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I am in my second day of dealing with standard sleep related wrist drop. numbness is gone, replaced with soreness in some spots. sign of healing?

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Yes.: The nerve is no longer "dead" and is sending back pain signals to let you know it is healing.

Answered 7/19/2015

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Perhaps: Most of these wrist drops recover over 3-4 weeks, unless there is inner nerve damage to axon, which instead might take months. If no better by 4 weeks, suggest EMG study.

Dr Fowler agreed

Answered 6/11/2017

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