Carpal Tunnel?

*Dr. Doom* · 10-22-2006, 12:18 PM

A couple days ago, I woke up after having slept on my arms sorta funny. They were kinda numb and all, yanno, it happens. However, since then I've been experiancing some stiffness and soreness in my hands; mostly the right hand and mostly in the lower parts of my fingers. I was doing some reserach last night and wasn't really able to come to a definitive conclusion. There's a test you're supposed to perform on yourself that's a way of knowing if you have Carpal Tunnel Syndrome wherein you hold the backs of your hands together and facing down for 30-60 seconds. If you experiance pain, numbness, tingling, that sort of thing, then it's a yes. Problem for me is my hands are feeling like that somewhat constantly so I wasn't able to draw much of a conclusion. Anyways, I thought I'd get some opinions on it.... I'm mostly confused why this just popped up over night (and if the fact that my jaw was feeling similarly sore and stiff last night had anything to do with it. My mom said it might be my wisdom teeth. :\ ).

10-22-2006, 12:18 PM	#1
Dr. Doom Allons-y! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Castle Doom Posts: 4,535	Carpal Tunnel? A couple days ago, I woke up after having slept on my arms sorta funny. They were kinda numb and all, yanno, it happens. However, since then I've been experiancing some stiffness and soreness in my hands; mostly the right hand and mostly in the lower parts of my fingers. I was doing some reserach last night and wasn't really able to come to a definitive conclusion. There's a test you're supposed to perform on yourself that's a way of knowing if you have Carpal Tunnel Syndrome wherein you hold the backs of your hands together and facing down for 30-60 seconds. If you experiance pain, numbness, tingling, that sort of thing, then it's a yes. Problem for me is my hands are feeling like that somewhat constantly so I wasn't able to draw much of a conclusion. Anyways, I thought I'd get some opinions on it.... I'm mostly confused why this just popped up over night (and if the fact that my jaw was feeling similarly sore and stiff last night had anything to do with it. My mom said it might be my wisdom teeth. :\ ). __________________ I love you, Pickle.