[bobby p]

i have only been a tradcleaner 2 years but i have definitely got it , the tingling arms,wrist and pain in my shoulders. So far im just working through it   but whats your experience ? im using the lightest squeegee i can find and swop hands as much as i can


 all my life i have worked with my hands in physical jobs , so it must just be one of those unlucky things .

[P @ F]

if thats you in the pic bobby , maybe you should hang up your hat , and live off the state like most of the scrotes i took on lately !
Im sorry to hear of your condition , i know nothing of it , but it is nice to see that some people in our country still want to work ,

Rich

[Paul-pp]

Go see your doctor & buy a WFP for the longterm - working in a neutral posture - good targeted stretches & massaging the affected area will help as will brufen (neurofen etc) & applied cold eg - bag of ice will reduce imflamation & pain in the shorterm.
Regards Paul.

[Londoner]

It would appear WFP is your obvious answer.

[bobby p]

if thats you in the pic bobby , maybe you should hang up your hat , and live off the state like most of the scrotes i took on lately !
Im sorry to hear of your condition , i know nothing of it , but it is nice to see that some people in our country still want to work ,

Rich

that isnt me in the foto, the real me is a bit younger but has less hair ! i got a bit of stick from local window lads when they saw me posting on here,so my new image will put em off the scent.

[G Griffin]

i have only been a tradcleaner 2 years but i have definitely got it , the tingling arms,wrist and pain in my shoulders. So far im just working through it   but whats your experience ? im using the lightest squeegee i can find and swop hands as much as i can


 all my life i have worked with my hands in physical jobs , so it must just be one of those unlucky things .

 That might be why.
 You could slow down a bit and using less pressure. Let the water do the work.

[Johnny B]

My wife has just been diagnosed with this. She has it in both hands and has been told by our doc that she may need a operation to cure the condition.

When it is particularly bad she wears wrist splints, which are supports which strap round the wrists to limit wrist movement. They cost around £16 each and can be bought from good pharmacies.

As I do not suffer with it myself, I cannot speak from personal experience, but I would state the obvious and suggest in the meantime that you try to work within your limitations and see your doc asap.  

John.

  

[Silver Surfer]

My wife has just been diagnosed with this. She has it in both hands and has been told by our doc that she may need a operation to cure the condition.

When it is particularly bad she wears wrist splints, which are supports which strap round the wrists to limit wrist movement. They cost around £16 each and can be bought from good pharmacies.

As I do not suffer with it myself, I cannot speak from personal experience, but I would state the obvious and suggest in the meantime that you try to work within your limitations and see your doc asap.  

John.

As john said above......just to add,my wife had opp on her right hand,no more pain or pins and needles,they told her she will never have the same strengh as she had before

[bobby p]

for at least the last year i have been using a Wagtail Flipper,having read it was quick +especially good for avoiding wrist trouble. But now i am thinking the extra weight of the wet scrubber pad attached to squeegee and the quick wrists rotations of said Wagtail was actually making matters worse !

 i have now  bought a PULEX aluminium squeegee(very light ) and now using a seperate scrubber. time will tell if this combo  lessens the problem. 

[Nameless Drudge]

Dont know if this will help or not but i have  wrist (discomfort lets say) . What i do differently now is to do with the ladder.Instead of just grabbing it and making it go where i want i move it more slowly,use the ladders own weight to move itself by angling it about,i take it off the roof more slowly,pulling it to me and trying a roll-off manouvre,its a fact i can give my wrists more abuse than most things by trying to wrag a ladder about.If i am climbing the ladder i make it all leg work instead of pulling myself up.I still try and get tops of jars when asked and i can have wrist ache for ages after doing this.I had one go at getting the top of her indoors nail varnish yesterday and it was like an electric shock going through one wrist so off i went to the shed and got the stilson wrench on them,total doddle.Thats it really,just that suggestion of not overloading the wrists with the ladder,Oh and using a stilson wrench to get the tops of nail varnish.

[darren clarke]

My wife has just been diagnosed with this. She has it in both hands and has been told by our doc that she may need a operation to cure the condition.

When it is particularly bad she wears wrist splints, which are supports which strap round the wrists to limit wrist movement. They cost around £16 each and can be bought from good pharmacies.

