Hand Numbness & Tingling: Diagnosis & Treatment

Dr. Grant Cooper of Princeton Spine & Joint Center delves into the causes and treatments of hand numbness and tingling with everything you need to know in this video!
0:00 Introduction
0:44 Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - Median Nerve
5:07 Cubital Tunnel Syndrome - Ulnar Nerve
9:06 Guyon's Canal Syndrome
12:04 Nerve Roots in the Neck & Treatment Options
20:30 Wristwatch Syndrome, Wartenberg's Syndrome, Superficial Nerve Palsy, Cheiralgia Paresthetica
22:41 Peripheral Neuropathy
27:53 Double Crush Syndrome
32:10 Like & Subscribe!
🔵 Discover the root causes and effective treatments for hand numbness and tingling in this informative video from the Princeton Spine & Joint Center. Dr. Grant Cooper provides valuable insights into the various conditions that may lead to these symptoms, including Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Cubital Tunnel Syndrome, Pinched Nerves in the Neck, Wartenberg Syndrome, and Peripheral Neuropathy.
👩‍⚕️ Dr. Cooper highlights the importance of accurate diagnosis and thorough evaluation to ensure the right treatment path for your specific situation. Learn about different treatment options, including bracing, physical therapy, anti-inflammatory medications, steroid injections, and, when necessary, surgical interventions.
💡 Plus, don't miss the crucial discussion on "Double Crush Syndrome," where Dr. Cooper explains the potential of nerve compression at multiple points and how it can amplify symptoms. Understanding this concept is essential to avoid misdiagnosis and inappropriate treatments.
📊 Learn about the significance of the Electrodiagnostic Test (EMG) as a gold standard for evaluating peripheral nerves and ensuring precise diagnosis.
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[@Amysouss]

I went to a doctor for my left hand tingling and numbness and she asked me to do a CT scan and an MRI that both were clear. She told me that I might have a mini stroke. I was so scared that I couldn’t sleep anymore. I found your video and now I understand my syndrome better as my neck hurts too when I experience numbness on my fingers. Thank you doctor.

[@MissP3224]

I came here after the keyboard joke😅😅😅 He really got me. This video was so helpful, had these symptoms for months now since Feb.

[@LovettbalngoodsLLC]

OR YOU COULD BE LACKING B12 ❤ 🤷🏾‍♀️. This can also help and change the pillow shape and how you sleeping with your head etc. & I am a House cleaner !! This maybe a reason to and I need to exercise my hands more. Thanks 🙏🏾 Have a good day

[@patriciamcnicholl7501]

😅😅😅😅

[@juliefall2892]

I get chronic migraines B12 helps a lot. I had a severe whip lash and skull fracture 38 years ago and I am still suffering with my kneck and migraine

[@playinatlife5778]

Thanks! Great explanation! I'm going to get my old wrist brace out and try using it!

[@gregorydobrowolski1936]

This is an amazing master class. Thanks for this opportunity

[@verycd]

I wish instructors in manual therapies gave mini lectures like this to their students. A rather full picture of one presenting symptom that helps clinicians make sound judgement and give honest advices to patients. Thank you!

[@arrencybiey4021]

I am so glad u give an option of treatment for each cases .Most of the time we would be left clueless without and answer .thank you

[@SIRTONY]

BRAVO .. yes you just shared a MIRACLE for Humanity !!!!!!!!!!!!! BRAVO !!!!! Thank you 5 Million TIMES !!!!!!!!!!!!!! BRAVO

[@kimgeraci3838]

Excellent explanation! Wish more Doctors were like you. ❤

[@denisethibault2267]

i had shoulder surgery and woke up up with tingling in the had,,i was sent for carel tunnel surgery that made no difference. doctor told me we can do more surgery on a different place. never mentioned PT or a brace. shoulder surgeon said it has nothing to do with shoulder surgery. this hs been going on for 4 years and i drop so many things because i do not feel what i am holding. no test were done to decide wear the nerve was being pressed. you r information was very enlightening much more than i ever heard before. i am 78 years old nd this is my biggest problem. blessing denise

[@mayam4501]

Thank you for mentioning that, I also suspect that most of my problems are in the shoulder after surgery/ but I am bounced between the shoulder surgeon who says all is good to the pain doctor who says my neck is good.

