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green butter
04/07/17 8:12:12 AM
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Been feeling kind of weird in my left arm by the elbow/bottom of my bicep for a while but I figured that it was just from sitting at a desk all day.

In the last week or so it's gotten pretty bad to the point where i have a near constant tingling/slight numbness in my pinky and ring finger on my left hand. I consulted Dr. Google and it looks like it's some kind of issue with the Ulnar nerve. I read that lifting weights and sitting a a desk can greatly exacerbate this issue, and that literally comprises 3/4ths of my day.

anyway it really sucks, i wake up with my fingers tingling (even though i try to keep my arm straight at night) and i can no longer use my desktop PC because it just bugs my arm/hand so much. havent been able to go to the gym either.

obviously i was going to call a doctor but wanted to see if anyone on CE has ever dealt with this, since this and carpal tunnel are basically the ultimate PC nerd injuries. I am worried that my eSports career is doomed and I will be forced to live the rest of my life in mediocrity as I work my office job
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MI4 REAL
04/07/17 8:17:20 AM
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I only had tingling when I had Repetitive Strain Injury from making automobiles.

I got braces and they helped some.

Do you rest your wrists on your laptop like me?
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Sphyx
04/07/17 8:19:30 AM
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Had an issue with it for a few months.

Do you lean on your elbows a lot? That seems to trigger it, the nerve passes under your elbow and pinches there very easily.
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_Goggalor_
04/07/17 8:21:34 AM
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Had it after training once, didn't go away for a good 3, 4 days. Try holding your hand out like it's holding a plate, fingers splayed. Lift your arm like you're lifting the plate above your head, then turn your hand clockwise and rotate it as you move the hand up and around, holding the "plate" the entire time, palm toward the ceiling like a waiter rotating a tray. You might feel a reduction in tension in your elbow or hand, just make sure it's comfortable and you're not overstretching.
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NihilistTurian
04/07/17 8:26:12 AM
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Some kind of nerve in that area, can't remember if it was the ulnar specifically. For weeks it felt like I had electric shocks going up my arm and I couldn't feel two of my fingers in my left hand. It would get worse when leaning the elbow on the table.

I looked up some exercises online and after a few weeks of doing them every day the problem eventually disappeared. My arm has never really felt at full strength since, though.
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green butter
04/07/17 9:16:29 AM
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MI4 REAL posted...
I got braces and they helped some.

Do you rest your wrists on your laptop like me?

Might get a brace. And I do rest my wrist on my laptop, but what's weird is that laptop use for me is mostly fine - the issue is when I sit at my desk at home and use my desktop. I tried testing it by playing a computer game this morning and I was only able to play like fifteen minutes of Diablo 3 before I had to turn off the game because it was so uncomfortable. I'm at work now and the discomfort is slightly less but still pretty bad - my pinky tingles each time i hit a key with it



_Goggalor_ posted...
Had it after training once, didn't go away for a good 3, 4 days. Try holding your hand out like it's holding a plate, fingers splayed. Lift your arm like you're lifting the plate above your head, then turn your hand clockwise and rotate it as you move the hand up and around, holding the "plate" the entire time, palm toward the ceiling like a waiter rotating a tray. You might feel a reduction in tension in your elbow or hand, just make sure it's comfortable and you're not overstretching.

thanks, gonna try this today

NihilistTurian posted...
I looked up some exercises online and after a few weeks of doing them every day the problem eventually disappeared.

my fear now is that i'll need surgery or PT or something for this, which would be a huge drag and not really possible at the moment, since I am super busy till like October
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