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I am experience a tingling in hand,arm
Sleeping on Your Hand :
experience a tingling arm or hand if you sleep on it for a long period. Also experience in fingers while folding arm for longer period
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Hot fomentation x twice daily.
Neck Exercises.
Neck Stretching.
Postural Correction.
Shoulder Shrugs .
Core Strengthening Exercises.
Take frequent Breaks at work
Use cervical pillow.
Use Back Support.
Self Massage the back of neck.
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It's due to myofascial trigger points presence in supraspinatus ,teres minor ,major , lattismus dorsi and upper trapezius muscles of shoulder girdle ..
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just CHK out to a
sports physio clinic and request him/her to release all these mentioned muscles by manually or through dry needling and kinesiolocial taping
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learn all stretching exercises fr neck and chest and shoulder girdle muscles ..
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Dr. Abhimanyu Singh
Joint Replacement Surgeon
16 yrs exp
Delhi
If sleeping on the hand or folding it over a period of time causes tingling . It happens due to compression of the nerve . If it happens without any pressure then it will need treatment. Otherwise it is considered normal.
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