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Arm Tingles At Night, Severe Pain, Swollen, Fingers Locked In Morning, Taking Diclofenac

at night my arm tingles and falls asleep which wakes me up in severe pain, It is to the point it also makes my hand swell . When I wake up my fingers will lock and I hardly have a grip, sometimes I cant even clutch my hand at first, until I try over and over to work this out. I was perscribed diclofenac (50mg) this didnt seem to make a differnce at night, do u have any Ideas?
Sat, 5 Apr 2014
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this could be carpal or cubital tunnel syndrome. this is when the nerves in your arm arm pinched during the night leading to the types of symptoms you describe. yor dr should be able to make a diagnosis and reccomend appropriate treatment which can range from physiotherapy, splints and cortisone shots to surgical decompression if the nerves.
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Arm Tingles At Night, Severe Pain, Swollen, Fingers Locked In Morning, Taking Diclofenac

this could be carpal or cubital tunnel syndrome. this is when the nerves in your arm arm pinched during the night leading to the types of symptoms you describe. yor dr should be able to make a diagnosis and reccomend appropriate treatment which can range from physiotherapy, splints and cortisone shots to surgical decompression if the nerves.