Loving mother rushed to knit sweater tired paralyzed hands doctor reminded: excessive use of hands to prevent carpal tunnel syndrome

After the recent drop in temperature in Wuhan in autumn, Ms. Zhang, who lives in Qingshan District, was worried that her children who were migrant workers were cold, and rushed to knit sweaters, resulting in pain and numbness in her hands and unable to hold objects in her hands. The reporter learned from the Pain Department of Wuhan First Hospital on the 27th that the cold weather stimulation induced frequent attacks of carpal tunnel syndrome, and experts reminded programmers, housewives and cleaners and other people who are prone to excessive use of the wrist, pay attention to the posture and rest of the wrist, and maintain the temperature of the hand.

Ms. Zhang is nearly 70 years old and is a heavy sweater knitting enthusiast. After the autumn, he kept knitting sweaters for his children. During the period, the hands appeared painful with numbness and discomfort, and they did not take the old problems of many years seriously, but they still endured the pain and persevered. Unexpectedly, the symptoms became more and more serious, and the hands appeared numb and weak, and even could not hold the object, after the medical treatment of electromyography, the doctor found that the middle nerve of the wrist was damaged, considering carpal tunnel syndrome. After trying treatments such as plastering, physiotherapy, and multiple closures, the pain did not ease.

After being introduced by a neighbor, Ms. Zhang was transferred to the Pain Department of Wuhan First Hospital for treatment. After receiving the consultation, Dr. Yuan Feng found that his thumb, index finger and middle finger were painful and numb, and he would wake up numbly at night, and the large otter muscles of his hands also had different degrees of atrophy, and finally diagnosed with moderate bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome. Dr. Yuan Feng gave Ms. Zhang an injection in both wrists under the guidance of ultrasound, injected anti-inflammatory and nutritional nerve drugs into the swollen median nerve under ultrasound visualization, and performed sufficient nerve water separation and release therapy, after which the pain has completely disappeared, and the numbness and dysfunction of both hands have also improved significantly. Ms. Zhang is very happy and can continue to complete her weaving work.

Ms. Zhang praised Dr. Yuan Feng after treatment

Dr. Yuan Feng pointed out that carpal tunnel syndrome tends to occur in people who use their wrists excessively, such as programmers, housewives and cleaners. It is due to the midrection nerve in the carpal tunnel receiving squeezing from peripheral tissues, such as swelling and thickening of soft tissues, resulting in pain, numbness, and weakness in the hands. If left untreated, patients with carpal tunnel syndrome can have progressively worsening symptoms, which can lead to damage to the nerves of the hand, permanent muscle atrophy, or loss of function. Therefore, regardless of work or rest, pay attention to the posture and rest of the wrist, try to bend the wrist as little as possible, and also overextend the wrist to keep the wrist neutral. If you have a sore feeling in your wrist at work, relax your grip, rest for half an hour, and don't keep an action for a long time. In addition, when the weather is cold, keep your hands warm, such as wearing gloves.

Dr. Yuan Feng reminded that once carpal tunnel syndrome is diagnosed, it should be treated in the hospital as soon as possible. Early on, NSAIDs and vegetative neurologic drugs can be taken orally, or plasters and physiotherapy can be taken. If the above treatment still does not relieve the symptoms, the pain department should be discharged as soon as possible to avoid irreversible nerve damage complications, which can accurately act on anti-inflammatory and nutritional nerve drugs on nerve damage, compared with traditional drugs and physical therapy, the effect is better and safer.

Source: Wuhan Science and Technology News

Reporter: Xiao Kai

Correspondent: Liu Simi, Lingling