I find that the mattress toppers of gel foam stuff are very helpful for me. I have to wear a carpal tunnel support mostly for my right hand lately. This summer was stressful on that hand. If I don't, I'll have a numb arm some mornings. I also rub in the Epsom lotion into my wrists at night and that helps too.
Over last winter I didn't use my carpal tunnel brace at night and eventually my whole arm started to ache. I've had the carpal tunnel as long as my foot PN (30+yrs). So this summer when I sprained my thumb and first 2 fingers trying to open a dang jar, I wore the brace again, and slowly my arm got BETTER! That median nerve was acting up all the way up to my SHOULDER!
I don't have any problems with my hands normally during the day, unless I strain them some strange way.
So I find the mattress toppers very helpful. Only my right hand so far needs extra help at times with the brace.
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