wrist and hand pain Knowledge Base
Wrist/Hand pain for two months - need advice? I have had wrist/hand pain for two months now and the doctor told me it could be sprain. But I think it is different because it has lasted this long. I have scheduled another appt in two days for further assistance. But I was wondering if anybody else knows what else can cause the wrist and hand to have pain (especially when bending your hand upward, as to do a pushup) My pain is like that but when you bend the hand and the put pressure on it. And there is no swelling.
I had severe hand/wrist pain. How do you recover from computer related injury? I had hand/wrist and elbow pain so bad that I couldn't use the computer at all. Then, I took a break from work. How do I recover so that I can use my computer again up to 8 hours a day for work?
Hand/Wrist pain need advice? I have had wrist/hand pain for three months now and the doctor told me it could be sprain. But I think it is different because it has lasted this long. I talked to my doctor again and she can't find anything wrong (she did xrays and found nothing) so now I am going to an orthopedic doctor. But I was wondering if anybody else knows what else can cause the wrist and hand to have pain (especially when bending your hand downward - I have a bump there - where my wrist and hand meet, but only when it is bent downward. And I have pain when I try to do a push-up - the pain is not from my wrist but below the knuckle area when pressure is applied) And there is no swelling.
Reflexology pressure points for wrist/hand pain? Hi. I am trying to find information (a chart or detailed explanation) of the pressure points used when trying to alleviate wrist pain from repetitive motion. It's not carpal tunnel, but there is a great deal of pain after work. I got a spray from a holistic healer with eucalyptus, rosemary, lavender, clary sage, and camphor that is to be used in conjunction with reflexology, but the link she gave me to the web site detailing the pressure point location is "dead". Does anyone know where I can find a chart with reflexology locations? Actually, the healer I know is sort of "in the family", so she gave me the spray for free, so even if it doesn't work, I'm not out any money either way. As for going to a doctor for carpal tunnel, it would never happen. Here, they just cut you open and give you a temporary surgical fix. I know a woman here that has had it done six times, is no longer working there, but still has to go through therapy along with surgery every year or two. To me, that's a total waste of money, time, and a lot of pain to deal with. The reason I know it's not carpal tunnel is because I've had it ever since I broke my arm in junior high. In high school, I was sent to doctor after doctor, and they all said what I have is similar to arthritis and it will get worse in the cold...which it does. C.T. is a steady pain that doesn't change with weather changes, according to them. Thanks!
Weird wrist/hand pain I have this weird pain in my lower wrist when I stretch my arm and bend my hand back while I am doing stretching it. It sort of goes up to my fingers. Its not that bad of pain its like a sort of cram[ing pain but I just don't really know what it is. I have been on a boat for a week mostly relaxing. What could it be from? IT sometimes is randomly on the top of my hand.
This is weird! But,can Carpal Tunnel Syndrome also cause pain all up&down the arm including my wrist&hand,--? And also cause sharp/shooting pains in my upper chest area above my heart.I do know that I also have the Carpal Tunnel due to my wrist&hand pain and hand always going to sleep.I don't see the Neurologist again until the 28th.Seems like I'm getting worse &worse.The more I use my left hand/arm ect.The worse it gets.So,any advice very appreciated!Thanks
Wrist/Hand Pain? I have been having pain in my wrist/hand. There is a small dent and next to that, a raised bone (not wrist bone). I have not had a recent injury or anything like that. The pain comes and goes and I sometimes have difficulty pulling myself up in bed to a seated position. Any help appreciated
Wrist & hand pain caused by piano or mouse? After two months, I've gotten back to playing piano. My teacher got me right on track with fast Czerny songs, Sonatas, scales, and such. I've done fast songs before and I've never experienced any pain. Soon after I restarted piano, my wrist and hand would be in pain while using the computer mouse. It's not a constant sore but it comes once in a while. It's very painful and it shoots from the wrist to the middle of the back of my hand. Right hand only. Luckily, it only lasts for a few seconds because it can hurt a lot sometimes. Is this any sign of other conditions? Like arthritis or any other things that include bones or joints?
Is acupuncture useful to heal wrist and hand pain? I am a musician who has been suffering from wrist and hand pain, probably because of playing my instrument for long periods of time. I suspect I may be on the verge of carpal tunnel syndrome. Is it true that acupuncture might alleviate most of my problems? Thanks in advance for your insight and for sharing your experiences on this matter.
What ailment could be causing my hand/wrist pain? I'll try to be specific; I want to have a little bit of knowledge on this before I get a chance to visit a doctor or something. I've been wonder what it wrong with my hands/wrists for about a year or so now. I can't say how often these symptoms really occur, say, per week, but they happen enough to bother me. Sometimes, my wrists will have a sore or tight pain, and sometimes this extends all the way up to practically my elbow. It makes me feel like stretching the muscles by gently bending my hand back, but this only helps a little. Other times, like now, my fingers are the source of the problem. When I bend them, say, as if I were pretending to have claws, they pop or feel like they're grinding. Sometimes they are so stiff that it is very uncomfortable for me to make a fist. I notice the finger pain more after it rains; the wrist and arm pain after I use my hands a lot. I play video games, write, and type a lot;this may be part of the problem, but I want to be sure. Thanks!
