I get episodes of hemiparesis and have pyramidal tract signs. During the time my grip/fingers/hand/arm are weak and slow moving, if I overuse them, I end up hurt. My first episode of this I messed up my rotator cuff by using my shoulder for strength to back up lack of hand strength.
This time around I keep narrowly dodging what I think is cubital tunnel syndrom (based on where the pain is located occasionally, and once again, HOW I'm trying to support the weakened muscles).
My questions are:
1. How can I tell when I'm beyond the "acute" stage and ready for physio? The first time around I did get my grip back; the pain remaining was due to injury. This time, my grip is not getting better. I can't tell if it's because I'm still in a flare, or that's now my normal. I'm trying to do some hand exercises, but they are minimal and my hand goes numb/fingers ache. Plus I don't know which exercises would be the best.
2. How do I keep from injuring other things when in a flare? I've learned that the more I use that side, the more I have secondary pain. With this flare, as soon as I stopped tracking straight on the treadmill, I shut down exercise. I had no knee pain/hip at all during the flare -- and I should be able to start up again at the gym shortly. (Last time it took six weeks of physio to fix my knee .. sigh.)
BUT I can't not use my hand ... even things like flossing teeth, I have to wrap the floss around my whole hand. Typing -- my mistakes are all that the left hand letters get typed first.
3. Can you recommend a website specific to this problem? I've almost used up my physio coverage for this calendar year and haven't been working, so paying out-of-pocket is not an option.
Thank you so much for any ideas. Of course, it's my dominant hand, and for this first time during this flare I also had a 24 period of time where my left hand was clumsy at the same time. Help.
This time around I keep narrowly dodging what I think is cubital tunnel syndrom (based on where the pain is located occasionally, and once again, HOW I'm trying to support the weakened muscles).
My questions are:
1. How can I tell when I'm beyond the "acute" stage and ready for physio? The first time around I did get my grip back; the pain remaining was due to injury. This time, my grip is not getting better. I can't tell if it's because I'm still in a flare, or that's now my normal. I'm trying to do some hand exercises, but they are minimal and my hand goes numb/fingers ache. Plus I don't know which exercises would be the best.
2. How do I keep from injuring other things when in a flare? I've learned that the more I use that side, the more I have secondary pain. With this flare, as soon as I stopped tracking straight on the treadmill, I shut down exercise. I had no knee pain/hip at all during the flare -- and I should be able to start up again at the gym shortly. (Last time it took six weeks of physio to fix my knee .. sigh.)
BUT I can't not use my hand ... even things like flossing teeth, I have to wrap the floss around my whole hand. Typing -- my mistakes are all that the left hand letters get typed first.
3. Can you recommend a website specific to this problem? I've almost used up my physio coverage for this calendar year and haven't been working, so paying out-of-pocket is not an option.
Thank you so much for any ideas. Of course, it's my dominant hand, and for this first time during this flare I also had a 24 period of time where my left hand was clumsy at the same time. Help.
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