[@juliefall2892]

They are too quick to jump into surgery , carpel tunnel surgery has a risk of doing more damage , my friend was a electronic technician and after surgery had to give up his career in this field. He couldn't grip things any more

[@valjaliovajusername]

Awesome video, thx doctor, I am now 99%sure that my shoulder blade pain, neck pain and this ugly pain of my triceps, elbow, as well as tingling and numbness of my 3 fingers and the palm below, comes from my neck

[@hollysfamily1914]

I have all this

[@reality_is_the_key]

Turned my head to the right and BOOM! There were the symptoms I've been suffering from, just magnified! Thanks a bunch.

[@zerbina]

Awesome information, doc! Thanks for putting it out there. It's so helpful to get to know this stuff not just as general knowledge but also as a complementary way to approach the visits with doctors, especially when you only get 10 - 15 mins appointments with them. I'm currently investigating an issue alike. Due to my symptoms, the potential culprit was the cervical spine but after the firsts tests (x-rays, MRI), we found out all the nerves in the cervical spine are clear, and very soon I will be taking the Electric Test you mentioned. Thanks to your video, I know I'm on the right path and what could I expect on some of the possible scenarios explained on the video.

[@fazilahmusammem7621]

I am a doctor (psychiatrist) and my mother developed numbness and tingling in her hands, after consulting two doctors, a neurologist and an orthopedic I was desperate because none could help. I ended up searching it myself and from this video know it is a peripheral neuropathy and I have to consult a different neurologist this time and share my own thoughts and search result. Thank you for putting this togather.

[@Ladida386]

Now you see how desperate us - laymen are, when we need to "how to Google, KZbin"? And even when we find out for ourselves what is wrong with us, doctors just dismiss us as "laymen who know shit". This is why I don't talk much to doctors, I just help myself as much as possible. Why would I lose my precious time with waiting and be misdiagnosed a couple of times?

[@espianmashias9565]

@@Ladida386I see doctors to get orders placed so that I can get tests done and go from there. I literally heal my own self. I worked in the medical field for 30 + years. I can literally say that many doctors don’t care to help their patients. I left it after COVID after confirming what I was always suspicious of. All they care about is numbers and 💵.

[@will201084]

Can't wait for AI to replace many useless docs from diagnosing

[@SatumainenOlento]

I have whole left side weakness. Face, left arm and left leg. It is like a line was drawn with a ruler in the middle of my body and left side the skin has a light loss of sensation. Apparently the reason is the degeneration on my neck and lower back area, says my ortopedic doctor. I also have bulging disk in the lower back which may cause my symptoms of an occasional numbness on my saddle area and genitals. It is super useful to learn about these problems and how they are caused! Your video is amazingly clear and easy to understand! I subscribed and I find that I want to learn more and more...Because you make it easy to learn! Great skill! Your video is 10/10. Superb! 👏 Thank you so much!!!

[@thetrickester2431]

Same brother

[@user-ex3mx7hk4l]

❤

[@user-ex3mx7hk4l]

@@thetrickester2431❤

[@ahwell9984]

So useful and enjoyable. I will be able to ask better questions about this very complex topic. Thanks.

[@JacquelynneFontaine]

Thank you so much for this! As a mom of a newborn, I haven't been able to jaunt over to doctors as easily. And, as a pretty healthy person prepregnancy, it's been scary to feel such numbness. I realize gazing down at the little one isn't the best for my neck, so I'll be managing that, tying the wrist brace and checking out videos to help C6/7 tension. Many, many thanks!

[@RVS-pj6bd]

Dr. Grant Cooper, you are the most compassionate HUMAN I have ever seen on You Tube ❤Caring, informative, helpful, intelligent and just medically genuine. I wish all doctors are like you. Thank you for tis video. Very very helpful. We wish you all the best in life ❤

[@yeseniasplace]

What an incredible video. Thanks a million!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LEARNED so much about my hand nerve pain. I get a lot of pain in my forearm shooting to my fingers . It hapens at night i wake up screaming crying of pain. I almost bougth your 19.99 bluetooth keyboard lol

[@barry5153]

Excellent explanation!

[@eecneihappy]

Thank you so much for this info!

[@filipinaisraeli]

Thank u for this brilliant information Doctor..

[@powerhousebakeryatnutritio1311]

Thank you for giving us how to treat with postural strategies

[@rajeshmishra2676]

A clear cut information. Thank you very much doctor. I am a patient of TRAUMATIC QUARDIPLEZIA wef 21 02 21. I think a person like you can be helpful to me

[@trcykaufman]

God bless you. My prayers are with you🙏🏻💗

[@catherinepoloynis]

Thank you for this great explanation.