Bad arm,wrist and hand pain on right side? Last night I was sleeping and about an hour into sleep my right arm,wrist and hand started aching so badly it woke me up about an hour into sleep. The pain was aching and shooting down my arm with ache and soreness in my wrist and fingers. The pain was very bad and didn't subside until I took 600mg of ibuprofen. I am on the my pc alot. I also do housework daily and play with my kitten using toys that involve my wrist and hands. What could this be?
i have wrist and hand pain and i dont know why? my wrist and hand hurt and it does this about every 2 months or so and now it hurts worse than ever its like someone is knifes in my hand. also it hurts to hold things write or do nothing. i am 14 i doubt it could be arthritis
hand pain, wrist pain, odd shoulder? Ok. So, for the past several years I have had intermittent wrist pain, often when bending my wrist back. I attributed it to a former job where I dumped animal cages in a pattern similar to what caused the pain. It was of and on pain. I kept thinking it would go away eventually but no luck. Lately it also sometimes comes up as hand pain, on the top of my hand below my index and middle fingers. Using a mouse with that hand bothers it so I now mouse with my left hand. Sometimes my knuckles also hurt. I recently noticed one of my shoulders is WAY lower than the other, and that is the shoulder on the arm I have trouble with. If I rotate it I get a weird clicking sound and can feel some pain or just odd feelings going down my arm to my wrist. So, I am trying to figure out if it could be referred pain, or if it's all just random little separate things. I've gone to the doctor, but I don't think they take me seriously as there is often no swelling. I don't want pain meds, I just want to know what is going on and what I can do to fix it. Obviously most people here aren't doctors, but I'm wondering if anyone has had a similar experience and what it was/what they did to fix it.
Arm, wrist, hand, elbow pain on right side only? For over a month now i've had pain in my wrist, arm, and elbow but only on the right side. I first noticed that my hand would be numb upon waking up and would take up to 10 minutes to get full feeling back. then I fell at work a few months ago on a patch of black ice. I fell on my hands and my wrist and elbow started hurting off and on during the day. I can't put a lot of pressure on my wrist. Now I have pain from my wrist to my elbow almost constantly. They've taken xrays and don't see any bone injuries. I was told to "wait 6 weeks and maybe this will go away too." There has to be something wrong. I can't put pressure on my wrist/arm. I can't write more than a few sentences without my wrist pain increasing. I'm dropping objects more and more often, like I can't grip things properly. I can't open cans or wash a lot of dishes. I can't hold things that are heavy. there's a lot more symptoms but that's the gist of things. What could be wrong?
Elbow, wrist, and hand pain? For the last few hours my right elbow has been hurting slightly as well as my wrist down into my hand and fingers. The elbow pain isn't bad but the hand/wrist is getting more and more uncomfortable. It feels like joint pain and if I preform certain movements over and over it at first feels better then hurts worse suddenly. It kind of sounds like tendinitis perhaps? But I was under the impression that tendinitis was a gradual onset of pain not suddenly as this is. This wrist has always been prone to popping and irritating aches here and there since I'm on the computer a lot but I don't think it could be carpal tunnel. For one I'm quite young (although I know exceptions can be made for that) but my mom had it and she has described her symptoms to me and it doesn't seem like the same thing. I guess more or less I'm just curious if others think this may be the onset of tendinitis or if there's anything else that could cause it. And what I can do to get it to stop hurting so I can get to sleep. =[ Well I've never had this problem with my elbows or wrist before. This is a different kind of pain than I've ever experienced with my wrist. I've spent the last 6 years of my life on a computer constantly so I don't think it would be a sudden problem as to the position I'm in on the computer. The only thing that has changed is that I have a new job decorating cakes so I have this new repetitive movement in my schedule that didn't exist before. =[
What causes wrist and hand pain??? Do I have CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME??? I feel sharp pain in my left wrist when moving hand in a gripping , twisting certain direction..
Ongoing wrist and hand pain- No help from Anti-Inflamatories.? I have had fairly continual pain in my wrist and hand for over a month,I have been on an anti-inflamatory for a month-the pain has not gone away and is only relieved at times.I have shooting, aching and burning pain,my knuckles on my ring and middle fingers ache and get shooting pains. The pain is predominantly in my left hand(thumb joint and wrist)however I am also now suffering with my right hand-same symptoms. Prior to this prolonged pain,my pinky and the finger next to my pinky were fairly continuously numb in my left hand for about a month,since the pain in my wrist and thumb joint started however this numbness has disappeared.My fingers do feel tingly at times though.My pain is not dominantly in the morning but throughout the day and night.I have checked my sleeping position and feel it is not that.I am not over wieght and am a 20yr female. I am battling to go about my daily tasks,driving and typing have become especially difficult to perform. Any help/suggestions would be appreciated.
What should you do if you have hand or wrist pain? I have had hand and wrist pain before probably from using my computer. What should I do?