As I do not suffer with it myself, I cannot speak from personal experience, but I would state the obvious and suggest in the meantime that you try to work within your limitations and see your doc asap. 

John.

 

dont let them operate, my mother in law has this  and they operated, her hands are knackered now and full of scars,  as they done something wrong, her hands look liek she is always holding something in them

[mci services]

don't you think you should ask a specialist and not a window cleaner

[darren clarke]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpal_tunnel_syndrome

[♠Winp®oClean♠]

i have only been a tradcleaner 2 years but i have definitely got it , the tingling arms,wrist and pain in my shoulders. So far im just working through it   but whats your experience ? im using the lightest squeegee i can find and swop hands as much as i can


 all my life i have worked with my hands in physical jobs , so it must just be one of those unlucky things .

I've suffered from this in both wrists for about 18 years. Finally went to docs & got officially diagnosed & got date for the op'. The problem was, I couldn't get an answer to how long the recovery period would be & to be honest it is different for each person & their circumstances. Given this, I decided to cancel the op' & cope with it as I have always done. It's worse in my right hand. I've been wfp for 6.5 years & for me it's WORSE when i use WFP! It's always there but sometimes worse than others. Usually, if it is carpal tunnel syndrome it doesn't affect your little finger. Next time your hand goes numb, check to see if your little finger is not affected, there's a good chance you may have never even noticed that.

However, I found that the wagtail flipper made it easier than rigid mop/squeegee.

I've come across several people who have had the op' with varying degrees of success, from totally cured to even worse!

[Paul-pp]

I have seen this lots of times (had it myself) and advised on treatment & helped recovery 1000+ times-  go with ===  rest - ice - brufen  = look at what you are doing wrong [tooo many squeegeemotionssss)& working with your hands higher than your heart.

[♠Winp®oClean♠]

I have seen this lots of times (had it myself) and advised on treatment & helped recovery 1000+ times-  go with ===  rest - ice - brufen  = look at what you are doing wrong [tooo many squeegeemotionssss)& working with your hands higher than your heart.

None of which are permanent nore a cure I'm affraid.

[Johnny B]

My wife has just been diagnosed with this. She has it in both hands and has been told by our doc that she may need a operation to cure the condition.

When it is particularly bad she wears wrist splints, which are supports which strap round the wrists to limit wrist movement. They cost around £16 each and can be bought from good pharmacies.

As I do not suffer with it myself, I cannot speak from personal experience, but I would state the obvious and suggest in the meantime that you try to work within your limitations and see your doc asap. 

John.

 

dont let them operate, my mother in law has this  and they operated, her hands are knackered now and full of scars,  as they done something wrong, her hands look liek she is always holding something in them

Yes, my wife has been told that the operation is not always successful, so she has
not decided yet whether she will go ahead with it or live with the limitations the condition affords. 

John.   

[G Griffin]

for at least the last year i have been using a Wagtail Flipper,having read it was quick +especially good for avoiding wrist trouble. But now i am thinking the extra weight of the wet scrubber pad attached to squeegee and the quick wrists rotations of said Wagtail was actually making matters worse !

 i have now  bought a PULEX aluminium squeegee(very light ) and now using a seperate scrubber. time will tell if this combo  lessens the problem. 

 It`s probably hard work trying to clean a window with a flipper pad, unless you did them an hour before; they`re rubbish.
  Use a normal applicator, and wetter, so you don`t need as much pressure. You could try a 10 inch T-bar too, they are a lot lighter.
  I find scrubbing the window is more strenuous than blading off.

[Paul Coleman]

Not a cure but it does help with the symptoms:

Stand up.  Let you arms hang loosely by your sides.  Wiggle your arms loosely and fairly vigorously allowing the hands to be free.  You will probably notice a lot of clicking in the elbows etc.  Repeat a few times a day.  It stopped that night time pain I was experiencing.  Not awake now because of it.  Just woke up as I needed a p.

[A & J Owen Window Cleaning]

yeh iknow the feeling mate its a bugger when your arm stiffens up in the night carpal tunnel its down to the blood flow to your wrist buy a elbow support from sports places and keep the usage to a minimum for a bit will gwt better in time dont go to a sports therapist will only make this worse mate the one i went to ballsed it up ad to have a few days off after