My buddy has recently developed Carpel Tunnel in his right hand due to his IT job. His Sportster is his only mode of transport at this time. Do any of you know any devices for the throttle that would help with the pain. Bending at the wrist really hurts him.

Have any of you dealt with similar?

Thank you!

I am in IT also, and have slight cts. I have found that using ISO-grips with a throttle boss helps out tremendously.

Try a throttle rocker, only $8 dollars.


http://www.mklsportster.com/throttlerocker.jpg

Different Handlebars with a different wrist position may be his best solution

Throttle Rocker is a good cheap place to start. Also, as stated above, handlebars make a big difference.

I am in IT also, and have slight cts. I have found that using ISO-grips with a throttle boss helps out tremendously.

Yup, either this solution or what xl said!

Kodekitten I had the same problem hand gun competion. Tell your friend to take glucosamine hci 1500mg chosamine1200mg. In time it will take care of his problem.

I finally broke down and had the surgery several years ago. Both hands....approximately 3 months or so apart. If I were him I'd also ride with a throttle assist and one handed on the highway. It can be very painful. Mine used to hurt all the way into my biceps and would wake me at night. Hands were always numb.

Try a throttle rocker, only $8 dollars.


http://www.mklsportster.com/throttlerocker.jpg
I can't grip real well with my right hand after a 2005 motorcycle accident, the throttle rocker works great.

When I had a slight problem, I used a wrist brace. This worked well for me

The only permanent solution is surgery, I've had both hands done as it was really painful. No problems now.

1. glucosamine & chondroitin

2. flexible athletic wrist wrap that goes around the thumb too

I use the supplements for all my aches and pains and the wrap when things get really bad.

I've had many wrecks damaging the wrists among other parts + I'm in I.T. so they take a beating there too.


I've got enough injuries that qualify for surgeries that I could set up appointments one after another and be off work recovering until I'm eligible to retire.

Hey, I could be the bionic retiree.:rolleyes: I'd probably die under anesthesia after about 6.:o

I am in IT also, and have slight cts. I have found that using ISO-grips with a throttle boss helps out tremendously.

I agree. I had some numbness on long rides til I put on this combo.

My 2 cents worth
Take some time off for it to settle down.
Then I would get a workplace check by a professional occupational therapist to see if the height you sit at the computer and the way you use the keyboard or mouse is causing the problem, most of the time this is the problem, apparently its all caused by the height we sit or slouch and where the mouse and keyboard are placed.
Better yet give up IT and get a real job away from computers and meeces and ride your sporty all day :>)

I have CTS and the same problems...numbness in both hands, pain in my arms. I am planning a handlebar
swap as soon as I can afford it.
Until then, I have changed the position of the handlebars. Changing the position of the wrist helps.
I use a brace on my right arm during work. I do not wear the brace while riding....don't care for the 'feeling'on the grips.

To the glucosamine & chondroitin I recommend adding MSM
( methylsulfonylmethane)....sure does help my arthritis.

Cookiey

I too have been diagnosed with "moderately severe" CTS what ever that means. I have opted out of surgery for now as I have found that I can control the numbness by carefully monitoring wrist position. This has applied to riding as well ('05 custom 1200). If I am not careful I get numbness in both hands but can modifiy wrist position to over come this so far. Trottle rocker looks like a good idea as well and I may try it. My biggest problem comes when riding in stop and go traffic, clutch hand gets numb and sore.
My .02 cents.

I tried all these things; it still got progressively worse. Surgery finally cured it (both wrists). Recovery time to ride again was about a month.

Thank you so much for all your suggestions everyone. My bud's in a bit of a bind, what with no benefits or time off at work and little $ for doctors, but you guys have suggested things that he might be able to try. I just hope that it's not so far advanced that it can't be reversed/controlled at least.

Thanks again, and if you can think of anything else, I'd really appreciate it.

i have bad carpel tunntl syndrome and I got some mini apes with a throttle rocker and the pain is null

no cts here, but been in IT now for 10 years..

started having neck pains and after consulation, we changed my mouse, got a better chair at work and viola, no more problems... How you sit for work really does make a difference. I use one of those "ergo" split keyboards too.. the ones with the hump in the middle.

Well after the past year on teh motorcycle, I am starting to get sharp pains in my right forearm, on the outside of the arm. I am sure its due to the position my hand is in while on the throttle. when my elbows are at my side, to get my hands on the bars, I have to bring my hands closer to gether (just like when typing) well with the position of the stock bars, it puts a bend in my wrist, I have to bend my hands out from my arms.... I need to get new bars that let me keep my hands more square with my forearms.. Am looking at some miniapes so the comment above tommydone, gives me hope..

I love riding too much to give it up...

My buddy has recently developed Carpel Tunnel in his right hand due to his IT job. His Sportster is his only mode of transport at this time. Do any of you know any devices for the throttle that would help with the pain. Bending at the wrist really hurts him.

Have any of you dealt with similar?

Thank you!

In MY case, it was the actual bars themselves.....can't use buckhorns, much as I like them....they put my wrists at a horrible angle....

If surgery is not an option:

Carpal tunnel syndrome is aggravated when the hands are in a turned down from the wrist position. The tunnel in which the nerves pass is actually narrowed. On a keyboard, a sufferers typing position can be corrected by sitting lower causing the hand to turn up from the wrist. One should stop often, and flex the hand, even holding it up and back from the wrist to give it relief.

Motorcycle handlebars and the riders sitting position to them should cause the hand to turn up from the wrist. Generally, drag bars and apes would not be a good choice for one who suffers from carpal tunnel syndrome. Some form of buckhorn I would think might be a better choice.


The main thought is to keep the hand turned up at the wrist while riding!

Dr. Billy Von Biker

This is a big problem for me. Having just started riding, I considered whether I wanted to pursue it at all because of the numbness during MSF training, but the bike won that argument.

I have the ISO grips already and I will be adding the ISO throttle boss next week. I'm using gel gloves, too. Hands still go numb. I've considered replacing the riser bushings (read that on other numb hands threads) but I don't really think vibration is the problem as much as just the position of my hands. When they evaluate you for CTS, one of the tests they do is have you put the backs of your hands together in front of your chest and see how long it takes for the fingers to get cold and tingly. Mine go south instantly.

So if handlebars are my only other option, what shapes tend to be better?

I had carpal tunnel . i wasscheduled for surgery and my truck had a flat back then I had a lifted 4x4 and was really cranking hard on a handi man - hi lift jack when something in my wrist popped like a rubber band . Instant relief . But my hand still gets numb on really long rides . I now use drag bars with 10 inch risers and I use a cramp buster which clamps on my throttle . I can now ride all day long with no problems. The drag bars straighten out my wrists better than anything I tried .

I have arthritis at the base of both thumbs, had a bone removed from the base of my right thumb back in Nov. I have to wear a brace for my right thumb/wrist to ride. Had the throttle Boss but didn't agree with me. The brace did wonders [also keep throttle cable lubed]. I can ride 200 miles now before problems show up. They want to take bone out of left thumb now - don't think so - I'll live with the pain. Dave
p.s. take a couple of Ibueprofen before riding

Bee venom treatment......did it for a year before i had surgery.....google search and behold!





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The secret help for CTS is to sleep with ace bandages, this does work.

The micro surgery procedure now available has almost no recovery time, a couple days.

Read this link: http://www.carpaltunnel.com/

If left untreated it gets worse.