[@lauraalvares6751]

Awesome presentation, clear cut! Thank you doctor. I am 7 years young ! I have diabetes and peripheral neuropathy. I manage with daily exercises. Daily exercise and supplements work for me. Your explanation speaks to me and I am going to follow you.❤❤

[@michellepernula872]

Excellent and concise. You double crushed it. 😊

[@ivyprasad]

Very useful video. Thanks 🙏🏼

[@patricianelson9959]

Great video. Helped me more than my doctor.

[@hassanadam5804]

Thank you very much for the explanation Dr

[@abdulelah9726]

The first treatment is to get red of stress and anxiety ❤

[@funnycatsvideos8013]

I agree

[@Vict0reeaH]

Mostly an answer for 80% of problems in the body

[@worldofheidi23]

💯💯💯

[@Hadenought65]

Get Red 😂❤

[@abdulelah9726]

@worldofheidi23 Yes, I know it's very difficult

[@indiscriminatethoughts6269]

Hi! Thank you for this explanation. I had ORIF in 2015 & subsequent removal of volar plate due to malfunction in 2018. The past 6 months or so, I’ve been losing significant function in my hand. I’ve been dropping things inadvertently, and I have a really hard time with simple things such as zipping a zipper, squeezing a tube of toothpaste, and many more day to day activities. I’m utterly heartbroken at the thought I may have a permanent disability.

[@artramirez4059]

Great educational, thorough video. 🙏🏼

[@pamelajaneway1067]

Thank you for this presentation. You answered many of my questions. I am suffering from numbness and shooting pain. I've just started chiropractic and acupuncture treatments. With the knowledge you've given me I am better equipped to communicate with my Dr.

[@dawidbenyahudahisrael6959]

Great information. Thank you as you helped me to better understand what is going on with my neck and numb arms and hands. APTTMHY

[@chris162022]

Thanks so much Doc very informative!

[@angelakennedy4169]

Thank you so much for your most helpful masterclass. God bless you for sharing such valuable information

[@jennethgarae5983]

Thank you very much dr for your explanation.

[@lizaoweniudreieeu75dryitrw46]

I loved this video. I have an appt today and one of the reasons is numbs hands every am. It’s so painful I cry. 😢

[@chrishowgego2013]

Brilliant. Comprehensive. Very useful. Thank you.

[@marcellaleaton6086]

This was extremely helpful. I did have carpal tunnel surgery, it did not work. After an MRI of my neck. Yes. I have a problem. Guess I need the more extensive surgery. Just not there yet in the pain level yet. But my index finger is getting more numb. But nothing else. Torn about the decision to get the surgery for sure. Your presentation made me feel much better about understanding the why's and what can be done to help. Thank you

[@patriciag5797]

Great imformation, I have numbness in my 2 hands and tightness in my lower legs.

[@Gailesch]

My hand numbness and tingling is my pinky and ring finger. Its my ulnar nerve. I have to get surgery but I don't want the possibility of the surgery having to be re-done! And the six month to a year of recovery? Good grief!! My brace sucks! My doc (Dr. Aaron at Sportsmed in Huntsville, AL) did the diagnostic nerve test and found it. I'm thankful for doctors with common sense. Thank you for this video. I shared it.

[@markjordan1530]

A lot ofd useful information very well presented,

[@SaniyeOzaras]

Thank Dr you very, very much for this video it was very helpful and informative and so comprehensively covered for all the different conditions. Thank you again.

[@johnmanya-yf3fu]

Thank you very much

[@tintintinnie]

Thank you so much. This helps me to have a different perspective of my case

[@supladaiii]

Tingling and numbness on both legs came first, then pain started on both feet. I consider myself an active person, so when the pain started affecting my activities, I went to a podiatrist. Corrective action = #lapidusbunionectomy on both feet on 2015, four months apart. No plates but 7 screws total. 2019 was when the numbness and tingling in my hands and arms became annoying. I was negligent until I felt weakness with my grip and symptoms reached all the way to my shoulders and neck. Several consultations later, my neurosurgeon said it's cervical. Had #ACCF May2021 C5-C7. Now the numbness and tingling, sometimes pain and weakness, is back (hands, arms, elbow, shoulders and neck). Not constant but with increased frequency and with varying levels of intensity so I can highly relate to this video. After my cervical corpectomy, I was also told that I have mild carpal tunnel on my left hand so I still sleep with the brace, and I still practice the nerve glides. I'm an active bowler so I'm grateful that I'm right handed. Not sure what my next treatment would be but I sincerely hope that I wouldn't have to stop road cycling or bowling.

