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Hand dexterity, weakness & numbness
My left hand suddenly went numb & “fell asleep” 6 days ago. I’ve been taking ibuprofen, stretching & lightly exercising & I’m getting positive results. But the hand is still mostly unusable. I can’t open my fingers all the way & when my palm is facing the floor my wrist can’t lift my hand at all. I’m an unemployed electrician & a guitar player... I can’t remember being this is scared.
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⢠Contrast bath---It is a form of treatment where a limb or the entire body is immersed in warm water followed by the immediate immersion of the limb or body in ice water. This procedure is repeated several times, alternating hot and cold. Note that the treatment should always end in the ice water, as heat will induce the body's inflammatory response, while cold helps to decrease inflammation.
⢠Gentle Stretching of Hand Muscles.
⢠Ball exercises.
⢠Wrist Exerciser.
⢠Do elbow strengthening exercises
⢠Ball or sock squeeze
⢠Wrist deviation
⢠Wrist curls
⢠Do stretching exercises:-
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