Do You Have This Struggle When You Ride?

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[@luisdiegocr]

Group C MX rider (3 years of experience), Group B Road Racing experience (8 years of experience), 42 years old. This weird thing happens to me for sometime: I get pain in the intermidiate and proximal phalanges on both hands. But no arm pump. I had several amateur MX racing events where I did had arm pump, but no phalanges issues at all. This arm pump got fixed now by just having much better body position and grip (relax in an attack position) and griping tighter with the knees. But when training and more relaxed pace, I still feel phalanges pain/dumbness, I think it is because most of the time I train in hard packed (bad maintained) tracks, so the vibration on the handlebars is higher. I haver never experience phalanges pain/dumbness on racing events, because the track is perfectly prepared. I do feel worst phalanges pain/dumbness on my left hand, but if I use more the clutch, the pain/dumbness goes away. Right hand happens when I do "No front brake drills"

[@sleepsound3107]

My brother is diagnosed with carpal tunnel and battles his hands going numb almost every time we ride

[@robbyyant6213]

Sounds like carpal tunnel syndrome. I'm not a physician but it's likely the added bending of the wrist from operating the throttle is causing inflammation to the ligaments in the wrist and pinching the nerve. Probably not directly caused by riding the bike but likely aggravated from it. There's a nerve called the median nerve that passes under a ligament in the wrist. This ligament can become inflamed from repetitive motion and start to swell, thereby compressing the nerves that pass under it. If hes doing a lot of other motions with his hands, like using a phone, computer, or anything where his fingers are continuously moving, that ligament will be in a state of constant inflammation that will likely flare up when doing something like riding a bike.

[@austinmercer8195]

I also have this issue where my finger tips will go numb

[@jameses8881]

I have the same issue on my left hand. Most likely this has to do with pulling the clutch, but unfortunately I can't find a solution to the problem so far.

[@danielreeves9613]

The fat bit of my hand below thumb gets it on both hands . No arm pump like a bad cramp

[@kainaluhind-greig2792]

I have had the same issue on both hands before, now I only get it on my throttle hand also but I did realize I’m front brake person I don’t use my rear, and I don’t really use the clutch at all so but sure if that’s a part of it 🤷‍♂️

[@EricCogburn]

I’ve had it before and I think it was something in my neck or shoulder. Maybe try a chiropractor.

[@redwolfracing]

So I think the issue with the numbness comes down not gripping with your knees/legs enough and your pushing down on your hands when your riding. I have/had the same issue, but found gripping the proper way and having the proper form it doesnt happen anymore.

[@ryanm2435]

Could be poor circulation in your hands