Causes and treatment of hand numbness

For hand numbness, if it is the numbness of one hand, clinically it can be caused by brain diseases, such as cerebral infarction, cerebral hemorrhage or intracranial space-occupying disease. In addition to the numbness of the hand, the patient can also be accompanied by numbness of one side of the limb, after the neurological examination can be found some positive signs, the treatment of hemorrhage, ischemia or occupational disease to give the appropriate treatment. If the patient is numbness of both hands, clinically, it is mainly considered that cervical spine disease is more likely, mostly due to cervical disc herniation leading to dural sac and nerve root compression. For the treatment of cervical spine disease can be given to the patient traction, acupuncture, massage, physiotherapy, etc., for some serious cervical spine disease when necessary to consider surgical treatment. Numbness of the hands can also be seen in localized compression, such as the left elbow canal syndrome, carpal tunnel syndrome. Due to localized compression of the ulnar nerve or radial nerve, the patient may experience numbness of the hand, and usually consult the orthopedic department, and if necessary, can be given to the relaxation of the treatment methods.