Mild persistent tingling in both hands/arms
Hi all!
I have some mild but persistent symptoms from cycling in both my hands.
After riding a rented, too small bike for 4 hours I ended up with numb pinky finger in my left hand and some overall weakness in both hands.
So I have had very mild (but constantly present) symptoms for the past 8 weeks - mostly just a feeling that my nerve "is there" and occasional electric feeling/little stifness/tingling in my pinky and ring finger as in I would feel a little tension - this has alternated between my hands, never at the same time oddly enough.
Most of my symptomps are in my hands, but I do feel minor pain/unpleasant sensation/heaviness around my elbows too + sometimes in the back of my arms - but very rarely
I was on holidays travelling for the last five weeks and I thought with rest this would resolve itself - well, it hasn't.
Neurologist suggested I pinched my ulnar nerve pretty badly and told me to wait and see. I have an EMG and other tests scheduled but in the meantime I am trying to figure out what has happened and what the outlook is.
Has any of you experienced something similar? If so has it subsided? How long did it take? What has helped you?
I've seen a couple of posts here saying similar things can take a long time to heal, but I was wondering if anyone went over 2 months?
Thanks in advance for your help!
Posted Nov 5, 2025, 1:53 AM UTC