Hand pain, wrist pain and general swelling!? Hi - i have a condition no doctors have been able to solve, which i have had since birth. I have tried to research it, however the closest i can get to describing it is like having ganglions which migrate - which i know isn't possible, but it's very similar. I have extremely swollen hands which i had an operation when i was younger to see if that would rectify, however the surgeon said that all i had was normal synovial fluid where it should be - nothing further. So it was like my tendons were getting inflamed for no reason other than they were just inflamed. Many other doctors have said that extra movement would make the condition worse as in Tenosynovitis, however this is totally incorrect as movement actually improves it if i can push through the pain. The pain is pretty constant, but i don't notice it as i've always had it. It feels a bit like a continuous sprain, which sometimes is much better and sometimes i can't move my hands until i pummel them into it! The thing that's baffled me today and why i'm asking if anyone has encountered something similar is that my usual ganglion puffyness which is restricted to wrists and fingers has suddenly manifest in the LH centre of my right palm which is rather painful. This is something i've never had before. I'm currently in the throes of a bad cold - and i have noted stress and illness links to flare ups. Rheumatoid and Osteo Arthritis have been ruled out... As have Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Duputreyns and Tenosynovitis. Any ideas what i might have?
:::::Help with my Wrist and Hand Pain:::::? im a gymnast and a bboy ...breakdance......i do alot of things which require all my weight to be supported on my hands...now my wrist palm area hurts sooo bad whenever i put weight on them ...the area that hurts the most is on my palm below my thumb area up to the wrist...so the section of my palm from the wrist to the thumb is the most painful...ive tried everything for years from stretching to creams to pain relieivers and anti inflamitories...numerous wrist wraps and tape and supports...but nothing....i dont have insurance so i cant go to the doctors.....what can i do...gymnastics and breakdancing is my life ...but the pain is so severe i cant support myself anymore....help please? ..like are there cortosine shots i can give myself or something? i dunno...any advice....other then stop doing the sports and activities i love....
Hand strain / Wrist and hand pain. (Help & anyone else have this problem?)? I have a job working on computers for hours… everyday… in the past 2 or 3 months I had got wrist or hand strain 4 times…. I have it right now… which its fine until I try making a fist or lifting something even a pillow…. I felt it in my wrist so I moved it around but now its in my hands and it feels like I pulled a muscle… I got it once in my right… but mostly it happens in my left. What can I do to make it ease up or go away? And why does it feel like my tendon or mussel wants to pop if I make a fist or turn it a certain way… Before it felt like something sharp was wanting to come though the muscle… but that might have just been me. Or is the more the just hand strain.
hand/wrist pain? typing on keyboard and then i feel pain in my arm travling down to my wrist and hand right hand btw. whenever i pull my finger back (second to the right on my right hand) i feel a sting and horrible pain, as if something is closing circulation. what is it and how do i treat it. im looking for a quick fix and not a commercial
I need someone to help understanding PAIN in hand/wrist and Dash scores? I need to know more about Hand health profile scores and average Dash scores for the hand and wrist. Also about compartment syndrome? Is there anyone who can help? I don't know if I failed it. I have seen pictures on the internet of automic snuffbox, that look like my wrist except mine is black and completlely sunken in. I had 1st compartment tendon release etc. to maybe cause problems. What do you think?
How to alleviate Wrist/elbow/hand pain from using a mac laptop? I've been getting some serious joint pain in my arms (i'll attribute it to being HEAVILY dependent upon my mac). I've never had this problem with other PC's or my old laptop, so I think it may be the construction of the mac tat puts my hands in a strange position. Anyone have this problem and have remedies to fix the issue? I was thinking wrist pads to stick on here but I don't know if I need a mac specific one given the shape.... Thanks!
Weird Hand/wrist pain? I woke up today and every time I put weight on the hand/wrist area i feel pain that goes up the pinky side of my hand. There is no obvious reason for this and it only hurts when weight is applied. Will this go away or is there something wrong? Thanks!
wrist and hand pain? i notice that when im doing continuous work with my hands painting etc they begin to ache any suggestions on relief without stopping what i am doing? cause im getting a job that requires repetative work using my hands and dont want pain to get in the way.
left hand pain and wrist ? male 22, I have been suffering from General Anxiety Disorder from past couple of months! I have been to cardiologist and he performed Stress Test, Dopler, 24 hour holter (this was last month). Today I woke up I have pain in left hand nad wrist its not constant, like I have it for 2 seconds and it goes away and then come back. Can Anxiety cause this or is it my heart ?
Left hand pain and wrist ? male 22, I have been suffering from General Anxiety Disorder from past couple of months! I have been to cardiologist and he performed Stress Test, Dopler, 24 hour holter (this was last month). Today I woke up I have pain in left hand nad wrist its not constant, like I have it for 2 seconds and it goes away and then come back. Can Anxiety cause this or is it my heart ?
Hand/Wrist pain caused by a hit? Okay, hi for starters. I got hit by a ball yesterday during some soccer practice. The ball wasn't going that fast but my hand was in a weird position. It hit me and i felt pain immediately. This pain continues up till today and it doesn't seem to get any weaker. The pain is located just under the hand, where the veins are. It isn't swollen and i don't have tingling, so i don't think it's a fracture. I think i got hit in the nerve or something and now it is going to hurt as hell for some time. It hurts when i try to bend it downwards and when i try to carry some stuff around. So any action with my hand moving results in pain. Also when i try to move my fingers a bit only my ring finger feels some kind of i dunno, difficulties to move. Any ideas what it is and how can i treat it because it is quite annoying ?
