The process of numbness of the hands goes differently. But its general course is similar for all victims. At first, the little finger can be numb, after which the process extends to all other fingers and can even reach the elbow. It happens that because of this it becomes difficult to write and drive a car.
Numbness of the hands affects people of all ages and all kinds of professions, but most often people who lead a sedentary lifestyle turn to a specialist for such a problem. Have you got your fingers together? There seems to be nothing serious about this. However, apart from the fact that you are experiencing discomfort, and this interferes with a normal life, this kind of problem can indicate a serious illness.
What causes numbness in the hands
First and foremost, it’s important to find out why he puts his fingers together. One of the reasons may be squeezing of nerve endings and blood vessels. Often temporary numbness causes the wearing of rather tight clothes with narrow sleeves clasping hands, which is similar to the state when measuring pressure. Sometimes this phenomenon occurs when the body is located in such a way that the hands are above the level of the heart. If, when eliminating the above reasons, the fingers do not cramp, then you can calm down and not go to the clinic.
As for the long, arising over a long period of time (two weeks, month), numbness of the hands, then urgently you need to seek help from doctors and undergo a special medical examination to establish the true causes of such unpleasant pain.
Often to the question: “Why did you put your fingers together?” - from the doctors you can hear a definite answer: "Cervical osteochondrosis is to blame."
The thing is that the appearance of pain and numbness in the hands of this disease is very similar to pain in the lumbar region with the same disease. The nerves of the cervical spine and blood vessels are compressed, which ensures the supply of blood to the limbs and many other organs and systems. As a result, hands and fingers are numb. The reasons for this kind of compression can be either an intervertebral hernia and degeneration of the joints of the ridge in the cervical spine, or sprain of the ligaments and muscle cramps.
If you put your fingers together due to osteochondrosis, pain and loss of sensation may occur.
What to do with hand numbness
In case of numbness with osteochondrosis, you can help yourself. Firstly, it is important to try to move as much as possible and to turn and tilt the head in different directions and down as often as possible, the main thing is not to throw it back, as this is contraindicated.
Secondly, you can do exercises for the shoulders, lowering and lifting them, thereby reducing the compression of the cervical spine. Also, a light massage of the shoulders (collar zone), which can be done independently if there is no one close to you, will not hurt.
Thirdly, you can not do without special gymnastics for the neck to develop the spine. The exercises can be prompted by a specialist.
You may be prescribed a specialized course of treatment, which you can take with a massage therapist. In addition, an acupuncturist and an osteopath will also help you if you put your fingers together. It is always better to seek help from specialists so that there are no further complications.