Over all my years of practice, I have found that almost all carpal tunnel symptoms do actually come from the neck. Correcting an irritated disc by adjusting one or more of the lower cervical vertebrae from an anterolateral direction almost always relieves numbers, tingling and pain in the fingersthe same day. I wish more chiropractors knew and implemented this adjusting technique - nothing beats it.

@apexmovebetter

2 жыл бұрын

I agree but “all” is pretty broad statement.

@howardalipton1

Жыл бұрын

Yup

@e.kafari7342

Жыл бұрын

I am experiencing difficulty of gripping pen to write, feeling wrist cracking or grinding. What type of disease causes this symptoms and the medical name ?

@blindman8093

Жыл бұрын

can chiropractors really fix this because i'm having pain in my neck and shoulder side and in my wrist. its like a carpal tunnel.

@rawamothoa9935

Жыл бұрын

@@apexmovebetter ….almost “all”…?

I developed bilateral double crush syndrome 10 years after neck manipulation during general anesthesia. Neurology defers to hand specialists. Hand specialists either want to cut right away or they defer to neurosurgeons. No one has taken the time to explain it like you did here. Thank you. It would be so nice to get some relief.

@KingDean420

3 жыл бұрын

how are you feeling now I have bilateral from playing video games with bad posture for years.

@Valentina_-lw9ui

3 жыл бұрын

There are a few things for treating carpal tunnel syndrome at home Do stretches - the pain is casued by tension in the nerve Seek expert advice as it can lead to permanent damage (I learned these and why they work from Dariks pain destroyer website )

@antar1485

3 жыл бұрын

Had this for 3-4 years. Had 2 shots, then went to a specialist who refused to give another shot. Said it was double crush. Went to physical therapy and stopped using my phone in bed at night- it helped. Then went to a chiropractor, adjusted my neck and ribs and the pain DISAPPEARED INSTANTLY.

@LB81RN

2 жыл бұрын

@@antar1485 Chiropractor helped me as well, after adjusting neck and spine. Unfortunately he hurt my hand though and have new problems. Don't let them pull on hands.

@bluesusername

2 жыл бұрын

@@antar1485 If it went away that gives me hope, I wasn't sure if it could go away after a long time and I've had it for almost a year. Thank you for the suggestion

I had symptoms at night that at its worst point, felt like my arm was in boiling water. Through all kinds of PT, antiinflamatories, x-ray, MRI and so on, I finally was sent to pain management where they did an epidural injecting prednisone directly into my neck (I had compression of the nerve at C6-C7). What a life changer! It cleared up the symptoms. That relief lasted over a year and allowed me to spend time doing things to figure out some of the lesser symptoms. After an EMG & nerve conduction survey, it was determined that I also had severe carpal tunnel in my hand. 2 days ago I got the endoscopic CT release surgery. Because I wanted to watch a procedure, I just happened upon your video today as the “up next” video. OMG - you explained things so well to me and it makes total sense. Now I understand why when things were “fixed” I was still having numbness/pain in my hand. It seems I probably have more work to do to loosen my shoulder and neck so I can be back to pain free life. You have given my great hope to feel good again. Thank you for the thorough and clear explanation with imagery.

@LB81RN

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like you could benefit from a good chiropractor to work on your neck and spine.

@DRSKBANSAL

2 жыл бұрын

My mri shows c4 c5 c6 c7 disc bulge but doctor is not taking it seriously.

@ramundo07

Жыл бұрын

@@DRSKBANSAL are you dealing with carpal tunnel like symptoms?

Great Information! Thank you so much. so that is why my pain started on both sides at the same time, it should be from my neck.

Probably the best educational video about this issue I've found. Making sense of the issues we experience is SO important for us patients. I have exactly this (aided by poor posture due to having scoliosis) and after some failed treatments, I finally found someone competent who is addressing the issue as you describe and felt almost immediate relief after the first session. I'm currently doing a combination of chiro, physio, IMS, and a bunch of exercises and stretching at home to improve my posture and strengthen my muscles. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge with us!

@Spiralogy

9 ай бұрын

It truly is amazing that given the number of people using technology these days that the best we can do is carpal tunnel surgery. It's shameful how hard it is to get any kind of real answers for something that I know has to be extremely common.

Thanks for this info 👍

Very useful information, thanks

Gratitude dr.

I went to physical therapist at Polyclinic Seattle and Dynamic Chiropractor Seattle many times. No one understood what I'm trying to explain. I tried to explain my hand weakness and neck tightness, pain are related. They made it worst. Thank you so much for explaining this. I can fairly relate to what you are trying to explain. Thanks a tons for making this video.

@nomas8597

3 жыл бұрын

I’m going through the same right now. The was too much last week that i ended up in the emergency ward now my family want me to do EEG to be sure it’s not something else. I’m 💯 sure this video explains what is wrong with me.

Thank you! 💯

So incredibly informative and helpful. Thank you!!!!!!!!!

@apexmovebetter

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 🙏

This is a great video explanation. I believe I have this problem on both sides however its more persistent on my right side then my left side. Thank You for explaining

@DanyelleDD

11 ай бұрын

Me too

Thank you for posting this

@apexmovebetter

2 жыл бұрын

Your welcome

Very good explanation. Thank you for sharing.

@apexmovebetter

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I am an occupational therapist and this video provides such a good, clear, detailed explanation. Thank you!

@apexmovebetter

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Andrea!

Best explanation I have seen! I have watched multi videos from doctors and chiropractors. Thank you for the visuals and explanations.

@apexmovebetter

2 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

learnt something today. Thanks

Great information. Thanks

@apexmovebetter

3 жыл бұрын

Freya Trigo thanks Frey’s!

The illustrations on the board are incredibly helpful. Thank you for sharing this!

