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Can wearing a splint for carpal tunnel at night make it worse?

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It is my unprofessional opinion that you should train yourself to sleep with straight wrists without splints because the body is designed to move and bracing or splinting it for the night can result in stiffness in the morning. read more

However, when I wear the wrist splints, I also wake up with one additional symptom: my hands will be stiff, and curled almost into fists. Extending my fingers is difficult, and involves a disconcerting 'clicking' sensation in my wrist. This used to happen when I had carpal tunnel before, but then it was every night, no matter what. read more

Night splints are the mainstay of treatment of early carpal tunnel. Only if they are ill fitted or causing wrist flexion/extension when worn may they be worsening carpal tunnel. Dr. Guyette responded: Not likely. read more

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