Tingling Thumb and first two fingers

[Cyndi500]

Hi,  What is the test you asked me to get?  The reason I don't think it is carpal Tunel is not very scientific but here is the explaination.  My sister has been diagnosed with Carpal Tunnel and when I hold my hand/wrist the way she does, her hand will go numb/tingle and mine will not, her pain seems more confined to her hand and doesn't really radiate up her arm toward the shoulder. I can use my computer and that doesn't bring on the pain, it comes at completely different times.  I go to the gym and have been doing the eliptical machine, the movement that this requires seems to give me relief from the pain/tingling for a while,although I am having to go each day to get this relief, I think it is longer before I need advil again.  I am wondering if this is truly helping or causing something else.  Thank you so much for this help.  Cyndi500

[abhijeet v ghosh]

hi cyndi,
you are right about the test which you and your sister does. I hope you know the "namaskaram" position. This test is called as Phalen's test. You can check on net about Phalen's test. Now a days we do reverse phalen's test/ That is reverse Namaskaram position. Hold your both hands in reverse phalen's test for 1 min. If you don't have any tingling sensation or numbness then it's unlikelt Carpal tunnel.

The test which i told you is NCV = nerve conduction velocity.

If you have Carpal tunnel syndrome or pinched nerve somewhere else in your upper extremity, this examination will reveal it. You need to go to a neuro lad, where they do this. Please don't do EMG.

So do your NCV and let me know
regards
abhijeet