@apexmovebetter

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@Saigonxua1975

3 жыл бұрын

@@apexmovebetter I m Vietnamese and do nail tech. My english language is limited. I went to see specialist doctor and i m going to do EMG on my hands for carpal tunnel syndrome? Do i need to ask to test for my neck also ? I had discomfort sleeping, i felt numbness from neck (C5,C6) to hands. I m worried and not feeling good. Does medical therapy can help me? Thank you 🙏 for your video.

@apexmovebetter

3 жыл бұрын

@@Saigonxua1975 I would make sure they know where his symptoms are located. You may benefit from physical therapy.

@Saigonxua1975

3 жыл бұрын

@@apexmovebetter Thank you for advice !

Best explaination I have heard from anyone.

@apexmovebetter

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Thank you

Great summary!! The way "Carpal Tunnel Syndrome" is diagnosed in the conventional medicine context is ridiculously oversimplified. Thanks so much for getting to one of the possible/likely root causes! It took me months of my own research and digging, in attempt to self-treat, to connect the dots between my chronically tight scalenes and pecs, and my recent diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome on BOTH arms, all compounded by bicep tendonitis (distal attachment) on one side, which I suspect is further compressing the ulnar nerve. I'm a 34 year old athlete (female, with a very "thin and long" neck) who also has a physically active profession, so this diagnosis is at a relatively young age. Reason being, the points illustrated in this video! Well done :)

@apexmovebetter

4 жыл бұрын

Miss Tee thanks

@SantoshGupta-hr8wb

2 жыл бұрын

Tell in hindi plz

Thank you so much 🎩🙏

Great video

Very informative. Appreciate the detailed information

@apexmovebetter

4 жыл бұрын

K11rroL thanks

Good explanation

@apexmovebetter

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for liking

Thank you from Lismore NSW Australia.

@apexmovebetter

2 жыл бұрын

Your welcome!

I had a lot of these issues along with what i can only decribe as weak feeling legs. My GP diagnosed me with carpel tunnel. I waited nearly 3 months to see a specialist and by this point i could barely walk. I was sent for an MRI and 5 days later i was told i had severe spinal cord compression. I was immediately sent for emergency surgery. I can now walk again but suffer a lot with chronic nerve pain and muscle spasms due to a damaged spinal cord. Please don't ignore these symptoms because before you know it it's too late to treat

@apexmovebetter

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@dhamuanjeh5079

Жыл бұрын

Same situation on me, but haven't decided under surgery

My friend had his shoulder crushed years ago, and was just told he needed carpal tunnel surgery, but he's now going to have his shoulder looked at. :)

Excellent info. Thanks for providing this. I have a nerve test coming up. Ready for relief & Hopefully it will give some answers.

@apexmovebetter

3 жыл бұрын

Good luck!

@robbieanderson227

2 жыл бұрын

How did you get on?

THIS!! i can actually feel the problematic points in several points of the median AND ulnar nerve trajectory, cervical area, pectoralis minor and elbow, triceps and elbow. it's just difficult to find specialists open enough to understand this.

Thank you!! You video was very informative.

@apexmovebetter

4 жыл бұрын

felicia willis thanks Felicia!

Thats interesting !!

Ive been to two different doctors, a chiropractor and my local(probably underpaid) masseuse. The masseuse was the only one who hinted at this very problem. I train a lot and I think the muscles in the neck and shoulder are all balled up.

@apexmovebetter

3 жыл бұрын

Work in it and maybe a physical therapist evaluation might be helpful. Kudos to you massage therapist

@Summer-rb2ol

3 жыл бұрын

Same here. Went for a massage and she was more informative and closer to solving my issues than physio and doctors

Superb explanation. Thanks very much for sharing. Carpal Tunnel surgery day after tomorrow... Fingers crossed.

@apexmovebetter

Ай бұрын

Good luck!

Thank you a lot

@apexmovebetter

3 жыл бұрын

Your welcome

I have struggled with explaining my neck injury and hands burning...arms numb...and neck with limited motion. They have all dismissed me and said its carpel tunnel get a brace or let me do surgery. No one has done any tests at all. THANK YOU.

@apexmovebetter

3 жыл бұрын

Good luck figuring this out!

Thanks for the best information I will try to follow ur advice I will let u know thanks

@apexmovebetter

Жыл бұрын

Good luck!

Thank you. Great video and diagram. You mentioned at the end of your video stretches for this. Can you please tell me the name of the video? I can not locate it. Thank you.

Great video, very well explained! I might suggest toning down the fear-mongering on the nerve conductivity test, however--I've had two of them and it really wasn't that bad. I would hate for someone to be dissuaded from seeking out definitive nerve conductivity results because they heard that it was "the worst test ever." Keep up the good work!

@apexmovebetter

3 жыл бұрын

You make a good point. I hate to have them avoid the opportunity to get a definitive diagnosis. Thanks for the feedback!

@ceceg5672

3 жыл бұрын

I believe it really depends on your sensitivity. I am quite pain tolerant but tha test was super painful for me.

@HicksGribble

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve had three and neither was painful.

@cindyjohnson5242

2 жыл бұрын

I thought it was very painful!

@jonathanreed9841

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I've had a EMG and it wasn't bad. The best way to compare it is it's in between acupuncture and dry kneedling. Dry kneedling is much worse and acupuncture is very similar.

Omg this makes sooooo much sense to me. I’m having carpal tunnel surgery next Thursday on my left hand. But my Dr said there’s a possibility it originated from my neck, because I have cervical stenosis. I had lumbar stenosis. Had the surgery and it was a success. But I’m just not ready for neck surgery. So hopefully carpal tunnel surgery will help. Great video. Thanks!

@apexmovebetter

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@BellaNCormier

2 жыл бұрын

How do you feel after a year?

@robbieanderson227

2 жыл бұрын

@@BellaNCormier 😳

Sir very well demonstrated. Sir how make the bent thumb with a bulging knot or bunion popping out. Any suggestion for that.