Suggestions on how to treat hand / wrist pain? In October 2007 I was sent on a team building course through work where i had to try to break a plank of wood by striking it with my hand. Unsurprisingly it hurt my hand and wrist. Work have been very supportive but doctors have not been able to find a way to make it stop hurting over a year later! Apparently I have inflamation between two bones in my hand and i have now been given two anti-inflamatory injections into the hand and then the joint, neither of which have stopped it hurting, I've taken Glucosamine, rubbed ibruprofen gel on it, rested it, strapped it up, done special exercises, had physiotherapy for months, been to an osteopath for months - nothing works! The bit that hurts is on my left hand, if you look at the bottom right hand corner of your palm where it joins your wrist there's a nobly bone and thats what hurts. I've been told my only option now is surgery which I don't want, does anyone have any ideas at all of other things I could try to help it get better? Thank you so much, Kat
hand and wrist pain. Should I go to ER or wait to see a doctor? I hit my hand against the corner of my bookshelf. 20 minutes later a dull achy pain. I have full articulation with fingers and wrist though specific movements trigger a sharp pain that travels up from my wrist to my middle finger. I am unable to lift anything more than 5 pounds without pain setting in. Should I go to the ER in the morning or wait out the pain til monday and see a doctor on monday
pain hand-wrist on the joint? I have this pain on my wrist, at the joint (my bone(, I am not sure why, it's been 1 month or over pain in there, and getting more and more pain. Even a simple tasks like writing it cause a lot of pain. Do you guys know why? My friend scared me by saying it could be a bone-cancer!! Or is it arthritis? I'm about 30 years old. I hope it's not anything to do with bones. Help!! I am scared seeing a doctor, as I am afraid :( im seldom using the computer. but i did always sleeping on one side and i put my palm on udnerneath the pillow for hours (sleeping from night thru morning)... is that could be a reason? But I have stopped it for weeks now... and still pain!
As you can tell from my nickname on here I use to lift. Well I am having some serious wrist and hand pain.? I have been diagnosed with RA. Any ideas on light workouts? Or should I stray from the weights and just start and keep the walking, swimming and cycling like most do? Any help would be appreciated. I will start looking into this but, figured Id start on here with people who many know. God Bless and Peace out.......... Well Im not that young Im 39 but I hear thats kind of young for RA. I know it can strike at any age but most have said older than I am normally. Ive been off lifting now for 4 months and it has taken its toll on me. Thank you for answers so far.
I have lost all strength in wrist and hand and excruciating pain in wrist . Forearm hard as rock. No trauma.? No trauma. The condition started with minor pain in wrist area. Then the pain became worse if I used arm. Finally the wrist pain radiated to arm and hand and was constant and now I cannot use arm, hand or wrist except to move as one. Terrible weakness. Cannot turn ignition in car; cannot open door; cannot hold even minor weight or write.
Very bad hand pain???????? So i've had this hand/wrist pain for a long time.. since around March.. it bothers me occasionally, especially when I put pressure on my hand. Last night I tripped and my hand caught my fall and ever since then my hand/wrist has been bothering me more than it ever has. The pain starts in my wrist and it feels like a sharp shooting pain, and goes through the top of my hand into my fingers. I've put hot and cold on it and nothing helps. I try not to complain, but should I have it looked at? And does anyone have any idea of what my problem is?
Hand and Wrist pain while playing Xbox Games or anything else? I've been dealing with this for a while. I play video games averagely. My wrists and arms burn and hurt while playing. I've gone to a doctor but he just told me to deal with it and stop playing. Are there any exercises or treatments I could do to stop or help it. An arm brace doesn't work for me. Should I play with my arms up or down facing? Stuff like that please...
Today my wrist/hand just started hurting, what can I do to ease the pain? I was sitting at home today when my left wrist and the top part of my hand just started hurting. I didn't do anything that I can remember to cause the pain. I've taken some pain medicine and I have my hand wrapped but the pain is still very intense. Any suggestions to what can ease the pain?
Pain in wrist/hand but doctor's don't know? Last January I fell on my wrist and pain started a week later. I had pain in between the ligaments leading to my middle and ring finger and pain around my entire wrist. I couldn't hold anything or write. It was only a little swollen and I went to the doctor the next day. They took x-rays and found nothing and after wearing a brace for 2 months, the pain stopped. The pain came back in April, but it was only a shooting pain a couple of times a week with certain movements and only in my wrist, not my hand. After the pain started again in my hand, and the pain in my wrist got worse, i went to the doctor (last month). The doctors have done an arthrogram where they injected contrast into my wrist and took x-ray images and then did an MRI but they found nothing. I was sent to physical therapy and the only temporary solution is taping my wrist. There is still some pain even when it is taped. I sleep with a carpal tunnel brace (on my physical therapist's orders) but the pain is still continuing. Has anybody had an experience with pain like this or even knows whats wrong?
