have them anymore. So I don’t know the brand. My daughter got me some that can work for either wrist! The only label I can find says FUTURO. There is a sandbag type of area that nestles against the palm and wrist. Super comfortable! I hope you find some you like! I wish you great success!! 🙂
Perfect. Just what i needed. Thank You! Never knew it was recommended to sleep in a wrist brace. Going to try that since I was doing that curl my wrist while I sleep at night, thing 😅
I used to get up a couple times a night and go to the bathroom. When I started with wrist wraps, I couldn’t believe I could sleep straight through the night. I haven’t used my wrist wraps for a couple of years and have started waking up multiple times. Thanks for the video and reminding me. I’ve got to find them again.
I’ve had a similar issue for a few months now. My ring and middle fingers go numb in my right hand while sleeping then it goes away as I start using my hand. My right thumb is unable to bend unless I do it with my other hand. What can I do to get movement and numbness to go away?
Here is their trigger finger TH-cam video!! This video is the one I did to get rid of my trigger finger five years ago!! It really works!!!!! It’s also the first Bob and Brad video that I ever saw!!! Fell in love with their kindness and knowledge to help people help themselves!! Good luck!! th-cam.com/video/V0FfMzemLnU/w-d-xo.html
Seriously every time you post something it is what I have going on at the time! I was only looking at my thumb yesterday and wondering why it had atrophied. I have been suffering with severe carpal tunnel for a couple of years.
I complained to my husband about my wrist pain, saying, "maybe Bob and Brad the two most famous psycical therapists on the internet will hear me because they're always listening and they'll post a video on wrist pain"... and walah! Seriously!
My mom benefited a lot from wearing wrist braces at night. She was able to avoid surgery that way. I definitely feel tightness in my median nerve when I do stretches like that. I have to be very careful not to inflame the nerve. I should probably do it a little more often, though. Mine does get stuck around the 1st rib sometimes. The next time it does I will try the belt. I assisted people with that stretch as a massage therapist years ago. But I hadn't heard of using a belt to do it on myself. Awesome idea! 👍
I use the computer to write most of the time, there were times when I felt my right hand in pain, I used to make that "Kishibe Rohan Stretching" from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure and other exercises, so far the pain return less frequent now, I'll see if I can buy that wrist-brace for my hand.
When my hands started going to sleep at night, I bought 2 braces ( one for each hand). I’ve already had surgery on my neck but I had the tingling hands before the back started hurting….once I had the neck surgery by back hurts a lot less.
Excellent Will work with these exercises. The last five years did me in: yard work, abusing the skierg, wanting Hugh Jackman biceps, overdoing all etc. 😂
What if you already have pain, numbness, and tingling before doing these tests? How can a Nerve conduction test supposedly not show carpal tunnel if you have some constant numbness/tingling on your thumbs? Mine always have at least mild numbness but worsens a lot temporarily when pronating my wrists such as when typing, mousing, or showering.
What about this De Quervain's tenosynovitis. I have pain along my wrist from my thumb. 20 yrs ago I had my thumb lock up and they did cortisone shots to get it to release.
2:18, well, here is a 37-year-old with CT to throw into the age statistics, and I got it from crochet and computer typing. ...... currently using the "good" hand to type this comment.
I got rid of it by rubbing through the hard spot with the ball of my thumb using Topricin pain relief cream, it was hindering my Table Tennis game bad I thought I had tennis elbow and my treatments wasn't helping untill I discovered about the Carpel Tunnel...surgery is not needed.
@@ramundo07 about 2 inches below the joint I can still feel it now and then if I squeeze that area, I can find it but for the most part it is a non-issue.
@@ramundo07 that's irritating I get that often mostly on one side because of whiplash. the best thing you can do for yourself is the message gun these two guys have one of the best ones at $250.00...
I found wearing splints (prescribed by a doctor), made my wrists feel significantly weaker, even though they helped with the pain to a degree. Flossing definitely helped mine as well as changing my job that had caused the problem.
While splints are helpful during episodes of chronic inflammation and typically quite important to wear at night when you sleep, rebuilding strength in the hand/wrist is also really important for recovery. All the time spent resting and sometimes even nerve damage from the compression leads to muscle wasting, so seeing a occupational therapist/physiotherapist to properly exercise your hand/wrist is an important part of recovery!