A few years ago, I began competitive golf after a layoff, and my back was incredibly tight. I figured it would go away it did not. And then completely transformed my entire fascia system, spontaneously, and intuitively over the course of about eight months. I’m quite certain no one has gone through what I’ve done. Now my spine is very mobile as well as my back and I frequently, go, numb in my fingers and my hands. I simply adjust my position and self adjust my spine a little bit and feeling comes back immediately. It’s not concerning at all. I just woke up from a nap with a thought. Carpal tunnel syndrome is a symptom. And it is absolutely caused by misalignment of the lower, cervical and upper thoracic spine. You’re welcome.

@apexmovebetter

6 ай бұрын

Glad you are better.

Excellent presentation!What you are describing is exactly what I have..both of my wrists go numb when I go to sleep and wake up immediately. I also have a stiff right shoulder with lesser mobility which based on what you you are describing is probably coming from the neck. The surgeon recommended to do surgery on both of the wrists at the same time, but I waited for surgery and I tried putting a pillow higher in bed. I don't get the tingling any more so long I sleep on my back with a hogher pillow.Where can I go to get the treatment you are referring?I live in Miami.

Excellent

@apexmovebetter

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Oliver!

👍🏻 great video

@apexmovebetter

7 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

Thanks for the explanations, that makes a lot of sense to me and might give me a chance to handle some of my problems with legs and arms.

@apexmovebetter

4 ай бұрын

Happy to help!

My EMG/NCT pin pointed my carpal tunnel. The test wasn’t that bad, don’t scare people on that test. I found it very educational and interesting. My test was conducted due to moderate central canal and foramen stenosis. Along with dull intermittent arm pain and daily hand numbness. Great educational video btw.

@apexmovebetter

2 ай бұрын

Thx

OMG ive been searching for so long and im so thankful i found this video,this is my problem for a month now and im still suffering every night and day, im in too much pain and i tried already many times to go to 2 diff. chiropractors and 2 diff. massage therapists and i even tried accupuncture, i went to my doctor, he`s referring me to a neuro but he told me its gonna be a while it may take a month or more that they will call me and give me an appointment,i told him im suffering every single night and day for pain,he recommend me to go to emergency. This is really the one thats happening to me,the neck,pec minor area and the my rib is elevated,i just seen it today in the mirror,i told myself how come its diff. and i got a tightness on the side of my neck,( as the other chiropactor told me) my shoulder also i know theres something wrong inside my shoulder or close there,also my rt.side i always feel cold, and i think i got a pinch nerve also that my chiro told me but i think he didnt fix it properly as im still feeling it close to the humps at the back of my neck or between that and the blade( sorry i dont know what you call that bones at the rt.back bone,im not sure if its sholder blade). I suspect my 1 massage therapist did something wrong coz he pressed a lot on my shoulder so hard that its so painful he even told me thats the first time he did it, after that im in too much pain and i got numbness mostly on my index finger and thumb, the middle finger just a little bit. My doctor gave me a teva lenoltec no.3 and cyclobenzaprine that helps me for pain and to go to sleep. Could you kindly give me an advice what to do or where to go to or who can help me? Pls. pls. kindly help me, i dont know what to do anymore,ive been doing some exercise that id seen in some video here in youtube about median nerve carpal tunnel syndrome exercises. Then i saw this video im so glad i find this, what can you recommend me is there some exercise that you can share that cab help me?I know this is a long msg. sorry abt. this,im just so desperate and in pain that i dont know anymore what to do, i really appreciated it a lot if u can suggest something or give me an advice also if theres some exercises that can help me,pls. pls. Thank you and i really like this video its so helpful,im so happy that i watched this.

@apexmovebetter

2 жыл бұрын

Try these exercises. They shouldn’t make you feel worse

Those nerve conduction tests are incredibly painful. At least it was for me. A doctor heard me crying from outside the room. But then again I can’t even barely get through the Botox shots for migraines. Now my husband had a nerve conduction test didn’t flinch at all. But it turned out he had to get his ulnar nerve relocated. The surgeon had said when he got in there that the nerve was flat.

Just had a nerve conduction test done yesterday and it was not bad at all. Get it done if needed

@jenns.5791

2 жыл бұрын

when i has my nerve conduction test done a couple months ago, I felt like I was being electrocuted. my entire body jolted each time they zapped me. i was SUPER sensitive to it. 😩 it was awful!! I DON'T recommend NOT getting it done, BUT it can be very unpleasant for some people. the good news is, it's over fairly quickly.

@oldwornjacket

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. First spot was like "whoa", because the doctor didn't say when he was starting. Didn't hurt at all. The needles are so tiny, you can't feel them...and I hate needles.

Makes a lot of sense, i have carpal tunnel and upper back and neck pain, and I've always described my carpal /arm issue as running from one arm, circling my upper back and running down my other arm.

@apexmovebetter

3 жыл бұрын

Get a good physical therapy evaluation! You may get some relief

@michellewilliams5226

Жыл бұрын

I know how that make you feel I have the same pain

Watching this video it's the exact symptoms I am having in my arm and neck now it starts to move over to the other side,the pain is worst at nights....thanks for sharing the information

As a guy with bilateral carpal tunnel and at least double crush, this is invaluable. I developed symptoms two years ago. I even had the nerve conduction test. My experience was that it wasn’t that bad.

@apexmovebetter

6 ай бұрын

Thanks!

🙏 thank you

@apexmovebetter

9 ай бұрын

You are so welcome

@alsch5788

9 ай бұрын

😂❤️

For years I had carpal tunnel syndrome coming and going due to overuse (gaming), over the years it pulled up to my shoulder several times. This winter I really overdid it, silly me. It started in the wrist as always and then over a few days the pain extended up the arm to the shoulder. Usually rest and exercises makes this go away after a month or two, and while my wrist is better this time the shoulder refuses to let up. Now 6 months later I still have problems using my computer and my fingers/top of my hand still tingles and goes cold when I do and ofc this puts strain on my hand and wrist again. I also wake up at night because of the pain in the shoulder and sleeping fingers. I been to physio therapy and the doctors without improvements, I have a time for the nerve test in a couple of months as my doctor thinks I need surgery in my wrist although the last nerve test showed no problems in my wrist. But watching your video made so much sense to me, after watching this I am positive the problem is in my shoulder. I have to mention this when I go in for the test. Hopefully they will check my shoulder and neck this time. Thank you for the explanation.