What is this strange pain in my wrist/hand? I've got this weird pain in my wrist, that sort of spreads into my thumb, and all the way up to my elbow. Its really just like a dull ache. I didn't think about it much at first but its lasted a couple of hours and its started to bother me. I'm 15 and I play violin quite frequently (at least 2 hours of practice a day). Could this be related to that? Anyone experienced anything like this?
Random wrist and hand pains why? For the past month i have been having random wrist and mostly hand pains in my left hand. Its like a muscle pain or maybe a bone pain at first I thought it was because of my watch that I sometimes wear to bed but then the pain started moving to my hand and ill get random hand pains where I will have to stop what im doing and wait for it to pass. What's causing this?
Pain in hand wrist and working its way up???? Hi all i have been getting pains in my hands for a good while now but over the past few months it has been getting worse in my right hand the pain wud start in my fingers and then work its way up to my elbow. the pain is most so around my wrist and hand i was just wondering wat it could be thanks for reading
I have pain in my wrist/hand. what can i do to treat it? about half an inch above my wrist (going into my hand) I have pain whenever i bend my wrist to about 90 degrees Is it the wrist or the hand thats hurt, and what kind of pain is it? What can i do to treat it?
Increasingly worse hand and wrist pain!! Please help!? I'm 16. I've had wrist pain for the past 3 years that's really hard to describe. It started out in my right wrist where it would get this feeling that made me have to crack it. I cracked it a lot and the problem would come and go..it wasn't that bad. I went to an orthopedist but he didn't really give me a diagnosis at all. Then, the problem just kept getting worse and happened to my left wrist too..now my left wrist is worse. When I bend my left wrist forward, It tightens and hurts badly from almost my knuckles to the top of the radius (the wrist area). The painful feeling somehow triggers this feeling that makes me NEED to crack it. I constantly am cracking my wrist because of it, because when the pain happens I just feel like I need to crack it. It's hard to explain. But after I crack it it hurts even more and I feel like I have to crack it again. The amount of cracking that I can make my wrist AND HAND do is way too much (It's both my wrist and hand that hurts) This may seem really odd but the pain makes me take the ends of pens and press parts of my hand to try and relieve the pressure..which doesn't actually fix it but again, I feel the need to do it because of the pain. My wrist doesn't bend forward or backwards as much as the average person b/c it hurts. My right wrist also hurts when I bend it both ways, but not nearly as much as the left and I don't really have the desire to crack my right wrist. When it was only my right wrist that was hurting, I used to be able to press it in a certain spot on my hand and felt like I was triggering the pain that I was feeling everywhere in my wrist and hand..like a pressure point. But I can't find that anymore. My wrists are both very weak, so much that I can't hold myself up to do a push-up and it hurts to hold heavy objects. What got me even more nervous recently is the my left wrist starting hurting so much the past few days that I can't even concentrate. The pain is now also in this ball thing above the radius near my hand..if I press on the area it hurts really badly. It has also been more severe the past few days when I bend my wrist both ways. I went to an orthopedist again a while ago (it was bad at this point but not as bad as it is now) and he recommended hand therapy. He said that none of my tendants are in place and the cracking makes them swollen, which makes me want to crack them even more. but I was wondering if there's any quicker solution that will relieve everything I'm feeling. And what exactly it is that I have because I still don't know!! I don't think it's just my tendants because my joint hurts too. Also, I'm a lefty with writing so I write with the hand/wrist that hurts and I am in highschool so I write a lot. I am ambidextris so I do other daily activities with my right hand/wrist too. So PLEASE tell me what you think this is. And what I can do to make it go away ASAP. 3 years with this has been too long. Thanks in advance!
I have a sharp pain in my hand and wrist and sometimes it tingles. Is this pregnancy related? I am 35 weeks pregnant. Two weeks ago I had to remove all my rings (even my wedding rings) due to my fingers swelling up. I did not think of it as much because i have read about swelling in books. But now i have pain when making a fist in my right hand that starts at the palm and goes a little towards my wrist. This hand also seems to be more swollen than the other. Has this happened to anyone else while being pregnant or have heard of it?
is it muscle or joint pain in my right wrist? today morning when i woke up all of a sudden my right wrist and my hand started paining whenever i grabbed anything. its around the joint...but if i touch or hit my hand hard i feel nothing but if i close hand hardly or grab a pencil to write something my wrist pains. its like some muscle pulling pain....and i cant even write properly at this moment please help me i want to what should i do for this...thanks.
wrist pain. any ideas? I'm only 16, for starters. and I'm right handed. the pain is in my left hand. when I bend my pointer finger up and down the pain gets worse. and the actual pain is only when I try to apply pressure to my wrist/hand or when I move my pointer finger. I'm going to the doctors soon for other stuff, but I've never told her about the pain for the past few years. I'm scared I'll have to have surgery, which I don't want. or I'll have arthritis. which I'd rather not know about. haha. soo. any ideas? haha well I'm a teen. so I got on the computer to do homework and chat with friends a couple hours a day. and I text. but I am dominant with my right hand in both of those, and my right hand doesn't have pain like my left one. every once in a while it cans stand pressure either, but thats rare. reallllly rare.