🤨 Bob, I HOPE 🤞🏽 your "As it should be" was meant because women can tolerate PAIN.😊 I was 17 when I began experiencing carpal tunnel struggles and was diagnosed. I'd been a competitive gymnast for a few years prior, yet never knew the true cause. (My mom and one brother also suffered from this and later had surgery) I tried everything shy of surgery for 10 years, having heard it was not highly successful way back when. The numbness and tingling escalated to what felt like daggers jabbing in and out from elbows to fingertips. 😓 Sleep deprivation and agony lead to the crazed point of my wanting to cut my arms off. Vicodin and such were not touching it. Following the electrode testing (talk about adding to the pain !), I at last opted for surgery. The very night of surgery, there was SUCH relief, even amidst the swelling from the operation. Three weeks later, I also had the second wrist 'fixed.' 25 years+ now, I am still free of pain ... an occasional tingle at most. Keeping weight down DEFINITELY benefits. (I'd put on a few after stopping competition, and it was SO MUCH WORSE) Thank you, as always, for your helpful info. 💜 (Oh. Watch your tongue, Bob 😉)
When my hands began tingling, I immediately purchased a gel wrist rest for my keyboard and after 40 plus years of office work, the issue was completely resolved.
Tip. Cortiisone shots work big time. Pain free for at least 6 months. Also ice and heat therapy. Forget the stretches.
I just watched your video re: the 3 tests to check for CTS. Turns out I do have it. I felt it most with the hands above my head and with the back of my hands touching. Oddly not so much with the (rubber hammer )test. (Sorry- I couldn’t resist) !! Will keep you posted with the suggestions to help later in the month.
And thank
You for sharing.
The videos on these subjects have been so much more helpful than a lot of the doctors I’ve seen about suspected nerve compression, it gave me a proper checklist of ALL the areas to get scans and tests for.
Initially my doctors chose to “assume” I had carpal tunnel in both my wrists because my symptoms were so stereotypical, but after seeing some of your videos I insisted they do tests to pinpoint whether the compression was in my arms or the neck, it was shocking that they hadn’t thought to do that considering my symptoms were completely bilateral!
The results came back with a big surprise, I didn’t have ANY nerve compression anywhere in my body. Further investigation revealed I instead had small fibre neuropathy caused by undiagnosed Hashimoto’s disease and it was just mimicking nerve compression as it also causes numbness and burning pains.
So even tho your videos on compressed nerves don’t technically relate to the condition I ended up having, they were still extremely helpful in prompting the discovery what was REALLY going on with my wrist numbness/pain!
Definitely recommend anyone in the comment section suffering from symptoms to get a conclusive diagnosis to assure your doctors know exactly how to get your body back to normal!!
Great to hear, thank you!
If I may ask, What type of tests did you have done? I did the nerve conduction study and showed I have moderate CPS on my right hand. I want more tests but don’t know which one to ask for.
so much helpful, stay blessed always you two brothers
Thank you!
Guitar did it to me !
You guys have helped me tremendously throughout my injuries. I sprained my ankle and there is a video for it. I tore my knee cartilage and there is a video for it. I have trouble doing pushups and today you guys uploaded this video. You guys are truly the best and the most famous physical therapist on the internet. Can't thank you guys enough!
Theme song always makes me happy 😂💙👌
This was a great help to me
Massage worked. I'm 98% pain free now over 3 months!
Most Excellent, thank you for the feedback. Brad
Hi guys!! Just starting your video, but wanted to comment anyways!! Six years ago I was diagnosed with carpal tunnel!! Doctor wanted to do surgery. I didn’t want surgery. I have broken both my wrists and have been doing massage for 26 years. At the time, it was 20 years. Anyways, I wasn’t in constant pain, and have had friends who had horrible after affects/effects from surgery, so was super fearful of permanent pain. So, I met a girl who taught me yoga moves for carpal tunnel!! The yoga moves made me so much better that I never had surgery!! And I wear the braces, to this day, when I sleep and I never wake up with numb hands, so the braces are AMAZING for sleeping!! I also had trigger finger, five ish years ago, and THAT’S when I found your channel and your trigger finger video made mine go away!!! Your channel helps soooo many people!!! Thanks for making it so easy for all of us to help ourselves!! For the 8,000th time, you guys ROCK!! Hugs and have a happy rest of your week!!! 🙂
Hi, may I ask which yoga moves help with carpal tunnel? I was diagnosed yesterday.
