Am I too young to have carpal tunnel?

Asked By: xxkay 22-25, F 9 months ago

I used to twist/pop my wrist on speed and such, became a habit and now I do it when I'm nervous. I think I've messed a nerve up somewhere in my wrist, it's legit hurting pretty bad this morning.

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Posted by ShadowMask Aug 23rd, 2012 at 7:56AM

Do you have numbness in your fingers?

Have you lost strength in your hand?

If yes to both then you may want to get an EMG.

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Posted by FlowersNButterflies Aug 23rd, 2012 at 8:28AM

Doubt that anybody is too young to have a repetitive injury syndrome. But it could also be bursitis.

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Posted by Whateverrrrr Aug 23rd, 2012 at 8:09AM

Everyone is different. Young and older people can have the same condition. Go to the doc to find out!

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Posted by SpiritOfTheRabbit Aug 23rd, 2012 at 8:03AM

I don't like how society holds the belief that younger people can't get sick or injured or their bodies can't fall apart. It's very possible, and should be taken seriously. I used to hurt all the time and have random extreme pains that would shoot from my joints and seem to affect my muscles. I had pains like this when I was a teenager, but when I told people about them, they wrote me off because of my age. Now that I am an adult, I know that it was my Fibromyalgia.
Take your pain seriously.

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Posted by Sab3r Aug 23rd, 2012 at 8:00AM

I don't thinks thats carpal tunnel. I pop my wrist all the time and use the computer nearly 13 hours a day. Sometimes, it hurts..but it'll go away in a day or two. And also do some workouts for your wrist..just to be cautious.

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Posted by Chocolategirl18 Aug 23rd, 2012 at 7:57AM

You're never too young.

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