homelitejim
Full of Scrap
I get the same thing but mine is from a blown disk that went towards the spine. Dr. said it will always be this way so I run the big heavy old saws.
What saw are you running? If its a Stihl, get rid of it, and buy a Husky, seriously I'm not just saying that to slam Stihl's, I had a 066 and sold it right quick when it made my hands tingle after running it. 372's, 390's, 395's are so dam smooth compared to Stihl's, and it'll help you hands.
To all that posted their experiences/suggestions,THANK YOU!I had no frickin' idea that there were real solutions to the problem,short of surgery.I ordered leather gloves from Impacto in Ontario,Canada.They were a little pricey but I'm optimistic and ready to bail into a couple hundred cord of oversized tree butts the local tree companies have been hauling in. The longer bars I use necesitate using the bucking spikes and are hard on the wrists/elbows.I doubt there's anything that'll be as big as the 70" Beech log I minced it up(18") with my 394 and 084 last Spring.When the crane followed the triaxle log truck into my woodlot,I was wondering what was going on.They had to load and unload the log with the crane.I normally cut logs 56" long to put through the JUMBO log splitter I fabricated last Winter,but the grapple had no chance of getting around that log.Special thanks to Philbert for the link to Impacto.What is "Blue Goo?Merry Christmas.Be safe,Gary
I just built Gary a 262XP. That's a very smooth little saw.
Gary, my wife had the carpel tunnel surgery a few years back and it worked wonders. As has been said, don't shy away from doctors, sometimes that's just what we need.
I dealt with this nerve tingling for about five years and was scheduled for carpal tunnel surgery. . . .I decided it could not hurt to go to a Chiropracter for the first time ever. . . . he did a little twist and pull on the arm, showed me some stretches, and I cancelled the surgery within a week.
Carpal Tunnel syndrome is the result of compression of a specific nerve (median nerve) in the wrist ('carpal' comes from the Latin word for wrist). As noted, there are a number of other conditions which produce similar symptoms, which is is why they call it a 'syndrome', or a collection of symptoms associated with this condition. It is possible that the cause is not nerve related at all (blood vessel, tendon or joint related, etc.).
Even if the tingling experienced is due to nerve issues, it does not mean that the compression is occurring in the wrist. That same nerve travels from the tip of the middle finger, through the wrist, up the arm, through the shoulder, to the spinal cord. It is possible that the nerve is compressed at other points (elbow, shoulder, neck, etc.) and some people find relief from treatments in these areas. But these treatments will not be effective (e.g. spinal adjustments, wrist surgery, etc.) if they do not address the location and cause of the underlying issue.
That is why I encourage people with these types of concerns to see a personal doctor who can help to diagnose their, specific issues. For Carpal Tunnel syndrome, for example, this may involve a nerve conduction study (or 'EMG' electromyograph) which is like tracing a short in an electrical circuit.
Getting back to the OP concerns, he noted an increase in symptoms with vibration from chainsaw use. The reduced vibration comments do not address his underlying condition, they just help to isolate him from the exposures which bring them on.
Philbert
I immediately went for diagnostics, Randy's right, the EMG will make you lose your religion. Had the surgery, the open kind where you get the suicide scars like Dennis. Best thing I've done. The first night, I woke up because the wrist was sore and realized that my other hand was asleep, but the one that had been operated on that morning although sore was awake.
Oxford
So, if I lost my religion on the first EMG, will I again 'see the light' on a second EMG? lol
Seriously, many thanks to the OP for starting and all for sharing personal experience in this thread.
EMGs are much fun, I said a bad word on every jolt.
I used my . . . gloves with the impacto inserts at work yesterday.
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