Hi@@MyMaxKitty!! Hang in there!! Have hope that you won’t need surgery!! Here is a carpal tunnel playlist from my channel. I might mention, in my videos, that often the carpal tunnel stems from tight shoulders. (But can’t remember if I do) If your shoulders are tight, maybe work on loosening them up too??? I wish you great success!! 🙂
Hi @@toneysisk1585! My original ones were lightweight and simple. I don’t have them anymore. So I don’t know the brand. My daughter got me some that can work for either wrist! The only label I can find says FUTURO. There is a sandbag type of area that nestles against the palm and wrist. Super comfortable! I hope you find some you like! I wish you great success!! 🙂
@@melodythemassagetherapist6957 Thanks Melody. I'll look into Futuro brand.
After surgery the pain is gone but the numbness in the fingers did not.
What can I do to help the numbness dissappear?
That should disappear with time. You may need to work some stretches directly with a PT or OT if not. Brad
@@BobandBrad Hello Brad , what are PT and OT ? Thanks .
@@electronicland7214 physical therapist and occupational therapist
Perfect. Just what i needed. Thank You! Never knew it was recommended to sleep in a wrist brace. Going to try that since I was doing that curl my wrist while I sleep at night, thing 😅
I used to get up a couple times a night and go to the bathroom. When I started with wrist wraps, I couldn’t believe I could sleep straight through the night. I haven’t used my wrist wraps for a couple of years and have started waking up multiple times. Thanks for the video and reminding me. I’ve got to find them again.
I’ve had a similar issue for a few months now. My ring and middle fingers go numb in my right hand while sleeping then it goes away as I start using my hand. My right thumb is unable to bend unless I do it with my other hand. What can I do to get movement and numbness to go away?
Here is their trigger finger TH-cam video!! This video is the one I did to get rid of my trigger finger five years ago!! It really works!!!!! It’s also the first Bob and Brad video that I ever saw!!! Fell in love with their kindness and knowledge to help people help themselves!! Good luck!!
th-cam.com/video/V0FfMzemLnU/w-d-xo.html
Why is my forearm have pain as well as hand with carpel tunnel
The nerve that is affected goes up the forearm.
Seriously every time you post something it is what I have going on at the time! I was only looking at my thumb yesterday and wondering why it had atrophied. I have been suffering with severe carpal tunnel for a couple of years.
My ring finger is numb only at the INSIDE tip area. Cant see logically if its ulna or median nerve.
Get yourself a vertical mouse. Your wrist and elbow will thank you!
I complained to my husband about my wrist pain, saying, "maybe Bob and Brad the two most famous psycical therapists on the internet will hear me because they're always listening and they'll post a video on wrist pain"... and walah!
Seriously!
Professional saxophonist. Had to get an operation. But worried it will come back.
I think the stats show you are not likely to get it again. Brad
@@BobandBrad Thank you and I hope the stats are correct!
My mom benefited a lot from wearing wrist braces at night. She was able to avoid surgery that way.
I definitely feel tightness in my median nerve when I do stretches like that. I have to be very careful not to inflame the nerve. I should probably do it a little more often, though.
Mine does get stuck around the 1st rib sometimes. The next time it does I will try the belt. I assisted people with that stretch as a massage therapist years ago. But I hadn't heard of using a belt to do it on myself. Awesome idea! 👍
Thank you for the helpful feedback, and good luck with the belt, it works well. Brad
@@BobandBrad You're welcome! And thanks back! 😊
How the heck do yall kbow what annoying pain I'm dealing with on a daily basis
Years of experiance, :) Brad
I use the computer to write most of the time, there were times when I felt my right hand in pain, I used to make that "Kishibe Rohan Stretching" from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure and other exercises, so far the pain return less frequent now, I'll see if I can buy that wrist-brace for my hand.
Good luck with the Wrist Brace, it was very helpful for my wife. Brad
@@BobandBrad which brand of wrist brace do you like? I want one that can be used on both hands. Thanks!
My two favorite guys, always on the money, guess what, I have carpal tunnel, just found out Monday, I’m working on it now!!
Great information. I have been suffering with this issue for 5 years. I drop things a lot.
Can we get a video on cubital tunnel :-) or lateral epicondylitis?
Sure, we already have them out on our channel. Google Bob and Brad with Cubital tunnel or Tennis Elbow. Brad
@@BobandBrad awesome! Will do!!
When my hands started going to sleep at night, I bought 2 braces ( one for each hand). I’ve already had surgery on my neck but I had the tingling hands before the back started hurting….once I had the neck surgery by back hurts a lot less.
Hi 👋🏻 ♥️♥️
Excellent
Will work with these exercises.
