Do you wear hand braces at night?
08-30-2011, 03:44 PM
#14
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I wore them for a few years. They provided me with pain-free nights. They took a little getting used to but the benefits are well worth it! I don't wear mine anymore because I had carpel tunnel surgery done 11 years ago.
08-30-2011, 04:08 PM
#17
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Originally Posted by Prism99
I was diagnosed with severe carpal tunnel in one hand, moderate carpal tunnel in the other. A hand specialist told me that I needed surgery, but I wanted to try to correct the condition myself.
The brace my doctor's office gave me was worthless; the nurse didn't even know which way it went on! I got braces from Walmart that have a metal strip running up the palm. These were great, and I still have them. I wore the braces every night, and most of every day. I was able to type with them on. Pretty much the only time I didn't wear them was when I had to get my hands wet.
There were other things I did. For one, I changed my computer setup to be more ergonomically correct. I'm sure that a major cause of my carpal tunnel was the amount of time I spent typing at an ergonomically incorrect computer station.
I cut the amount of typing I did in half.
I also started taking citrus bioflavanoids twice a day.
It took about 6 months to get rid of the inflammation. At that point I switched to wearing the braces only at night. After another 6 months or so, I quit the braces entirely. Now I wear them at night only if I suspect some inflammation might be coming back. I never did have the surgery, and I'm fine now.
The braces are really important if you want to reverse the inflammation. They keep your wrist in a neutral position so the nerve is not being aggravated.
The brace my doctor's office gave me was worthless; the nurse didn't even know which way it went on! I got braces from Walmart that have a metal strip running up the palm. These were great, and I still have them. I wore the braces every night, and most of every day. I was able to type with them on. Pretty much the only time I didn't wear them was when I had to get my hands wet.
There were other things I did. For one, I changed my computer setup to be more ergonomically correct. I'm sure that a major cause of my carpal tunnel was the amount of time I spent typing at an ergonomically incorrect computer station.
I cut the amount of typing I did in half.
I also started taking citrus bioflavanoids twice a day.
It took about 6 months to get rid of the inflammation. At that point I switched to wearing the braces only at night. After another 6 months or so, I quit the braces entirely. Now I wear them at night only if I suspect some inflammation might be coming back. I never did have the surgery, and I'm fine now.
The braces are really important if you want to reverse the inflammation. They keep your wrist in a neutral position so the nerve is not being aggravated.
08-30-2011, 04:51 PM
#18
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Location: Long Island, New York
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I went to the MD about six months ago. I did mention the problems with my fingers. He looked me over and said I had Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and I should get "cock-up" hand braces. They were very expensive around here, so I bought them on Amazon.com. I was very skeptical, but I do wear them and for me THEY WORK. The symptoms I had are not bothering me now.
08-30-2011, 04:52 PM
#19
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Location: Iowa
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I used them temporarily between the time of diagnosis and the time of surgery, and yes, they helped, but my CTS was so severe, nothing took away all the pain. I had my first surgery about 20 years ago, and that was followed up by the second one about two years later. I've had no problems at all since.
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