@apexmovebetter

2 жыл бұрын

Tell us how you do. You may want to seek help from a certified McKenzie therapist

@Kooptj

Жыл бұрын

Hi how are you feeling now?

Thank you for this I've had carpal tunnel pain for about 2 years in my right hand ( I'm a musician ) and late last year it started in my left as well. I refused a chance of an operation twice because I've heard it could cause problems for some patients. Acupuncture has done some good after about 6 sessions, but not as good as I'd hoped.

@apexmovebetter

3 жыл бұрын

A good neck and upper extremity evaluation may be a helpful by a physical therapist

@CutiePie232

2 жыл бұрын

How are u now im musician too

@graham1281

2 жыл бұрын

@@CutiePie232 Hi cutiepie, bit worse, hands go numb getting treatment from another acupuncture clinic on Monday

@CutiePie232

2 жыл бұрын

@@graham1281 you got surgery?

@graham1281

2 жыл бұрын

@@CutiePie232 No I was advised against it

Hi, thanks for your reply. I think the neck stretching and massage may be helping. AMEN. Thanks Soo much...

Add more remedy on CTS like stretching, exercises not only keep on talking about CTS others know that anyway what we need is the relief. Thanks.

Could you please share the recording of the Facebook live you are taking about? Thank you in advance.

I have had couple tunnel back in the early 80s and started having problems after I broke my finger from a line drive in Softball in 2021. That is when my nightmare began. First of all it took 30 days before I was able to have anybody look at my hand. Then it healed up but in 2022 I went back and told them I was still having problems with my hand. They gave me some type of test and showed that it was fine. So I went to another neurologist, and he did the same test, but it was not a warm test. It was a cold test on the hand. Told me that I have carpal tunnel in both hands. also that I had to pinch nerves in my neck . I do have a plate and eight screws in my neck from when I got hurt playing softball . I just had to put that in because it will relate to it a little bit later in the story . So I went back to the hand doctor told him this and he saw the Tests and performed the surgery on it. A year later my hand is still swollen and it’s worse than it was before. Below the palm of my hand are purple veins sticking out and when I take a warm shower, it’s like a purple belt all the way around my wrist. It was getting worse. So now at this point I went back to the other doctor that performed the test to tell me I did have carpal tunnel and he says well you still have carpal tunnel in both hands so he took an MRI of my lumber thoracic cervical to see what was going on. The lumbar and cervical are fused so he sees in the image from my cervical that I have now a few pinched nerves and a bulging disc and he said something about C6 C7 . So now I have a surgeon that said that he was going to do a release on my elbow and I think he said the ulnar nerve, but he needs to talk to his partner about the findings of the MRI of the cervical. So that’s where I’m at right now. Thank you for the video. Now I have questions I can ask both of my surgeons.

Hello! Thank you for such an informative video. Please can I ask - can carpal tunnel syndrome originate from mid /upper back? I’m experiencing more thoracic area pain and wondered if my pins and needles in both my fingers on both hands could be coming from this area. I’m definitely going to get my neck and shoulder areas checked too because these are both stiff and sore too! Any help on exploring any other areas where this tingling might be originating from would be greatly appreciated ❤

Thank you for posting this, it is great information and something I’ve been wondering for the past few weeks. On and off I get numbness in the tip of my thumb, and it seems to be directly related to my posture and head position. Ive been working long hours the last several months, and have definitely got tight pec muscles with rounded shoulders going. I notice if I straighten my posture and bend my head to the side, the bend in my neck causes the numbness to run down the nerve my arm into my thumb immediately. Sounds like this could be an instance where the issues are centered around the tightness my neck. Will look into some stretches to loosen it up and exercises to try to better the posture long term... Thanks again for the info!

@apexmovebetter

3 жыл бұрын

I’m glad this helped understand the problem. Good luck and tell us how you do!

@kunalsinghrathore4559

Жыл бұрын

Hello Sir, could you be little bit more specific about what changes you made in order to get rid of the numbness on the tip of your thumb?

Terrific presentation. Is developing carpal tunnel in both hands (a few months after a fracture in one wrist) generally an indicator of an issue in the neck?

@apexmovebetter

3 жыл бұрын

It could be a neck issue

Hi I’m having carpal tunnel surgery in 2 weeks I have it in both hands I have had the nerve conduction tests which has proved carpal tunnel syndrome but I also have a very stiff neck so that also has to be addressed I really enjoyed your presentation many thanks Karen Sydney Australia 🇦🇺

@apexmovebetter

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Karen!

@natalielefebvre1628

7 ай бұрын

Did u have surgery, and is it worth it

@Yemeni20242

2 ай бұрын

How things went

The nerve conduction test. it was like a series of electric shocks and yes I did have a problem. R hand sorted 6 weeks a ago and L hand later this month, August. cannot wait

@apexmovebetter

3 жыл бұрын

Keep us posted

@FriedTheo

3 жыл бұрын

Did you have the carpal tunnel surgery?

Need to check entire upper thoracic spine, & upper ribs all around, as well as jugular notch, & inside upper part of clavicle, too. Hold ALL the tender spots - right spot, at the right pressure for the right amount of time. In addition, isometrically maintaining erect posture while stretching neck ("pushing" head away from body) helps, as well.