Finger/Hand pain post punching wall by accident? Ok so for starters I didnt mean to punch the wall, I did it while I was asleep which is weird I know. Anyways I punched the wall with my right hand and impacted it with mainly my 2nd/3rd digits (pointer finger and middle finger). I mainly have pain in my fingers with swelling. I had xrays and my radiologist didnt see anything. So its not broken but im having hand and wrist pain that comes and goes but seems to go up my forearm. Ive had ulnar nerve problems in the past and have been warned to be careful. Anyways how long should i go with the pain/discomfort before consulting a doctor again.
Can blood pressure rise following a stroke and can a stroke cause hand, wrist and muscle pain? Thank you dinok-00 for all the information, which I will try and also check out the links. You didn't really answer the question regarding a stroke though!!!
Wrist and hand pain the next day after bench press? is it normal to have wrist pain the next day after doing bench press or other "press" workouts i also have some pain on the back of my hand right above the wrist. the pain goes away in a day or 2 and nothing is swelling. its not unbearable. theres just a limited range of motion for my wrist because moving it in certain ways cause pain. its only on my left hand though. and i think if there were any significant ligament or tendon damage that it would last for at least a week.
38 weeks 5 days Pregnant. Wrist pain & hand numbness (right hand)? Hey guys I'm having right wrist pains and hand numbness which gets worse when i try to write... Is this normal or should I be off to see my doctor?
What types of problems cause wrist and hand pain? I am an 18 year old girl, and I have had hand and wrist pain for a few years now. I have gone to multiple doctors, including juvenile arthritis specialist who was a complete jerk and basically told me to quit doing everything that may cause pain. All the doctors have basically said I'm too young to be experiencing these problems. The pain is in both wrists. It is like a dull ache that sometimes gets sharper. When I wake up my hands, especially my fingers, feel numb and tingling. My fingers are constantly swollen. I also have something called mottling that the arthritis specialist found very interesting. I have very little strength in my hands and have gone though physical therapy to strengthen them. The only problem is that these exercises cause me to be in excruciating pain. My wrist also pops, similar to when you crack or pop your fingers. Please if you have any ideas on what may be causing my pain I would love to hear it. I just want to know different things that can affect hands and wrists. Thank you for your help!!
wrist and hand pain during pregnancy? I wanted to know if having pain in your wrist and hand normal during pregnancy.If there's someone who has had the same symptoms could you please help me.
Hand and Wrist Pain after Taekwondo Sparring Tournament? I just had a taekwondo tournament. And my hand and wrist hurts. My wrist hurts when i move it twist. TOp of my hand(in the mid section) hurts when i touch it. And i hear a crack noise when i move it up and down. Help? what should i do? Im 13 by the way
Hand/Wrist pain post fall 3 wks ago? Ok so I went snowboarding 3 wks ago and fell a couple good times and my hand has been hurting ever since. It mainly hurts when i bend my wrist down and if i put pressure pushing it up. The pain is on my pinky side of my hand down in my hand/wrist area. Its not swollen that i can tell but it does ache and hurt almost all the time. I do have a history of an ulnar nerve problem that may be affecting my pain response so it may be hurting more than i think. I find taping my wrist helpful while im at work basically because it keeps me from bending my wrist. So what do you think I should do? keep waiting it out or finally give into going to the dr. Any info and advice is greatly appreciated.
I have a pain in my wrist/hand? I have a pain in my wrist/hand area every time i try and grap something or rotate my wrist. The pain is in my lower hand area and goes down to my wrist. Whats my issue?
pretty bad wrist/hand pain? Since the summer, ive been having a pain in my wrist and it will sometimes be in my hand, especially when i type. It used to be very bearable, just a bit annoying, didn't last long, and only happened once every few weeks but now its pretty much every day and, while its still pretty bearable, it hurts way worse than it did before. i am going to the doctor next week but i would like some opinions on what it could be. is this carpal tunnel? i am 17 btw if that helps at all. sorry this is typed poorly i am using one hand. im just very concerned because an old friend of mine had to get surgery because of carpal tunnel and i really hope i dont have to go through that :(
Hand/Wrist pain for Tennis? Help anyone? I just started playing tennis actively, and have been practicing forehands serves and backhands. recently when i came in contact with the ball for my serve, i noticed a tension and slight pain in the muscle in my hand between my thumb and index finger. It got worse as i continued to hit, and still affects me. How do i solve this problem? I know it has to do with form, but how do i fix it quickly?
What is causing my hand/wrist pain? Sometimes out of no where all at once, my wrist/hand will get this sharp, painful, stabbing pain. it hurts so bad it actually takes my breath away and my i cant move my hand or else it hurts worse. it lasts for about 10-20 seconds then it eases away. its in my left hand in the bottom left corner of my palm, and in my wrist. i cant tell if the pain shoots from my wrist into my hand, or from my hand into my wrist. it all comes so suddenly and it hurts extremely bad! i know i have tendinitis in my thumbs, but its not the same pain. with my thumbs i have to pop the tendon back in place to make the pain go away. i play guitar, piano, and type/text a lot, so i mean carpel tunnel could be the reason, but again there are so many different diagnoses i cant just say that it is carpel tunnel because its in my hand/wrist.its almost like a throbbing pain. its happened before but its been happening a lot more lately. anyone have any suggestions to what my problem might be?
