Waking up with numb, tingling hands? Dropping objects, or feeling pins and needles while holding your phone or the steering wheel? Numbness in the hands is a signal worth taking seriously \u2014 and when caught early, the cause can usually be treated without surgery.<\/p>\n
Numbness appears when a nerve serving the hand is compressed or irritated somewhere along its path \u2014 from the neck, through the shoulder and elbow, down to the wrist. The most common culprits are carpal tunnel syndrome (median nerve compression at the wrist), ulnar nerve compression at the elbow, and irritated nerve roots in the cervical spine. Quite often two levels are involved at once \u2014 which is why the whole nerve path needs assessing, not just the hand.<\/p>\n
Tingling or numbness in the fingers (thumb, index and middle finger in carpal tunnel; ring and little finger in ulnar problems), symptoms worse at night or during repetitive work, weaker grip, hands that “fall asleep”, and \u2014 when the neck is the source \u2014 pain or numbness running from the neck down the arm.<\/p>\n
Repetitive desk or manual work, prolonged wrist flexion (including during sleep), forward-head posture and chronic neck tension, cervical disc bulges or herniation, cervical spondylosis, diabetes, and pregnancy-related fluid retention.<\/p>\n
Usually yes \u2014 especially before muscle weakness sets in. Mild and moderate carpal tunnel syndrome and most cervical nerve-root irritations respond well to conservative care. Surgery remains an option only for severe, confirmed compression with motor deficit.<\/p>\n
We locate the exact site of compression with neurodynamic testing and assessment of the neck, shoulder, elbow and wrist. Treatment may include manual and chiropractic care for the cervical spine, nerve gliding techniques, dry needling for the muscles compressing the nerve path, postural training, and ergonomic advice for your desk and sleep position \u2014 all delivered in English.<\/p>\n
Recent symptoms often improve within 3\u20136 weeks. Long-standing constant numbness takes longer \u2014 and we track progress with you in clear stages.<\/p>\n
If numbness has been recurring for more than two weeks, wakes you at night, or your grip is getting weaker \u2014 book an assessment now. Your first assessment at Medicine Park is free.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Hands going numb at night or while working? The cause may be your wrist \u2014 or your neck. Accurate diagnosis, non-surgical treatment, in English.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"editor_notices":[],"footnotes":""},"regiune":[7,2],"class_list":["post-77","afectiuni","type-afectiuni","status-publish","hentry","regiune-elbow-wrist","regiune-spine-back"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicinepark.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/afectiuni\/77","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicinepark.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/afectiuni"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicinepark.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/afectiuni"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/medicinepark.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/afectiuni\/77\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97,"href":"https:\/\/medicinepark.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/afectiuni\/77\/revisions\/97"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicinepark.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=77"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"regiune","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicinepark.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/regiune?post=77"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}