Some here will probably look at this a good thing, but today my hands are so bad, typing is a real problem. What are some remedies?

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Bananas, water and stretching.

If you do not drink a lot of fluids, start. You may be dehydrated

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I agree with Pete, stay hydrated. I've also heard that drinking cherry juice helps to prevent them.


For immediate relief, try some pickle juice.

Buy a Theraband Hand Exercisor...it is a small rubber ball that you just squeeze in your palm...it strengthens your hands and fingers and helps relieve hand cramps and arthritis...it really helped me after I broke my hand and with the arthritis in my hands...hope it helps you...Roger

Pickles or pickle juice may help with any type of cramps. At least it seems to for me.

I get hand cramps sometimes from using hand tools. If that's the case you might want to consider using more electric tools to avoid the pain.

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Pickle juice, bananas, and water should help.

Fluids are good, ordered some mag/potassium supplements.

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To prevent cramping my old wrestling coach recommended potassium, calcium and sodium. Bananas, milk and salt this was before Gatorade drinks. Along with that try making a fist and quickly flinging your fingers to an outstretched position 10-15 times a day. Do this in 5 group intervals. Follow up with stretching your fingers to the back as far as possible.

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Typical causes of hand cramps include dehydration, electrolyte imbalance or overuse, like typing too much. Drink some Gatorade or similar and refrain from overuse, no typing or Bay Watch reruns, etc.

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I have a tremor in my right hand that was getting worse; I couldn't keep food on a fork. I started doing (believe it or not) push-ups for another reason - the hand tremor is almost gone. I also filled a dish detergent bottle with clean sand and do a few curls while in my recliner watching TV or cruising the forum. Dumbbells require you to close your hand too tightly. A few pushups and a few curls might help - might not. There're no drugs involved.

It helps that my wife is a retired occupational therapy assistant.

vitamin D3 and zinc

If yesterday was a higher sugar consumption day for you, then cut back on the sugary food and beverage choices.

I've heard of the magnesium supplements and/or pickle juice. One small warning about the pickle juice: make sure the pickles are all gone before you drink out of the jar. A "friend" told me about getting whacked in the eye with a rogue pickle... the juice burns your eyes and the whacking pickle doesn't feel all that good...I heard.

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You aren't suggesting cutting back on beer for a whole day, are you? Ya know, there are a lot of good vitamins in beer...

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My hands are hurting bad after this winter, maybe snow shoveling. Have a ball I squeeze as mentioned by Roger in post 5, seems to help some. Thinking of messaging my primary doctor for some therapy sessions so they evaluate ME and what could help my hands.

Won’t cure it but help relieve some pain, Larry

After I get up and get going, I’m usually ok, but sometimes I wake up with numbing in both hands and pins and needles. I’m a back sleeper, so it’s not from cut off circulation, like if I slept on my arm. I’m starting to think I may have the beginnings of carpel tunnel syndrome.

A couple of years ago I was working at our Denver branch doing some pipe fitting of copper refrigerant lines, a lot of cutting with a tubing cutter and sanding the ends with sand cloth. Later in the day, my hands just completely cramped up to the point I had to straighten my fingers out. Never happened before or since to that extent. I don’t know if it was the elevation, but that’s the only thing that was different, and I was staying well hydrated.

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Bourbon, and lots of it. Once you pass out, the hand will relax. You may need a straw to hold the bottle though.

I suffer from hand cramps and general pain. My doctor says that there isn’t much to do as it’s a free benefit for old age. Some things that help are heat, compression, and Voltaren cream. I’m especially careful when handling things that I don’t want to drop. I’ve used the ball, putty, and exercise putty with marginal short term results. Shooting model 29’s is not much fun anymore.

I certainly don't know, but the rumors that I believe are that you should stay hydrated and have reasonable electrolyte intake, particularly magnesium. As a prediabetic, it seemed to me that straightening out that problem almost completely eliminated my leg cramps, but that may have just been a subset of the hydration prescription.

