If you don’t sleep at noon and collapse in the afternoon, most of my friends have the habit of taking a nap, and resting on the arm is also a common nap posture for many people.
However, what you don’t know is that this seemingly ordinary gesture actually implies a crisis!
Changsha, Hunan, a 39-year-old woman took a nap with her arms on her back after cleaning at home. She woke up an hour later and found that her right hand was unconscious. She was diagnosed with “radial nerve injury in the right upper extremity” and gradually recovered after treatment. .
Many netizens said that they like to sleep with their hands on their backs and often wake up with “numbness”, which is actually a symptom of nerve compression in the upper limbs.
However, relatively speaking, when we sleep with numbness in our hands, most of them are because of the numbness (ulnar nerve).
First, what is numbness
There are three major nerves in the human arm: the median nerve, the ulnar nerve, and the radial nerve.
Among them, the ulnar nerve is the closest to the body surface. Although most of it is covered by muscle, there is one place that is extremely superficial, and that is our hand. Inside of elbow.
It mainly controls the feeling of the little finger and the ring finger. If you touch it inadvertently, it will cause the numbness of these two fingers and the nearby palm.
Sometimes when we hit the elbow, we will feel that the whole forearm is numb, because the ulnar nerve is touched, so the ulnar nerve is also called “Hemp muscle”.
Second, what should I do if I don’t want my hands to numb?
If you occasionally encounter numbness and pain symptoms, don’t worry too much. This numbness is not a disease! It will go away naturally and won’t last long. If you really don’t want to experience this sour feeling, you can usually pay attention to some small details to reduce the chance of compressing the nerves and causing discomfort:
Try to avoid bumping your elbows
Don’t be direct during lunch breaks Pillow the arm, it will be much better to add a soft pillow
Avoid bending your elbows for a long time
If possible, it can be folded Sleeping on the bed/sofa is best. If you don’t have the conditions to lie down to sleep, it is recommended that you remember the following two tips~
▷ When lying down, prepare a soft pillow. When lying down, the position of the shoulders is approximately equal to the height of the pillow. Be careful to lie on your back. Fall asleep without pressing on your eyes and arms.
▷ When sleeping on your back, you can put a pillow on your neck and waist to support your cervical and lumbar spine.
Important Note: If the nerve in the arm is compressed for a long time and has persistent numbness, it is necessary to intervene in rehabilitation treatment in time.
#The woman took a nap with her arms and napped for 1 hour and her right hand was paralyzed#
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