Numbness in thumb after canoeing

[EMS86]

So i went on a canoeing trip a couple of weeks ago and since then the tip of my left thumb has been a little numb. I assume it's because of too much pressure on a nerve while holding the paddle but does anyone have any ideas whether the feeling to the tip of my thumb will completely return? Thanks

[ummmm]

Probably.

I cut my finger open and it took about two years for the feeling to come back,

[Sqad]

If the nerve itself is not damaged ( which it usually isnt in your type of injury) then it could take up to 2 months to recover.

For a more complete explanation, then Google....Neuropraxia.

[EMS86]

Thanks guys thats good to know! :)

[karenmac60]

I had the same thing from horseriding a few years back. I think it took a couple of weeks or so for the feeling to return to normal x

[AlBags]

Are you a proficient rider, Karen?

[karenmac60]

Nah, but I enjoyed it - especially western style. Not done it years though - or are you being suggestive digestive (again!) ;)

[Answerprancer]

Sounds like carpel tunnel syndrome to me.

[karenmac60]

AP, I went to the docs when I had it and I was told it was just that the supply to the nerve had been cut off temporarily but no long term damage had been done, it was just a matter of waiting till it returned to normal.

[NoMercy]

AP... carpal tunnel syndrome usually affects the 3 middle fingers and causes numbness and pain, invariably, in the middle of the night. Numbness in the finger tips is not symptomatically suggestive of CPS.

[Sqad]

NoM......;-)..........absolutely correct........;-)