Driving for a long time hand numbness may be some physiological phenomenon, may also be the manifestation of certain diseases, such as radiculopathy, carpal tunnel syndrome, etc., should be timely consultation to identify the cause.
1. Physiological factors: driving for a long time to keep the hands holding the steering wheel position, may slow down the local blood circulation, which may induce the phenomenon of hand numbness.
2. Pathological factors
(1) Neurogenic cervical spondylosis: long-term incorrect driving posture can lead to cervical muscle spasm, weakening of cervical muscle force, weakening of the fixation of the intervertebral disc, thus aggravating the symptoms of intervertebral disc herniation. Patients mainly manifested as shoulder and back pain, radiating pain, numbness and weakness of upper limbs and fingers.
(2) Carpal tunnel syndrome: prolonged steering wheel handling may aggravate carpal tunnel syndrome, patients often feel numbness or pain in the thumb, index finger, middle finger, and weakness in holding objects.
Numbness of the hands after driving for a long time may also be caused by other factors, such as multiple peripheral neuritis, etc., but this symptom alone is not enough to diagnose the disease. It is recommended that if you exclude physiological causes, you should consult a doctor to clarify the cause of the disease and give targeted treatment.