[@allanbaruela354]

May be i have that multiful problem on my LH hand. What you say is truely correct. Thank you for your guidance how to treat the problem for the pain.

[@MrXhang]

Thanks for sharing the most valuable information... Please, if possible provide us some information regarding stiffness of the knees ... Thanks again

[@cloverlodge983]

thank you!

[@nalyn213]

Thanks doc, for the information❤. My hands starts numbing and tingling thats why i came to your video. It made me curious. Started taking B complex supplements maybe i have Vit B Deficiency.

[@nidaltouma]

Thank you very much for the very educational video

[@debbiejames119]

Fabulous information 🤗 thank you so much 🙂

[@robertoconti1796]

bravo good informations

[@arlenemurphy804]

This was very interesting. Thank you so much.

[@funghouls5498]

Thank you for a thorough explanation and all the respective treatments especially about too much B6

[@musicantd]

Thanks! Hands in brace (lt) and bulky bandage (rt), so must be brief. Unremitting rt thumb tip tingling, got EMG, was told no cervical radiculopathy but severe CTS both hands, 55% left median nerve axon voltage but only 20% right. Discovered dominant rt. hand actually weaker than other (!) as well. Figured best to get ECTR ASAP on rt. hand, it was done 4 days ago. Tingling not gone yet. I'm 80 YO male in good shape. This video is hell of comprehensive, most I've encountered. An online handout for post-ECTR recovery mentions vitamin B6 50mg, 3x/day for 3 weeks was shown in studies to be beneficial. That's a lot, my PCP suggests going a bit easier, just 2x/day for the first 2 weeks, 3x/day the last week. With food. Surgeon told me pre-op won't know for 3-6 months how it went, that dead nerve fibers will not recover but "strangled" ones can.

[@4seasonsjoy]

Comprehensive！ please keep producing ❤

[@gladyschepkoech3920]

Thanks alot for the wonderful information you shared

[@ratnayuana9815]

Thank you doc.. Your diagnosis really helpfull🙏

[@KT-wd5px]

Thank you so much for all the information!! This is super helpful. More power to you and hope you can continue educating more people. I haven't been to a PT so this is really nice. My hands have been number for 2 weeks now. Hope it will end soon.

[@Nicki7878]

Thank you very much. I learned something I never know

[@camillecali2]

This was very helpful. I have cervical dystonia and the theb on the side I spasm is extremely painful

[@LifeInspection448]

Thank you doctor, very helpful.

[@johnmarkey4862]

Very clear...well made

[@grahamwest1079]

Informative and amusing

[@clevertart69]

This was really informative! I think I have double crush syndrome tbh and i will be sure to mention this term during any future tests I may have

[@lesleymorris]

This has been very informative I have pain in my wrist bone and a sharp pain ( not numbness or tingling) and between my little finger and the forth it’s so painful I cry out! And my wrist in Constance pain

[@jinireddy6397]

What an excellent video. Thank you Doc. I learnt so so much. Please continue the videos. Lol...your jokes are funny 🤣. Have a great day. Sending healing and love to all ❤

[@joseniadavid6923]

Grazie infinitamente Dottore.💪

[@rysina6940]

great teaching

[@user-fv1tu5co6m]

Dr you’re sooo good! Thank you for putting the info out there! Are we an Orthopedic Dr! What is your background & training? I wish you practiced in Hawaii!

[@BruceDemolli]

Terrific ❤thanks!!

[@cynthialoza6295]

Thank you so much, Doctor!

[@xishimin]

Wow, this is so thorough! That connected everything I am experiencing now. I had a neck problem first then shoulder problem, then carpal tunnel on both hands. I have problem to turn my head one way. when I sleep on one side it can trigger my wrist pain. When I looked back, I realized that my Flovent inhaler triggered all the problems., including swelling, tingling, numbness, and weakness. I started to take a lot of supplements. Hopefully that would help. I also take two months pain medication and one month and a half cream. I have tingling all over my body now. I stopped everything. I am going to see a doctor for tingling .

[@vikihosein9193]

Hi I am from Trinidad. So very informative. Thank you.i do have tingling on my toes left and my left 2 last fingers and elbow pains I will pay attention to your explanations.

[@trestree-cs1zc]

That was therapeutically funnny, the part about the keyboard at 19.99😂.

