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How To Treat A Prolonged Weak Feeling Wrists That Has Increased In It Pain?

I have had issues with my wrists feeling weak in the past, like years ago. Now, I suffer from wrist pain, but not only that, it seems my hands are clumbsy. I did experience some tingling here and there. However, since I have not been getting answers from the places I have been going to seek help, I have done research which led me to isometrics. I was doing it faithfully for a while. It seemed to help, however, I still had a good amount of pain but it was less than what I had been experiencing. And then, it seemed that it didn t help at all after about 2 weeks maybe. It was only temporary relief, because then I started feeling the pain travel thru my arms and on into my shoulders. I would wake up in the middle of the night from Pressure/pain across my shoulder blades in the front or sometimes in the same area but on my back side. One doctor, said I had carpal tunnel, but couldn t do further testing because of my inability to pay. So then I was approved for Obamacare. I saw an orthopedic doctor who thought it was not carpal tunnel but possibly tendinitis with a touch of rheumatoid arthritis. However, the very first doctor I saw drew blood to check for rheumatoid and it came back negative. So anyhow, the orthopedic doctor referred me to a hand surgeon. The hand surgeon said he thinks its a problem with a possible pinched nerve. And during my exams it is hard to associate the different feelings in my hands as the doctors are examining me, because I have not been given anything to manage my pain level. So now I am confused and really I just want to get to the nature of the problem so I can have it fixed.
Mon, 12 Dec 2016
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Only way to know for sure is by nerve conduction study
However if pain reaches your shoulder blades then you should suspect cervical lesion not carpal tunnel , i recommend a cervical MRI
or a simple x ray can do if you can show it to me
Good Luck
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How To Treat A Prolonged Weak Feeling Wrists That Has Increased In It Pain?

Only way to know for sure is by nerve conduction study However if pain reaches your shoulder blades then you should suspect cervical lesion not carpal tunnel , i recommend a cervical MRI or a simple x ray can do if you can show it to me Good Luck