@apexmovebetter

4 жыл бұрын

J. Agnone absolutely!

Hi I was recently hospitalized for some terrible neurological attacks. Complete weakness of my entire body. They did every test on me, including the nerve conduction study. They ended up diagnosing three things. A cervical myelopathy at C5 and C6. Rheumatoid arthritis, and severe carpal tunnel. I'm beginning to think however, that's the biggest part of my problem is a my neck. You pointed out that this is exactly where the nerve to the hands leaves the spine. They did not recommend surgery at this time. I'm beginning to try the exercises you showed. Can you give me any recommendations? I am a musician and this is very bad. I'm getting a lot from your videos. Thanks much!

So according to you CPS IS due to compression of median nerve at the neck by scalene msc and pectoral major at around shoulder and tr carpel ligament at wrist, now how to pin point which is the one in a particular case

I’d recommend acupuncture needles for the test. I’ve done a lot of that and sometimes it hurts. It’s a weird feeling, though.

I feel like this is me! I've had Carpel Tunnel for years. I've also had 2 cervical disc fusions. The electricity from my disc compression is different from the carpal tunnel. The electricity would radiate down both arms. As soon as I had the surgery on my neck the symptoms were gone! The carpal tunnel that I have is a different feeling. I've suffered for 28 years on and off. Just this past October I finally found a doctor that was willing to do something surgical and not just give me a shot and send me on my way. I've had the surgery on both hands with in a month. It's tough at times but I know I'm going to see a brighter future and be pain free carpal tunnel wise. I've got more surgery in the future because I have 4 more discs that have herniated in my neck. Thank you to the drs that listen to their patients and not just treat them and street them. I'm so grateful ❣️

@hmmmm798

3 жыл бұрын

Did you have endoscopic surgery? If so, how bad was the pain while healing? Would you say you could comfortably and repeatedly throw a baseball having both surgeries?

@pamchappell8258

3 жыл бұрын

@@hmmmm798 Hi there! I did not have endoscopic surgery on my hands and I was awake! They numbed the area with lidocaine and I didn't feel a thing! I have about a inch and a half incision on my palms just above the wrist. I have about 4-5 stitches in my palm. Your doctor will tell you that after your wound is fully healed use vitamin E or Bio Oil to massage the area to break up the scare tissue. I do believe that after you have healed and done your therapy I believe you'll be able to throw a baseball. Everyone is different and if you don't have any nerve damage I think you're going to be just fine. Don't get me wrong you're going to have about a week of some serious pain. I had both hands done within about 3 weeks of each other. As soon as the stitches were out of the right hand I waited for a week and did the left hand. Good luck to you if you choose to have the surgery. 🙏

Did you do any follow up videos for the neck and pec minor stretches? I was interested in doing stretches for this double crush syndrome. I have a very tight neck my scalenes are very tender and my left collarbone has a lot of tightness under and around the top. I would also say my traps are very tight too I think I have TOS for sure a lot of nerve pain pins and needles as well when I mess around in that triangle between the neck trap and collarbone. I know when I raise my arms they get that referred pain and numbness/tingling on the left side. I know for sure I have bad posture I try to shit back and not lean forward anymore but the damage is done I need to start loosening things up. I have some pain around where my neck meets the back I guess t7 is what I heard it is. I'll check your playlist later on see if I can find any I always add new stuff to try and help myself get better.

This is exactly what I think I have. I can feel all three points. I’d call it a triple crush.

Question: Is there such a thing as a "triple crush syndrome?" I'm a 67 y/o female & an R.N. I am 5'3" & weigh 145 lbs. I was diagnosed w/ double crush syndrome about 2 yrs ago via MRI Cervical spine & EMG/NCS (the needles were very mild feeling, esp. compared to the nerve impingement pain). I have mod. to severe pain from my neck (C5-C6 that is completely black on MRI), to both shoulders (including scalenes, pecs, & across bil. scapulas), & down both arms to fingers. I have also been diagnosed w/ bilateral cubital tunnel syndrome & bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome. The above has just been treated conservatively. The doctors have told me I need all of it surgically fixed as soon as I'm ready in order to adequately decompress the pathways. I have atrophy beginning in both upper arms & some in my thumbs. My fingers all draw up when I do chores for any length of time (e.g., hand washing dishes, raking leaves, ironing, sweeping or mopping floors, & work on my computer). I have paresthesias in hands & fingers intermittently. I have a lot of trouble sleeping due to the pain as described above, but also as a result of 3 failed lumbar back surgeries w/ hardware placement, pudendal neuropathy, & severe pain in bil. ischial spines & bil. lower buttocks. This is all complicated by frequent, severe migraines (cervical pain exacerbates the migraines), severe fibromyalgia, mild osteoarthritis, diabetes Type 2 (A1C 5.7), DJD, DDD, bil. hip enthesopathy by x-rays. I'm a mess, but I'm a well-adjusted mess psychologically & emotionally, lol! The pain is often 7-8/10 through most of the day & it wears me out. I'm taking Norco every 6 hrs w/ 600 mg gabapentin, methocarbamol 500 mg 3x/day as needed, & naproxen 2x/day. I use ice, moist heat, a TENS unit at high intensity, a home exercise program, & infrared pads 4x/day. The doctors said to let them know when the pain becomes too much for me & they will repair the cervical spine & arm/wrist impingements (I have a neurologist, an arm ortho surgeon, a shoulder ortho surgeon, & a spine ortho surgeon. Two different neurosurgeons performed 2 of my lumbar surgeries (different levels) & the last level was done by an orthopedic surgeon). I really don't want anymore surgeries, but the atrophy is very problematic & worrisome.