[@vanemaksy]

Thank you so much for sharing this information. My issues with bilateral wrist problems: CTS, DeQuervains and Ulnar nerve syndrome began with my first pregnancy at 37weeks. Despite countless sessions of PT, injections, my hands were never the same. It brings me great frustration and sadness that I never went back to my previous self. I'm afraid of surgery as if it were to be unsuccessful I would not be able to do any work. Any advice for mothers that have experienced this.

[@erickmwangi6208]

Thanks doc.

[@susans7091]

I have carpa tunnel and am going to a neurologist in a few days.

[@MarosHana]

best explanation video

[@PrincetonSpineJointCenter]

Thank you!

[@tyreechawkins9904]

Thank you

[@LadiNubian26]

I am 5months pregnant and was getting weeklyn iron infusions in my hand intravenous and believe they may have pinched a nerve😢. My neck, shoulder hurts everyday and numbness/tingling in my left hand, arm and left side of my neck... sucks. Heading to a Neurologist in a couple days. Thanks for sharing

[@megsullivan6645]

Left side of my left hand and wrist have been numb and tingling for past few months. Below my baby finger is numb down to my wrist. Now I understand what is causing this.

[@HUNTR35S-_-]

Thank you. I've had left shoulder pain for 5 months. Left hand pain, tingling and numbness all down my left arm, palm and fingers for about 3-4 months, neck pain for the last month and now I alao have pain in my lower back. Shoulder ultrasound only showed calcific tendontis. Cervical MRI showed mild disc desiccation in all discs as well as early facet arthrosis at C6/7. Physio thinks its carpel tunnel syndrome but i think it's more than that and I'm in so much pain 😢

[@debrab4934]

I have to second Sir Tony below ~ Thank you so very much for this particular segment!!

[@adrianpoe4416]

WOW this was so helpful! I’ve had pins and needles/numbness in my right hand, last three digits, for two weeks, after a woodworking project where I was hammering and chiseling. It’s very annoying but not debilitating. Not sure what I should do. Doctor visit or just time for nerves to heal from the trauma?

[@kerrycroker9852]

Thankyou

[@user-sf8ix9zr5j]

Thank you for your informative video. I am 7 weeks post Guyon Canal. I stiff have numbness in 2 smallest fingers. What can I do? How long does it take to fully heal ?My wrist still hurts when move it in different positions. Thank you again. Tom

[@peng109]

I would like to see a doctor for my hand numbness and tingling, can you tell me what Specialty doctors I should see.

[@PrincetonSpineJointCenter]

Either a neurologist or a physiatrist would be the place to start.

[@tyreechawkins9904]

Ok

[@ayocindyloo21]

I recently had horrible pneumonia for more than a month and I’m recovering. Both hands and feet feel tingling which I’ve never experienced before! 😭

[@user-kg7pb2xc9r]

Thank you for this incredible info. Curious my daughter returned from college exams complaining of various above symptoms. She does have a tight pen grip, and did write a lot of notes. She also uses her cell phone way to much. She started with bracing with some help. Sounds like PT is the next step ? Thank you

[@mcaccia4]

Thanks for the video and explanation. Can you also add Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, please? I think it’s very relevant these days. Thanks!

[@user-yf9pu6ok7m]

I broke my distal radius and ulna three months ago. I was casted for six weeks they did a closed reduction. The distal radius was mildly displaced. One week after they took the cast off, I developed severe numbness, tingling and burning into my three fingers and hand. My orthopedist told me that the swelling is compressing the nerve and that it should resolve over time. The nerve pain is going on for six weeks now.

[@raesibephalane7333]

I wish I had seen this video earlier, as I underwent operation which resulted in hand no longer working. Always painful and cold sometimes. I had capal tunnel operation in 2021

[@user-bg7pe6mo1c]

Good info

[@sonykataing5360]

Thank you very much Doctor I have exactly pain what in your video first at my elbows it come and go but this two months I am very suffering with pain all over my fingers are so stiffness red swellings and painful elbows pain up to the shoulder but one right side more now it come to puff on my cheese and pain when I move or turn my neck I hope I can find a specialist doctor like you in Las Vegas?

[@Kannachan20]

wow best video ever ❤

[@dansano8119]

I had a disk bulge at c6c7 and persistent numbness in only my index and middle finger tips. Epidural helped with the neck pain but the numbness is still there and emg showed came back within normal response

[@xlrbossshorts]

The arm rest elbow thing gets me every time, I was wondering why 2 of my fingers were always numb