Chronic wrist pain & numbness

[Stripes]

Hello Stripes,

Is the loss of sensation that you are experiencing just on that part of the right thumb you mentioned or does it goes anywhere else? Is it just a sensation of numbness or when you touch it you definitely percieve less?

what movement exactly elicit pain in your wrist and elbows? Does bend in a way rather than another (extend or flex or rotate) your wrists make the pain worse? Does flex and extend your elbows give you any trouble at all?
Have you ever thought to visit a senior osteopath? I wonder if this trauma may have cause some dysfunction on your wrists and elbows and I wonder if manipulating those peripheral joints could be of any benefit for you.

all the best

The numbness covers the entire thum section and the finger alongside is marginally desensitised. It feels numb and there is a loss of feeling along with constant pins and needles. Also difficult to move and no strength in right thumb.


Pain in wrists and elbows is symmetrical in both sides hurts to bend/flex/rotate no particular movement, just movement in general. Elbows hurt after flexing or to touch. Uncomfortable and painful to straighten fingers or keep wrists anything but straight.


Since accident range of movement has dramatically increased and physio/ doctor seem a lot happier about this however pain and other problems still remain and causing problems.
I have only seen my physio, gp and multiple orthopaedics so far (but waiting to see neurologist and pain clinic)

[Emanuele]

Not very easy to understand from here, it seems like there is a nerve involvement as you are complaining of an objectifiable loss in sensation and muscle power too, although I can't really know whether the weakness you feel is due to pain and so you refrain the movement or it is indeed a neurological problem.

And what about the other fingers? are they affected too? either dorsally and on the palmar surface or both? (sorry it's not to being picky but different nerves innervate different part of our fingers)

Can you do the thumb up? can you bend your thumb over to touch your little finger?

Let us know what the neurologist thinks about it!

All the best