So, a few things going on with me and my hand. I started to have numbness in the tips of my middle fingers on my right hand that suddenly occurred a few months ago right after i received a massage. More recently within the past month, when i bend my right wrist forward, i feel a "zing " or shock like sensation through my hand. I've had the bouts of waking up with hand "falling asleep " while I slept and bothersome enough to wake me up. Another thing that causes that tingling sensation in hand is when I sit down, which tell me it may have something do with my spine? Today i had the EMG and NCV done. A little annoying sensation but not bad at all. I've sat through 4 hours tattoo sessions so I'm more tolerable to pain I guess, According to the findings, doctor said I have carpal tunnel. The First treatment would be a splint to wear at night. He did insert a needle in the back by my neck and it came out a negative for pinched nerve. I first went to a chiropractor when I first had the numbness in finger issue. He suggested "intensive "therapy where I went to him 2x a week for a month and no difference. So that where I'm at. So new these tests That i haven't even gotten a splint yet. Oh and another thing I am a pastry s chef, where for a several week period i was using a piping bag but I've been doing this for over 30 years and never experience this before. Love to hear reply from Apex

Thank you for your video, it was very informative. I have a question that nobody I have been to can directly answer and am interested in your opinion. Backstory: Worked as a beautician in a very busy salon 40+ hrs a week (was my first full time job as a beauty therapist after a career change from corporate). After a few months, I started experiencing discomfort in my right hand and rapidly led to extreme night pain and wearing a brace at night which helped. At the same time as this was occurring, I was experiencing [what I thought was] muscular pain under my right scapula. I'd get massages, but NO relief came - I never considered it could be connected with my neck and never reported my “muscle pain” to work or doctor! It didn't take long for me to get a NCS done, for the pain in my hand, and determined I had Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ("CTS") in both hands but right hand needed surgery and so I resigned from work, under Workers Compensation accepted as a work-related injury (I live in Australia so the laws could be quite different in the USA). I had CTD surgery in March 2018. Since surgery, the pins and needles reduced, but have never completely receded, but at the same time, the pain under my scapula continued to worsen and come on more frequently. Massages and acupuncture did nothing to relieve the pain. Two months ago, the pain under my scapula got so intense that I ended up in the Emergency Department on two occasions, lost feeling in my right thumb, index & middle finger, half my hand, forearm and upper arm, and couldn't even drive a car or even shower myself. I had an MRI that showed that I have compressions from C4-C7, with moderate disc protrusion at C5-C6 and a large herniation (cervical radiculopathy) at C6-C7 pressing nerve root against spinal cord and told by a neurosurgeon that I should have surgery ASAP to avoid ending up in a wheelchair! Work Cover won't consider that it is connected with my CTS or work, however I am convinced that the position of my neck in a downward position for up to 9 hours a day performing facials and massages contributed to the pressure placed upon my discs leading to the protrusions ... which I wouldn't have known that I had, other than the pain in my scapula and there's no way I considered that was connected with my neck at the time. I'm 48 years young and the MRI indicates: - facets at C5-C6 have minor degenerative changes with moderate sized left paracentral disc protrusion abutting cervical cord at the site of the left C6 nerve root; and - facets at C6-C7 have a normal appearance with “shallow disc osteophyte complex" and large superimposed central and right paracentral disc protrusion with disc abutting and mildly rotating cervical cord posteriorly by 10% and markedly compressing existing C7 nerve root. I'm just trying to understand how my neck ended up in this state and whether they overlooked the main cause of the CTS. Surely not every female ends up in my condition without there being some contributing factor or event. NOTE: To keep the pain levels down, I’m taking 200mg of Lyrica daily and 10/5mg of Targin (OxyContin/Naloxone) and been told by the neurosurgeon to remain sedentary until I have surgery (Anterior Cervical Discectomy & Fusion). Thank you for your time.

@apexmovebetter

5 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped you!

@miadafoenour8927

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Trina. I was just reading your comment. I'm sure you were a bit disappointed that Apex Orthopedic Rehabilitation clearly did not read your comment/question! It's been a year since your comment. I am very curious how everything has eventuated! I wonder if you were misdiagnosed initially too. I had a nerve conduction study done as well and also had carpal tunnel release surgery 5 years ago in both hands. Did your nerve conduction study involve needles like he mentioned in the video?? Mine didn't. I live in Australia too. I'm struggling with significant numbness and tingling again...mainly in my right hand. I am very sore and stiff in my neck, shoulder, ribs and arm on the right too. I'm happy I stumbled onto this video as I was preparing to book for surgery again. I'm going to find a therapist today to address my muscle issues first!!

@trinables

3 жыл бұрын

@@miadafoenour8927 Hi Mia. I just stumbled across your message, thank you for responding. I absolutely was misdiagnosed. All the research I've done indicates that the referred pain I was getting under my right shoulder blade was indeed cervical radiculopathy and was connected with my carpal tunnel syndrome. Like you, I just had a standard NCS, not with the needles. I can totally relate to your symptoms and am happy to report that I did end up having surgery in May 2019 at Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital ... I had an Axiomed arthroplasty prosthetic disc @ C5-C6 and ACDF @ C6-C7. The surgery took 3.5 hrs and was able to slowly take myself off the toxic medication after about 4-6 months and although recovery took at least 6-12 months with six months of regular physio, I feel the surgery has made a huge difference to my pain levels and now, 16 months on, I only get mild pain and discomfort if I do too much which triggers that sharp/burning nerve pain ... I take panadol osteo, use muscle relief cream for my stiff neck muscles and use heat packs (so much better than before). I still have numbness and tingling in my hands and fingers (mostly my right hand) but was told, by the neurosurgeon a year on, that probably won't ever fully recover as the compression on the nerve was there for too long, thus causing irreversible damage, but I can live with that compared with the pain I was in before surgery. I don't have full range of movement of my neck, but it's definitely better than if I had a double fusion ... the prosthetic disc gives me a lot more movement and puts less strain on the discs/vertebrae above. Have you seen a neurosurgeon? What do you think you will do? I can say I absolutely do not regret it, as scary as it was it was worth it.

I wish I had seen this video 30 years ago after a car accident. They took out my 1st rib to save my hand because Numbness in tingling and shooting pain in my hand. Then 28 years later My clavicle dislocated because it didn't have that 1st rib for structure I now have numbing and tingling and nerve pain all over again.

Thankypu I'm sure this is my problem.

