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Numb Hands and Fingers

Many population have experienced the symptoms of deadness in the hands and fingers. The general symptoms are described as pins and needles and most population relate it as if their fingers or hands have gone to sleep. This normally occurs while sleeping, after sitting for prolonged periods, or when someone holds their hand above their head while activities such as changing a light bulb. Most population will self diagnose themselves with either carpal tunnel syndrome or with something much more dire. But for most people, neither assumption is true.

Numb Hands and Fingers

Numb Hands and Fingers

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Numb Hands and Fingers

Numb Hands and Fingers

If you look at the anatomy of our hands you will consideration that all the nerves and blood vessels come from added up. They don't start at your hand and end at your hand. They precisely start at your neck and end up in the tips of your fingers. They must trip through your shoulder, below your pectoral muscles, through your elbow, underneath your forearm muscles, through the 8 bones in your wrist and then into each one of your fingers. That's a long way to travel. It also presents numerous opportunities for an obstruction to occur.

Think of the nerves and blood supply in your arms as being a river. And think of your neck as being the reservoir. Now, normally the river runs from the depot out to the surrounding areas(your fingers). However, sometimes a tree falls across the river and prevents most of the water from running down the river. So the areas at the end of the river(your fingers) don't get much water(nerve and blood supply). At this point most population consideration that they have numb or tingly fingers and conclude that they have a hand or wrist problem. But most of the time the problem lies with the tree that fell over the river, not with the areas downstream. Let me explain.

There are numerous places that the nerves and blood supply that go to your fingers can become restricted. These places are your neck, shoulder, pectoral muscles, elbow, forearm, 8 bones of the wrist, or the muscles of your hand. Therefore, you should never assume that your problem is in your hand just because you feel symptoms in your hand. To get the best diagnosis for your tingly hands you must find someone who will scrutinize all the areas in the middle of your neck and fingers.

One of the most coarse places for a restriction is in your neck and pectoral muscles. This is because most population sit at a desk for a living. This causes us to roll our shoulders send and stick our heads out, normally to see a computer. When our shoulders roll send our pectoral muscles shorten and eventually become highly tight. This then presses on the nerves and blood supply that run directly underneath your pectoral muscles. If these muscles get tight enough we start to feel numb or tingly hands. Stretching of the pectoral muscles can normally prevent this problem. As I've stated in other articles, you must hold the stretch for 3 minutes for this to work.

Even though one of the most coarse sites for a restriction is your pectoral muscles there are many other places where you may have issues. I urge your to have a distinguished practitioner look at your whole arm for restrictions. Since your wrist has 8 different bones you should have a chiropractor make sure that each one is moving properly. If there is a bone that isn't moving correctly it can put pressure on a nerve and give you carpal tunnel syndrome. A chiropractor can make sure that the muscles and bones of your arm are moving properly and allowing the nerves and blood vessels to flow freely.

Numb Hands and Fingers

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