Hi, Im Stacy , I have had off and on for years when over use of my arms and hands, recently has gotten worse, interallable ,and wakes me up at night. Both arms from elbows down to fingertips, numbness, tingleing,burning, sometimes when i like reach for something, it feels like im touching an electric fence in my wrists. I 1st got htis folding denim all day at Nordstroms, now i have been working with babies at a learning center,lifting them all day. So afraid im going to drop one of them cause i go numb.
Hi Stacy, your problems are from a nerve which has got pinched at the elbow mostly as a result of your occupation which made you do repetitive bending of the elbow. This nerve called the ulnar nerve as at the outer side of the elbow and when stretched or pinched can cause the above symptoms. This calls for nerve conduction and EMG studies.Also, to be ruled out is nerve affection at the neck. You will have to modify your activity by avoiding excessive bending of the elbow and by using pads or supports at night. Surgery can be sought later. This will be decompressing the nerve by releasing the tunnel or changing the position of its path.