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Forearm trauma. temp. pins and needles in my thumb, regained normal feeling. now every time i have thumb to ceiling,bend wrist down, tingles in thumb?
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May be carpal tunnel: This may be carpal tunnel syndrome from the injury. If not it may be injury to the median nerve beofre it gets into the carpal tunnel space which is a tight space in the wrist due to the bones in the wrist which the meidian nerve goes through. Ask your physician
Answered 4/3/2018
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