@apexmovebetter

Ай бұрын

Good luck taking care of it.

been having neck and shoulder pain for a month now & going to therapy for it. neck & shoulders are 80% there but today i got pain on my forearm going towards the base of my thumb lasting all of today.

@apexmovebetter

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry to get back to you so late. Has it gotten back to where you were

Thanks for info. I've had all symptoms. Did have xrays on neck and back. Now need to talk with Dr the 13th. Where is your office?. My poor hand gets so numb and goes to pain, its awful,,!

@apexmovebetter

3 жыл бұрын

I’m in north Jersey town of paramus

If nerve compression comes from the neck/ shoulders, what treatment options are there? Any exercises recommended?

@dgillies5420

9 ай бұрын

TODAY my doctor recommended a gymnasium rowing machine to exercise & stretch the upper shoulders for potential double-crush symptom which I seem to have.

Thanks for sharing the information, that's exactly the pain I am having right now. Difficult to sleep . I have been trying exercises for my neck, shoulders, arms, hands and still not helping. I have also been in a chiropractor but the pain remains. Now I have contact my physician. Hope I get help soon, so uncomfortable!

@apexmovebetter

3 жыл бұрын

Tell us how you do!

I was diadnosed with a Triple Crush of Ulmar Nerve. Next, wrist Elbow. I had MRI of neck. Neck guy said well C8 is ok. Referred me to a hand elbow surgeon for my hand numbness. He reviews my MRI and tested me for 30 minutes and said I definitely had a triple crush and couldn't understand how the neck surgeon didn't see it. So in having ulmar surgery on elbow and wrist and after recovery addressing my neck.

They have a new way to do a nerve conduction study that's done without needles now.

@apexmovebetter

11 ай бұрын

Good to know! thank you

I was diagnosed with carpal tunnel about 30 yrs ago. I quit work (secretary) lots of typing. I did not want the surgery. I have not been bothered by it very much. If I ride a bike my hands go numb within 10 minutes because of leaning forward a little holding onto my handlebars. If I did a lot of weeding I may have trouble. It it has not been much of a problem through the years. For the past 5 years I know I needed to have surgery on my shoulders but never had time for the recovery process so did nothing. Twenty years ago I fell and dislocated my shoulder for the second time, while waiting for my surgery I tripped over an uneven sidewalk covered with snow I was walking by a big window pane of a restraint so I threw out my arms to save myself but did a lot of damage to my shoulder which was going to have surgery. My Do for said I have the same damage as a pro baseball pitcher. I had 5 things repaired including torn rotator cuff. WELL, both of my hands are being bothered by carpel tunnel this past 4 weeks. I think it has to do with my right shoulder which I will be having shoulder replacement done. The. -rays show I have a lot of arthritis in my shoulder, the ball end is in bad shape and I am bone on bone. I had NO TROUBLE WITH MY HANDS UNTIL MY SHOULDER WAS GIVING ME A LOT OF PAIN. Two weeks ago I found if I could get my arm in the right position my hand started to feel Normal. It within a minute it was hot full of darting needles everywhere in the types of all my fingers, and even sleeping with the brace in the morning the pain was unbearable I. OULD TOUCH NOTHING HURT MY BONES, I COULD NOT PICK ANYTHING UP THE PAIN WAS UNBEARABLE. I tried to tell the surgeon who is going to do my shoulder that I think it comes from my shoulder area because you can feel it shoot down my arm into my hand in seconds. He wants me to do that test for carpal tunnel and I have done it I. The past. Will it show that it is coming from my shoulder area by the speed you were talking about? There is also a spot in my back next to my spine which cane set it off and if I roll on a tennis ball it will release the numbness and pins for a short time. I am all of sudden falling apart. I have Osteoporosis and had to take complete care of my husband for about three months. He was very sick and when they put him in the hospital he got what they call HOSPITAL SYNDROME. The minute they rolled him into his room. He had immediate alzheimier’s . I had to do everything the. My son was in a Head on collision and broke his pelvis and hip etc. this led to 3 of my vertebrae collapsing and discs underneath being compacted. And a vertabrae fracture plus more L1 through S1 are not is good shape. Maybe that had something to do with that spot in my back that send pins and needle also to my hand. WHAT KIND OF DOCTOR IS GOOD FOR THIS? I hope to hear from you. I am beside myself. To think my surgeon said there are no nerves in my shoulder or that area that goes down to my hand and through the carpal tunnel. Thank you Debbie, Michigan

@apexmovebetter

6 ай бұрын

You have had a lot going on. Sorry to hear. I would probably start with an orthopedist that specializes in spine related problems not a general orthopedist. Or a neurosurgeon. Good luck!

You said they would hate to have you do surgery. Does that mean that they should do the nerve/needle test before they suggest surgery? Do they ever do the nerve test only in the arm never above the shoulder to get their findings and then they insist on you getting surgery?

Thank you for this because I have this, and I always felt that my neck and shoulder were involved. This makes perfect sense. What kid of stretches are good for this?

@apexmovebetter

3 жыл бұрын

I would start with these first. Listen to the whole video for all the precautions. Top 3 exercises for Neck Pain and Stiffness #neckpain#neckstiffness

@apexmovebetter

3 жыл бұрын

Top 3 exercises for Neck Pain and Stiffness #neckpain#neckstiffness

@aribella6913

3 жыл бұрын

@@apexmovebetter thanks so much

i have 3 level fusion in my neck. severe ct in both hands, had an emg several years ago 01, they maxed out the machine i could not feel anything. I have a large neck and big forearms that are solid no matter how much massaging i do. I also have a severe brain injury from childhood hit by car, died. I also have a tumer in my brain stem, pons.

Thank you! Was having carpal tunnel symptoms of numbness, tingling, burning, which awakened me every night. Family doc said Carpal Tunnel. I decided to go to chiropractor first before considering surgery. After he adjusted my neck and spine the symptoms went away!

