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01-15-2009, 02:51 AM | #1 | ||
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For almost a week my finger tips on my right hands have been hurting like . Even my elbows and knees are getting to where i cannot put them on hard surfaces.
Also notieced my hands like to get tremors more and more. Guess it is time to try the doc's again. Last edited by akmoose; 01-15-2009 at 02:56 AM. Reason: Add more |
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01-15-2009, 03:36 PM | #2 | ||
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Hey, i get the hand tremors too - pain cons says its the result of long term nerve irritation (tell me something i dont know!). The pinky finger on my affected side is the worst but the whole hand can join in when the mood takes it.....
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"Thanks for this!" says: | (Broken Wings) (03-06-2009) |
01-16-2009, 01:42 AM | #3 | |||
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Moose- that has been a problem for me off and on... but the last 2 weeks or so, my fingertips hurt like . My job involves alot of time at a desk and computer. I've been swamped lately, and haven't paid much attention to my posture, keyboard placement, etc etc.
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"Thanks for this!" says: | (Broken Wings) (01-17-2009) |
03-05-2009, 01:10 AM | #4 | |||
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best thing for fingertip pain is nerve glides.
feet shoulder apart, knees slightly bent. the waiter - arms at sides, palms face forward. bend both the elbows and the wrist and bring hands up until you are in a position to be holding a waiters tray. tennis elboe - arms straight ahead, make fists with palms down, rotate so palms are up, rotate so palms are down, bring arms down. scalene - one arm hangs down. bring other arm up to the side, that hand is a fist pointing down, rotate it to point up, bend the wrist up, and tilt the neck away from the up arm. rotate wrist down, lower arm. switch arms. do all these really slow. dental floss for the nerves. |
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"Thanks for this!" says: | (Broken Wings) (03-06-2009) |
03-06-2009, 04:31 AM | #5 | |||
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I find that when my arm clings as I call it....or just muscles and fascia sticking together not gliding well that my massage therapist does some great release on my arm, and hand. This may help with some of your pain....if you can tolerate it being touched tht is!!!
love and hugs, Victoira
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"Thanks for this!" says: | (Broken Wings) (03-06-2009) |
03-15-2009, 12:27 PM | #6 | ||
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I have horrible tremors in my hands and fingers. I was afraid I had Parkinsons. I can't do any therapy as it makes the pain so much worse. I have tried many different types and many different therapists. I always end up leaving crying in pain. I always hope but it never works. I have been told not to do anything. It stinks. I don't normally "work out" but I feel I need to do something. These tremors are tough. I know there used to be a thread with everyones symptoms, if it is still on the board maybe we can update. I am never sure what is a symptom of TOS, RSD, or any other problem. I don't always tell my neuro everything because I don't think it is related. I think I'll post a thread. Linda
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03-24-2009, 11:49 PM | #7 | |||
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LinJane, I too have been told similar. When i messed up my right arm so bad in an MVA my hand specialist used to tell me to just find some other line of work if it hurt so bad (NOT!). My PT told me she was releasing me because my right hand was as strong as a normal female. I was aghast because my dominant right hand was weaker and more useless than my left. I came to PT one day and was proud because my right hand was finally strong enough to mount my horse again. She told me I was a dumb male donkey to even try. Much of the advice we get is based on some average people who are couch potatoes. WE ARE BETTER THAN THAT. There goes my oral diarrhea again.
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03-29-2009, 07:41 AM | #8 | |||
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hey, yes, you are in a bad shape. I understand Work on getting your stress under control. don't stop trying even if you can't stop crying. Accept some level of disability but work with what you've got for now. I read someone's post this morning that said "you can't strengthen your way out of this." Yes, I've been there too. I didn't strengthen. I couldn't. Now 8, going on 9 years later, just lately able to work with 3 lbs dumbbells, for 10 - 15 minutes, for hands and arms. Walking on aqua treadmill for 45minutes, 10 - 15 minutes at 6 mph. I'm amazed at that. I gave up on my right leg pain a long time ago, as it was the least of my pain inducers, though debilitating in and of itself but it always came along with my painwrecked body no matter how bad it hurt. (Leg did keep me from doing a lot of stuff and kept me up at night, every night, just a matter of how bad it hurt along with my other painwrecked body parts.) So I do know you would if you could. LED and infrared light therapy got me over that hump. So many humps and hurdles I've crossed. PT was rough most of the time but I stuck with it. I went to PT in a bad shape and came back worse more times than not (about 3 days suffering increased - literally.) Once I had a few (not many) tears during PT. I've even been taken to the point of pucking ROUGH!!!!!!!!! So I learned this jingle along the way... "Good pain/bad pain; good injury/bad injury... I'm so confused " NO joking about it, but I am so thankful for my therapists. ASTM (Augmented soft tissue mobilization) being the worst and least helpful. Caused significant bruising to my upper body. Not an effective treatment modality for me. ASTM was twice a week for about 4 - 5 weeks. I stuck with that too. ...along with more therapy for other parts, while still working. I had a hip complaint "hen on a hot rock" type thing (since Oct 2000), diagnosed "bilateral sciatica." Well, 2nd therapist, in 2003, she fixed that with her elbow (took 3 seesions). Well, 1st session came home after that session and had to use ice pack. My theory is "if it swells, slap ice on it." Yelp. you guessed it. Hip swollen and bruised from PT. alls I can say is... "no more hen on a hot rock." I started Yoga class. Oh, I was a gimp in the class but I wasn't the only one. one lady had bad knees, so she sat in a chair when we were on our knees or lying down. I got assitance from my yoga instructor, meaning she was propping my arms up or helping me stretch out some. I held on to the back of chairs or those dance bars she used for ballet classes for any yoga balancing act we would do. I'm not a yoga master by no stretch of the imagination but I do know it's a positive thing my body needs. I encourage everyone to find a few poses/stretches/exercises/meditation/relaxation techniques and work from there. I done some exercise things in the bed since I was there most of the time. so since 2000 I've never started anything that I wasn't challenged with at first. I've also had to just give in or give up on many things. That just adds up to disappointment and depression. No fun.... Oh, yeah, and drink lots of water. Hydration is important. Through yoga and PT, at 40 I learned how to breathe. Imagine that. Hang in there |
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03-31-2009, 11:22 PM | #9 | ||
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Another thing to add to the fingers is i can feel what is like my blood pulsing threw the finger tips/fingers.
Sometimes it can hurt like a bugger. Also feels like electricity flowing threw them too. |
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06-19-2009, 06:39 PM | #10 | |||
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lately i have been getting a finger swell up at the tip and get infected. it's not always the same finger. one finger will heal, then they will all be fine, and then a new finger will get it.
any thots? anyone else? this is really cramping my style with playing the guitar. |
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