Numbness after yoga class

[streudel423]

I'm a 20 year old female and I've been taking yoga once a week for several weeks. Today was a very intense class, LOTS of downward dogs.

I noticed that during class and now about an hour after, I'm experience numbness/tingling on the outer part of my left pinky finger. It's very aggravating. Is this normal following a strenuous class?

thanks

[Cheng10]

Hi! Its good I found a site such as this one cause Im also experiencing sumthing different on my right thumb during yoga that involves weight shifting on the palm. Before i had this incident that made my right thumb move involuntarily that lasted for a day. I didnt do yoga right after that and let my injury heal. But that was more than 3yrs ago aleady and now theres no more involuntary movement but i can sense theres pain whenever i do downward facing dog,plank, upward facing dog, etc.

[suzcon6]

I just did a search to look for the problem I have had and found this page. I am also experiencing numbness and a loss of strength in the fingers of my left hand since doing a yoga class about 3 weeks ago. I have been taking a weekly class since the beginning of the summer and I was fine until this one class. My entire left arm felt achy the next day and now my hand is still not right. I can't type well, use a fork or write very well. Is this a permanent problem now? I made an appt. with a neurologist, but the appt. is not for another 2 weeks. Thank you.

[JainMD]

Hi,
I think it is indeed Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS).
CTS is a neuropathy caused by compression of the median nerve within the carpal tunnel. 9 long flexors of the wrist and fingers and 1 nerve (median) run within this spatially limited and relatively rigid tunnel.
Thus, any increase in pressure within the tunnel compresses the injury-prone median nerve.
Risk factors include Repetitive hand work, Endocrine imbalance, History of neuropathy, associated conditions, Rheumatoid arthritis and Pregnancy.
Any factor that increases the pressure within the tunnel compresses the median nerve and leads to CTS.
The most common causes include flexor tenosynovitis; trauma to the carpal bones; ganglion, fibroma, or lipoma within the tunnel; rheumatoid cyst; gout; and diabetic neuropathy.
CTS can be diagnosed accurately by careful history and physical examination, inspection for thenar atrophy, and detection of sensory disturbance via light touch or a pinwheel.
I think you should be consulting an orthopaedician at earliest and get imaging study done.
Keep me informed if you have any queries.
Bye.

[CC928]

hi. i have been having the same issues after doing downward dog and leaning on my hands they go numb and will stay that way for a week or 2. Is this carpal tunnel? What causes this?? It is highly aggrvating anf uncomfortable both mypointer finer and m,iddle finger feel like they are tight and tigly and i cant feel my fingertips. its been one week now and its killing  me. any suggestions? thanks.

[JainMD]

Hi,
How are you feeling? What is your name?
Numbness only at the tip of little finger suggests that ulnar nerve is been irritated while doing yoga class or any where else.
Ulnar nerve runs a superficial course along the medial border of forearm from medial condoyle. If any where along its distribution it is injured or damaged, it will lead to numbness along its course.
Can you check for ulnar nerve?
Examine the sensation on the tip of the little finger and also try to cross the fingers (the motor branches of the ulnar nerve innervate the intrinsic muscles of the hand) to test the motor function of the ulnar nerve.
What is the result after doing this?
It will take time to get better, may be 2 to 6 weeks.
I don't think there is a need for imaging. If you feel the symptoms are annoying, then you can consult an orthopaedician to confirm the pathology and do imaging studies.
Keep me informed about this and your health in general.
Bye.