@LB81RN

2 жыл бұрын

Sidenote for those seeing chiropractor for CT symptoms- Yes, the manipulation of neck and spine helped. However, he unfortunately pulled my hand too hard and suddenly have a sharp pain at the radiocarpal joint that I didn't have prior and has not gone away for months and very painful to move hand from a straight position. So now trying a splint. So I highly recommend neck and spine adjustments BUT I won't let them touch my hands again.

@apexmovebetter

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! Love it!

@apexmovebetter

2 жыл бұрын

@@LB81RN sorry to hear about the hand issue.

@quentinquarantino9004

2 жыл бұрын

Chiro made my symptoms worse

The neurologist said that he can't understand why my neck and my hand are painful. Now I know, but he doesn't. I having the procedure done on Thursday.

@apexmovebetter

Жыл бұрын

Good luck!

Hi. I know this video is from 5 years ago, but I've recently started having some strange symptoms. I overexerted my hands and my thumb started shaking really bad when I would flex it towards my palm. This mostly ended after about a day, but over the week or so that followed, both of my hands started tremoring. It was also accompanied by a feeling in my shoulders and arms in what I can only describe as holding buckets of water straight up which was causing my arms to get tired really fast. Even washing my hair would make them tired. My hands aren't tremoring while I'm standing still, but it's mostly when I flex them in certain ways or trying to do normal everyday things. I got a carpel tunnel test which they told me would show if I have carpal tunnel, cubital tunnel and or a pinched nerve, but the test results showed that I just had mild carpal tunnel in my right hand, but it's my left hand that shakes the most. I don't typically feel a lot of pain unless I'm doing something that exerts my hands like yard work and even then the pain mostly resides in my forearm about half way between my wrist and elbow. This is also accompanied by tightness in the same area, especially when I first wake up in the morning. Early on, I was getting tightness on the tops of my hands. So far it has spread to my shoulders, arms and parts of my legs although not physically visible, but feels like a subtle rubber band when I move those parts of my body in certain ways. I've been extremely stressed and have no answers. I'm not sure when I'll be able to see a neurologist, but I'm curious if the shaking could be from this double crush syndrome?

@apexmovebetter

5 ай бұрын

I don’t normally think of double crush with shaking hands. Definitely start with neurological referral

@chaosbringer12

5 ай бұрын

@@apexmovebetter Thank you for the reply! I ended up going back to the neurologist and was told I have benign essential tremors. They ended up giving me propranolol which I was on up until December when I found out it makes my asthma worse and prevents those medications from working properly. I stopped taking it and haven't noticed a difference in the shaking so far as my hands/fingers. It definitely gets worse with stress where my whole body will start to tremor again. I personally feel like it's more related to my spine as I have no family history with essential tremors, but almost everything I was doing just prior to this all happening was physical like lifting stuff that was too heavy and I'm sure improper lifting. I mentioned to my primary that I was having issues with my shoulders getting tired really fast even just shampooing my hair in the shower, but they sort of brushed it off. I went back and told him I have 2 spots near my shoulders that when pressed on feel like really bad bruises so I was recommended to a see a spine specialist. Unfortunately I'm not able to afford that for the time being.

How would stretching give permanent results when you’re just gonna trigger the stretch reflex? Wouldn’t a somatic approach be better?

@apexmovebetter

2 жыл бұрын

It is one approach to neck treatment if it a mechanical neck problem.

I've had that test done twice and didn't find it that bad. The test indicated double crush with no specific area that was worse than the other. Now do I get the carpal surgery to maybe relieve some of the issue or continue with PT?

My handbag that I carry is heavy. I can feel my fingers tingling and the pain goes down from my shoulder to my arm when I carry it.

Is the nerve conduction test the same as EEG test? I did the EEG where they use needles and I hated it

This video is very helpful to me. I went to the orthopedic doctor recently because I felt really pain and numbness on my right hand and it was annoying because it wakes me up at dawn, the doctor tried some pushing to check what causing it until he told me to exercise my neck to loosen the tightness there and it works. But still the pain and numbness comes and goes.

@apexmovebetter

2 жыл бұрын

Look at possible things posturally or ergonomically might be causing it to return.

@eileenwu5049

2 жыл бұрын

@@apexmovebetter thank you doc! I'm thinking to go back to the doctor this week but first I will try to observe what are the changes after getting myself a neck and body massage.

@apexmovebetter

2 жыл бұрын

@@eileenwu5049 keep us posted on how you do!

wow...I believe this could be me......I've had two bouts recently in both hands at the same time. left is around the thumb...right is top of wrist....one week later right around the baby knuckle....swelling no motion...can't close my hands...i had decompression brain surgery in 2009 and they removed my top disc...my left shoulder was scrapped about 8 years ago as it kept freezing. it has been acting up lately also with severe pain at the very tip.....i also had a bypass surgery around my clavical area in 2006 so lots of trauma in the areas you talk about....BUT i also have been on a keyboard for 27 years.....so why wouldn't i have carpul tunnel right....i also have hardening of tissue on the palms of my hands but my gp says it is a different issue...like the tendons are really tight..hard.....anyone help me???? lol or am i done for lol

@SimonDuc

2 жыл бұрын

did u get wrist swelling and fingers stiffness worst in the mornings ?

i had the nerve conduction study in the uk NHS and it didn't hurt at all/. Result inconclusive, had it 4 times

@apexmovebetter

3 жыл бұрын

Mark Starr most people find it painful.

i had strange case, if i sleep normally (laying down on my back) night pain occurs every night even though i wear braces. so every night i woke up because of the pain on my hand and start to fall asleep while in sit position, strangely in this position i never had night pain. i don‘t think this is a good sleep position but atleast i could get enough sleep before my scheduled appointment with physiologist

My thumb moves on its own and it’s like a zap. I think it’s due to me sleeping on my shoulder/arm and it’s getting pinched there! My wrist is not getting compressed so this video is very helpful as most people are saying the wrist is where it’s happening.

@apexmovebetter

6 ай бұрын

Good luck!