losing wrist movement

I have no idea but how frustrating for you. Others will be along who will be more helpful I'm sure. Dreamdaisy

It's always the little things that catch you out, isn't it? Something basic and everyday. I know I'm having a good day when I can wipe my feet on a doormat. Mostly I can't so it's always a lovely little surprise. I'll think about the change thing and see if I can arrive at a solution. DD

Hi Sharon,

Have you got any problems in your neck? Have you got any pain travelling down your left arm? Does your arm feel heavy?

I ask because the problem might be an inflammed nerve root in the neck. (Have had this and my left hand was badly affected.)

Has you doctor mentioned Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (pinched nerve in the wrist)?

Puffin.

Hi Sharon,

Oh flower right there with you on the left and almost on the right...... I keep hoping the mtx will help but mine isn't just the wrist so get yours checked out..... They say mine is the elbow and shoulder as well..... never had an xray mind but the signs are there especially the palm turn over thing.

I really hope you can get some improvement and you let us know. Its so unfair and I so wish you didn't have all this... e well you know I am old and haggard.... still make a decent cake though Love bubbles and ((( )))'s Cris xxx

Hi legs,

thanks so much for all that.... I am really finding it hard to a) remember I can't turn that hand and b) ask for help......

luv and ((( )))'s Cris who is on too step a learning curve xx

Hi Puffin,

That's some interesting about your neck.... mine is shot and has peripheral nerves being effected so maybe I will ask the pain clinic doctor or the rumo a few questions...... Mine isn't ct yet but the swelling and lack of movement meant they sent me for tests. You take it easy and I really hope your neck gives you a break soon. Cris x

Hiya,

I have the same problem when people try and give me change it goes everywee very fustrating. My movment i dout will come back but who nos. I hope the jabs work for you. Thought id let u know ur not alone.

x

Hi Sharon and Cris,

Am just going to say how I tackled my hand problems when they were severe. ( I still have evidence of these--contracture of palms when I have used my hands too much, stiff fingers, 'dropitis', etc.)

Long ago I had extraordinary muscle wastage through misdiagnosis. I had foot drop, a contracted left leg which I could not walk on, a twisted pelvis, a left arm which 'hung' from my shoulder and a tilted head.
Getting no improvement from meds., finding some exercises for my arm too painful, and using a wrist brace at times, I was in despair, especially as I was/am left-handed.

Eventually I learned, through the Alexander Technique, that 'freeing up' the neck was very important, helping breathing and movement generally.

Lying flat on your back (easier said than done!), with your knees up so your spine is relaxed and resting your head on a firmish support can be a help even if you have many bony spurs and worn discs like me. It takes lots of practice to manage this. Eventually I was able to lie on the carpet, as well as on my firm mattress, and get relief from pain. ( The problem was then in getting up----an art in itself!)

I was forever rubbing and prodding the front of my shoulder with the opposite hand to try and ease horrendous pain but getting some relief by resting my forearms on chair arms when I was sitting. I decided in the end to take the weight off my bad arm by making a sling out of a scarf. I used this in the evening when I was watching TV as during the day I had to do things---- - like work. It helped.

Eventually, freed of the weight of my arm, my shoulder joint 'opened' ( best word I can think of), the pain travelling down my arm disappeared and gradually I was able to move my thumb and fingers again. The swelling at the base of the thumb went down. My neck muscles were less painful so easier to move.

Now it is stiffness of my neck first thing in the morning and use of more than say twenty minutes (sometimes less depending on the movement) of one activity that will cause my hand to seize up but touch wood, that excruciating pain has not returned.

If I have walked too much, especially without turning my head (as in looking around) then neck compression from being upright and using tight muscles will make my shoulder and arm stiff. The hot pad relieves it once I am home.

I try to keep my neck warm---- not easy as drafts come from all sorts of places. I actually shower my head along with the rest of me in the morning as this warms the nerves in my scalp, face and neck. ( This is easy because I have short hair. It is not practical for many people.)

If you have tried lots of different ways of relieving hand pain it is worth trying a sling for short periods to see whether the root cause is nerve compression/inflammation in the neck or shoulder. I don't think you can do yourself harm by this but you can check with your doctor first. It is worth remembering that worn facet joints slide and that after one problem is reduced or even solved, another starts. At least that is my experience. :roll:
Puffin.


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