Wrist/forearm/hand pain when writing/typing for even short periods of time?! PLEASE help.? Problem: I can't grip a pencil without it hurting. I can't write more than my signature or name without extreme pain. I can't type for more than 5 minutes without weak feeling and pain. HELP! The pain varies anywhere from my mid-forearm (a little below elbow), to my wrist-joint area to my palm and space of skin between my thumb and index finger. My left hand is my writing hand, so I wanted to figure out the problem ASAP so I could stop being behind with notes in class. It started hurting randomly (I DID NOT injure it, this was all random) from May 2010. It is now February 2011 and NOTHING has changed. Bad... Also, the pain is anything from sharp pain, numbness, pins and needles feeling, weakness, or stiffness. Yeah I have no clue what it could be, such a wide area and type of pain. Okay, I've been to 3 doctors already. The first one took an x-ray and said nothing was wrong. The second one looked at my x-ray, took an MRI, and said nothing was wrong, or it could be tendonitis but not likely. The third one looked at both the MRI and x-ray and showed me some "arthritis grip" for a pencil that didn't help. If ANYONE knows of any test I can take or has any idea what this may be, PLEASE don't hesitate to tell me... I really need it to stop hurting. I'm going to a 4th doctor this Monday because people claim she "sovles problems" but I need an IDEA of what to say to her even. Please and Thanks! :) NOTE ** It's not carpal tunnel and its not tendonitis. Also, I have Crohn's disease; not sure if thats useful but maybe it's linked to that?
I have a pain in my wrist/hand/fingers, what is it, help please? I have had neuralgia in my face before and it feels a lot like that, pain in my fingers but mainly my thumb, my wrist and shooting pains in my forearm. I have been outside in some cold windy weather lately so could I have caught a chill in my wrist? If so how do I clear it up quickly. Any help would be great thanks.
Left hand wrist pain? I was giving my guy friend a back massage lastnite and this morning woke up with terrible left wrist pain tried to move it in circles hurts more help
Wrist and hand pain below pinky finger/left hand? I took a fall on Tuesday and after that, I had a pain in my left hand, only for a lil while though. But now, if I put pressure into my left palm, or pull with my left hand, it'll hurt and if I do too much work with it, it will hurt for about 1/2 to one hour after, or until I massage it. Now about the fall, I was jogging when the shoe on my right foot came off, I fell but caught myself with (mostly) my left hand/arm before landing on the hard sidewalk. I also bruised/scraped my hip when I landed. I just want to know if it might be broken and/or what I can do to keep it from hurting/ease the pain.
Pain in hand wrist and arm? I work in an office and I am a full time college student so I have back neck arm and wrist pain from writing and typing. About 3 weeks ago I played in a volleyball tournament and I came home with right wrist and hand pain. I ignored it but now it still isn't better if anything its worse. My wrist thumb fingers and hand are a little swollen and after work or school it's gets more swollen and I have a small bump on my middle knuckle and my ring knuckle looks somewhat indented. I have had some numbness in my palm and fingers and sometimes from my forearm down to my hand is cold not tingly just cold. The pain is now also in my whole arm shoulder and under like the back of my shoulder blade almost in my arm pit. I have also noticed that my right shoulder hangs lower than the left. I don't think anything broken because I can move my wrist and fingers not pain free but can move everything except I can not completely extend my thumb to make a thumbs up or to make an L with my index finger and thumb. Any ideas? I can't really afford to go to the dr right now unless absolutly necessary. Thanks for reading any suggestions would be appreciated.
I get hand and wrist pain everytime I wash my hands with cold water. Do I have arthritis or carpel tunnel ? I am only 26, but I have been playing guitar for 15 years a good bit each day. Is it possible for me to have Carpel tunnel syndrome? It's only on my left hand and every time cold water touches it, it aches. Any ideas?
swollen hand and wrist in pain? Okay my mom have a swollen hand and her wrist is in alot of pain. She saids it's been hurting since Tuesday and today is Saturday. I told her to put ice on it but barley puts ice on it. She dosen't want to go to the doctor either. Is there anything to help bring the hand down and reduce the pain? Thanks what type of bandages? or should she wear wraps?
how to deal with hand and wrist pain? My baby is only about 12 week old,i have already got this hand problem.My hand and wrist are really in pain from holding up the baby ,I am advised to do less but i cant,i have no family here to help me and am exhausted.as much as i love her but sometimes i really need to rest. I have tried ibuprofen jelly on my hand but dose not really work.Is there anything else that i can do to help it.
how to deal with hand and wrist pain? My baby is only about 12 week old,i have already got this hand problem.My hand and wrist are really in pain from holding up the baby ,I am advised to do less but i cant,i have no family here to help me and am exhausted.as much as i love her but sometimes i really need to rest. I have tried ibuprofen jelly on my hand but dose not really work.Is there anything else that i can do to help it.