The last five years did me in: yard work, abusing the skierg, wanting Hugh Jackman biceps, overdoing all etc. 😂
Best wishes on your progress. Brad
We’re you ever able to beat it?
Push ups is what gave me carpel tunnel. It’s so bad now I can barely sleep as it’s from the shoulder all the way to the tip of my fingers
What if you already have pain, numbness, and tingling before doing these tests?
How can a Nerve conduction test supposedly not show carpal tunnel if you have some constant numbness/tingling on your thumbs?
Mine always have at least mild numbness but worsens a lot temporarily when pronating my wrists such as when typing, mousing, or showering.
What about this De Quervain's tenosynovitis. I have pain along my wrist from my thumb. 20 yrs ago I had my thumb lock up and they did cortisone shots to get it to release.
When i do pushup it hurts where hand and arm (where you were tapping) connect what is it?
I use the Perfect Push up device or a larger pair of dumbells to prevent this pain with Push ups. Brad
I have also used dumbells in that position to avoid putting pressure in that area, as Brad recommended here. 👍
@@BobandBrad okay thanks I'll try it.
2:18, well, here is a 37-year-old with CT to throw into the age statistics, and I got it from crochet and computer typing.
...... currently using the "good" hand to type this comment.
Can you guys please do a video on the third world squat. Then get into all stretches for allowing to get into the squat. Thank you both. Peace
I got rid of it by rubbing through the hard spot with the ball of my thumb using Topricin pain relief cream, it was hindering my Table Tennis game bad I thought I had tennis elbow and my treatments wasn't helping untill I discovered about the Carpel Tunnel...surgery is not needed.
Good to hear your story about beating carpal. Can I ask where was your tough stop that you had to relieve?
@@ramundo07 about 2 inches below the joint I can still feel it now and then if I squeeze that area, I can find it but for the most part it is a non-issue.
@@masterspin7796 that’s where I feel it on both sides of my neck. Crazy how you can feel symptoms down to the hands, my neck is tight on both sides.
@@ramundo07 that's irritating I get that often mostly on one side because of whiplash. the best thing you can do for yourself is the message gun these two guys have one of the best ones at $250.00...
Woman also probably pick up the kids more
I love you guys and your videos. However i would seriously suggest editing out the comment that more women should have carpal tunnel....not funny 😫
That damn Bob, I agree with you. Brad
Don't forget Dental Hygienists. We have bad posture and use a pinch grip all day!
Thanks for chiming in, Brad
I do that stretch at 8:30 every time I enter a room. 💪
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Thanks alot sir.
Guys you are great ¡
Thanks guys.
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I found wearing splints (prescribed by a doctor), made my wrists feel significantly weaker, even though they helped with the pain to a degree. Flossing definitely helped mine as well as changing my job that had caused the problem.
While splints are helpful during episodes of chronic inflammation and typically quite important to wear at night when you sleep, rebuilding strength in the hand/wrist is also really important for recovery. All the time spent resting and sometimes even nerve damage from the compression leads to muscle wasting, so seeing a occupational therapist/physiotherapist to properly exercise your hand/wrist is an important part of recovery!
🤨
Bob, I HOPE 🤞🏽 your "As it should be" was meant because women can tolerate PAIN.😊
I was 17 when I began experiencing carpal tunnel struggles and was diagnosed.
I'd been a competitive gymnast for a few years prior, yet never knew the true cause.
(My mom and one brother also suffered from this and later had surgery)
I tried everything shy of surgery for 10 years, having heard it was not highly successful way back when.
The numbness and tingling escalated to what felt like daggers jabbing in and out from elbows to fingertips.
😓
Sleep deprivation and agony lead to the crazed point of my wanting to cut my arms off.
Vicodin and such were not touching it.
Following the electrode testing (talk about adding to the pain !),
I at last opted for surgery.
The very night of surgery, there was SUCH relief, even amidst the swelling from the operation.
Three weeks later, I also had the second wrist 'fixed.'
25 years+ now, I am still free of pain ... an occasional tingle at most.
Keeping weight down DEFINITELY benefits.
(I'd put on a few after stopping competition, and it was SO MUCH WORSE)
Thank you, as always, for your helpful info.
💜
(Oh. Watch your tongue, Bob 😉)
Thank you for your feedback. We did reprimand Bob for his comment. Brad
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So my symptoms getting worse by wearing writ brace 🤔. I am forcing myself wear but the pain making me take off wrist brace 🥲what should I do