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Also try tonic water. It is supposed to work on leg cramps

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Doing much better this afternoon. Hydration shouldn't be an issue since I start off my mornings with a quart of flavored water. When I work, especially doing electrical panels, I expect and experience finger cramps but they are always gone the next day. Yesterday was sharpening blades on a gang mower using a portable grinder as they looked like the owner was cutting rock with them. Had reverse cramps last night - where my fingers stuck straight out and wouldn't close, then regular cramps this morning where the fingers curled up. And of course discomfort aka, pain. Worked them out under warm water and then spent time working on the piano to help loosen them up.

As noted, I am adding a magnesium and potassium supplement to my vitamin regime. Thanks for all the suggestions!

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Those grinders will get you. I used to use pneumatic die grinders for precision grinding on titanium castings. I only did it for about 6-8 months, but it was killing my hands. One of my co-workers had been doing it for years, as had her husband. They had switched over to plastic drinkware as they would drop glasses when their hand would suddenly go gunnybag on them. After a long day, my throttle hand would go dead riding my bike on the way home. Ten-mile ride home and the last five were done feeling like I had a boxing glove on.
One thing they had us do is take small breaks throughout the day and gave us some exercises to do during the day. Mostly range of motion exercises for the hand and wrist. They seemed to help some, but it still sucked. I transferred as soon as possible.

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I'm not sure if this wil work for hand cramps but apple cider vinegar , be sure it has the "mother". A couple of tablespoons full of that twice a day has reduced night time leg cramps for me. Almost 100%.
Certainly the other suggestions ,magnesium, staying hydrated etc are part of the equation for me.

When I was a die maker, we often worked 8 to 10 hours a day for 7 to 14 days straight with air powered hand grinders. When building hood dies, you could easily spend a month doing nothing but grinding. One grinder we often used was called a "Saxaphone". It was nearly 2 feet long and used a 1/2" air hose, but you could remove some metal in a hurry with one. It's no wonder I have problems with my hands in my old age.

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I suffer from leg and foot cramps due to neuropathy pain. I have added 250 mg magnesium before going to bed, as the pain/cramps are worse at night. It has helped me. I hope things get better for you Tom.

Midol......

Yesterday I attacked the replacement of the lavatory sink faucet in the camper van. The work area is very tight and the use of tools is very limited. By mid day I gave up and finished the job this morning. My hands were very unhappy and screwing together the supply lines and drain were difficult. My take on this is that projects like this, while certainly not technical, are best suited for someone else with “young hands”. 800 mg. Of ibuprofen and a good amount of Voltaren cream allowed me to sleep last night. I can forget about a career in watch repair!

What ever happened to "mothers little helper" (Rolling Stones). AKA Valium.

Possibly the same thing that happened to Quaaludes. Of course my brother referred to ibuprofen as "contractor candy".

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^^^^Those guys eating 800mg ibuprofen like candy then wonder why they have stomach troubles.

And liver issues.

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I believe ibuprofen is metabolized in the kidneys but I've been wrong before. I used to eat it like candy until my nephrologist told me I was on my way to the dialysis machine, GRF of 37. I'm ~76 these days. NSAIDs bad!

Ibuprofen targets the kidneys, Tylenol goes after the liver.

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Under normal dosages. Under more abusive usage, it can damage both the kidneys and the liver, especially in those who imbibe. However, in most cases, the damage can be reversed/treated.

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To say nothing of stomach lining ulceration.

Some exercise equipment for consideration. WARNING: may make it worse.

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Same thing here after I've been working on my farm land. I don't get enough water and don't get a well balanced diet. My primary care physician recommended Liquid IV. It works when I remember to take it.

I remember it when I'm driving home and my hands start cramping. It's too late then.

I use a combination of Outback pain relief cream and Chinese hand exercise balls.

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Don't grip so tight.

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Which is why I use old fashion asprin

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