My wrist hurts so much these days because of carpal tunnel syndrome.
I was confirmed to have carpal tunnel syndrome at the orthopedic clinic and tried physical therapy and medication, but it only helped temporarily, and after a while, it went back to square one.
My hands are numb all day, and when I wake up in the morning, the sensation is dull and tingly, so I'm having a hard time.
The hospital tells me to use my hands as little as possible, but I have to use them a lot for my job, so that is difficult for me.
It hurts more on busy days, and as my workload has increased recently, my hands have started to tingle more and more.
The tingling sensation is sometimes sharp and feels like an electric shock.
And it's not just my wrist that hurts; the upper part of my forearm is stiff as well, so the muscle pain is really bad.
When it was really severe, I went to a Korean medicine clinic and tried acupuncture and infrared therapy. It felt cool and good at first, but I'm not really sure if it was actually effective.
I'm thinking of buying a paraffin hand massager. Is it really effective?
I heard there is a treatment method involving nerve injections or thread injections, but I want to avoid that method as much as possible for now.
Since this isn't like a cold where you just take medicine and get better quickly, I think it's harder to find ways to relieve the pain.
Is there any way to make it better?
My wrist started hurting more recently as work has gotten busier. I thought carpal tunnel syndrome was nothing serious, but my quality of life is plummeting.