Originally Posted by
Carbonfiberboy
I've found 3 things which help me:
1)
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Exercises
2) Sleeping with my hands flat, beneath my pillow, always.
3) Gym work with light weights. The best thing I've used was a dowel ~1-1/4" D X 18", with a line attached to it which had a 5 lb. weight on the end. The dowel was about shoulder height with crude bearings at either end. One winds the weight up from the floor and back down with the hands until the muscles get tired. IIRC, I did that every other day. Easy rig to build for oneself.
Also see:
https://www.bikeforums.net/road-cycl...l#post12953035
Like anything else on the bike, it's about position, strength, conditioning, stretching, and recovery.
I actually went to the doctor about it before the self-fix. The doctor wanted to put me on disability, didn't think anything could be done with my hands other than surgery.
Thank you for the suggestions. If and when I sign up for another long race, I will have to build this type of conditioning into my training. A full month past the finish and this is the only body part that is not back to normal.