Numbness in your fingers may not be related to anything going on in your hands. I experienced finger numbness when I had a pinched nerve in my neck. You may have some swelling in your neck or shoulders or somewhere else along your arm which is causing a pinched nerve. I am not an expert of such things, but if there is some pinching some where in the neck or shoulder region, you might want to work on improving your torso rotation. You might be putting too much stress in you shoulders or arms. But then again, maybe you need to adjust your hand grip. It is possible to open your pushing hand completely and still paddle effectively. On Wednesday, August 20, 2003, at 11:59 AM, Marcia Tauber wrote: > I just got back from my first week long expedition in the Puget Sound. > After about five days of paddling, I began noticing some tingling in > the finger tips on my right hand. After the sixth day, my right hand > was totally numb from the middle, ring and pinky fingers almost to my > wrist. This lasted for about half a day. I was trying to be careful > about not gripping the paddle too tightly, although I did have a > couple of fairly long, windy crossings. What was I doing wrong and > what should I do differently next time? Thanks for your advice. Nick Schade Guillemot Kayaks 824 Thompson St Glastonbury, CT 06033 USA Ph/Fx: (860) 659-8847 http://www.guillemot-kayaks.com/ *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Aug 20 2003 - 10:51:20 PDT
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