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  1. Toothpaste Pony! Toothpaste Pony!

    So, does anyone know if hot or cold will help ease carpel tunnel pain at all?

    Friday, 21-Sep-12 08:05:28 UTC from web
    1. RDN's Lucifer RDN's Lucifer

      @minti Since it's caused by pressure on the nerve, cold should theorically contract the tissues and relieve pressure.

      Friday, 21-Sep-12 08:07:37 UTC from web
      1. RDN's Lucifer RDN's Lucifer

        @nerthos And if it doesn't, at least it should make the are lose a bit of feeling.

        Friday, 21-Sep-12 08:08:26 UTC from web
        1. RDN's Lucifer RDN's Lucifer

          @nerthos *area

          Friday, 21-Sep-12 08:08:44 UTC from web
      2. Toothpaste Pony! Toothpaste Pony!

        @nerthos @ceruleanspark Alright, I thought so too. Thanks.

        Friday, 21-Sep-12 08:11:29 UTC from web
        1. Cerulean Lulamoon-Spark Cerulean Lulamoon-Spark

          @minti Assuming you don't end up homeless in the immediate future, it's absolutely worth investing in an ergo keyboard and mouse. My pain has almost totally gone since I started using mine.

          Friday, 21-Sep-12 08:12:32 UTC from web
          1. Toothpaste Pony! Toothpaste Pony!

            @ceruleanspark I'll think about it. It's kind of funny though, I haven't had an issue with it in over 2-3ish years. It just popped back up now, and it sucks. :/

            Friday, 21-Sep-12 08:13:33 UTC from web
        2. RDN's Lucifer RDN's Lucifer

          @minti No problem man.

          Friday, 21-Sep-12 08:14:00 UTC from web
        3. Cerulean Lulamoon-Spark Cerulean Lulamoon-Spark

          @minti Also: Kickboxing hand-wraps can stand in perfectly well for a proper wrist brace and cost almost nothing. I think the set I bought (for kickboxing) cost about $3

          Friday, 21-Sep-12 08:19:58 UTC from web
          1. Toothpaste Pony! Toothpaste Pony!

            @ceruleanspark I have an actual medical brace I bought years ago for this, but I think I packed it away cause I never expected to use it again and it's too late to start tearing my house apart trying to find it. :/

            Friday, 21-Sep-12 08:22:56 UTC from web
    2. Cerulean Lulamoon-Spark Cerulean Lulamoon-Spark

      @minti It's caused by swelling of the nerve, so a cold compress should either reduce the swelling on the nerve, or cause the surrounding tissues to contract, reducing the pressure on it. Source: I have it too.

      Friday, 21-Sep-12 08:10:28 UTC from web
      1. Toothpaste Pony! Toothpaste Pony!

        @ceruleanspark @nerthos Yeah okay, cold is REALLY helping. Thanks a lot guys.

        Friday, 21-Sep-12 08:25:04 UTC from web
        1. Cerulean Lulamoon-Spark Cerulean Lulamoon-Spark

          @minti If you find yourself in a situation where you can't use ice, analgesic painkillers based on paracetamol will reduce the swelling directly. Over the counter ones are more-or-less safe to take continuously assuming you don't have any heart or circulatory issues or conflicting medication types.

          Friday, 21-Sep-12 08:39:05 UTC from web
        2. RDN's Lucifer RDN's Lucifer

          @minti # Yay! Common sense FTW

          Friday, 21-Sep-12 09:31:43 UTC from web