Wrist and hand pain/ weakness? What could cause wrist and hand pain/weakness? I woke up with deep pain and weakness in my left hand. As the days went on it move to my wrist as well. I have splinted, wrapped, iced, soked it with no change. I dont use a computer keyboard. However i do use my slider phone keyboard a lot. Also i am right handed so it cant be from over-use. I am @ risk for RA (rheumatoid arthritis), and i have arthritis in other parts of my body. I am at high risk for osteoporosis. Any thoughts to what it may be?
Help with wrist and hand pain? About two months ago I hurt my wrist somehow, I think I sprained it, well. It went away recently but I started taking kickboxing so when I punched the bag it was fine but today I woke up and my hand is sore and my wrist hurts and top of my hand too. Should I continue with boxing? What should I do?
Wrist pain on my right hand? I am having my right hand pain (from wrist to the thumb and the joining of thumb and first finger position). I have even taken X-Ray and went to a doctor and it was fine with no problems of the bone. I am having that pain still and the pain sometimes shift the position in the above specified loacations. What could be the problem for my pain and remedy please.
Random Severe Wrist/Hand Pain? My wrist started hurting pretty bad just earlier, I have no clue what I did but it's been about 5 hours now and it seems to be getting worse, if I bend my wrist any direction then it's in severe pain and I have to keep my hand clenched because it hurts my index finger and my thumb when I unfold it,I have a bit of a tolerance for pain but this is just annoyingly painful and I can barely use my hand at all, I had to write this message with my left hand only because I it hurts to bad to use right hand. I really don't want to waste my money on doctor visits, but my work requires both of my hands and I have not clue if it's fractured or broke somehow I don't know what the signs are but I can't sleep because it's bothering me so much, It hurts no matter how I have it positioned. And I tried to bend it just a second ago but it felt like my wrist was about to snap in half I was in so much pain. I finally fell asleep for about 3hours and woke up to extraordinary pain shooting through my entire arm now, I can't set my arm down or the pressure seems unbearable. I'm setting up a doctors appointment for today because it just seems to be getting worse and worse. At this point in time I can't really move my am at all or it just starts hurting really bad, and it's still in some pain when doing absolutely nothing, it's starting to feel like it can't get blood flow and it hurts very bad, I moved my arm in any other position it hurts do much more though.
wrist and hand pain question? About 6 weeks ago it just started hurting whenever I move it, strain it o.e way or the other, I can't pick something up in that hand without it searing pain down the top of my hand and down my wrist, the only thing is there is nothing wrong to look at, no swelling or bruising. My doctor said is probably strained a tendon but its getting more painful and that was a whole ago, I can't go back to the doctor until Wednesday, anybody got any ideas what this could be or how to help it get better?
Wrist/Hand pain and numbness (Not Carpal Tunnel)? I went to the doctors today after weeks of wrist and hand pain and numbness in my right hand/wrist. They did the test where they put an electrical current in wrist to the fingers to see if the nerve is damage. It came back normal. Now they are saying they don't know what it is. Can anyone help me? Symptoms: Pain in wrist, more when moving, but sometimes just ask I sit here. Numbness in my thumb and pointer finger. Doesn't feel asleep, feels numb, different sensation then the rest of my fingers. Shooting pain up arm to elbow. Weakness in whole hand. Shooting pain from wrist to fingers. mostly the side of the thumb to middle finger. I don't know what to do anymore.I can't take time off of work, i just can't afford it. Left hand is starting to have same symptoms. Serious answers only. Also was thinking it had to with inflammation. A year ago April I had to have my gallbladder out because it became inflamed. This year in March I had to have my bursa in my knee taken out because it became inflamed after I fell on it. Both of these times I started having my period ALL THE TIME. Twice they have had to do Biopsy's on my uterine lining and it came back INFLAMED! Once I had the inflammation removed it stopped. Again I am having the same issue with the period and again something else is bothering me at the same time. Ideas?
stiffness n wrist and severe pain n top & palm of hand & pain & numbness n little finger? i can't bend my wrist a certain way. i am having a lot of numbness & pain n the little finger. some severe pain that come & goes in top of hand which has recently started in the last few days. i have a pulling sensation from my elbow down to the two out side fingers. today when coming out of a store and i pushed down on the handle of the door to open it i touch something in the palm of my hand and i had this shooting pain that went from the left top of fore arm down to the two out side fingers and immediately those 2 finger had stabbing needles & pins kinda pain with real hurtful pain in the palm of hand that lasted for a while. i've already had an mri and know that i have central bulging discs C3-4 & C4-5, Also at disc's C5-6 & C6-7. I have a 50% tendon tear n left rotor cuff. i have a pinching or twinge below my shoulder blade that come and goes. i have already had some physical therapy last year but @ that time was not having the issue w/ the wrist,hand, & finger. the physical therapy does not help for very long as soon as i start doing normal everyday stuff like taking out the trash or carrying in a bag of groceries the back pain's start all over again. I live n the Germantown, md area and cannot find an orthopedic that accepts medicaid. can anyone give me an idea what i can do for myself since i can not see a doctor. i'm already using ice packs which help some but i cannot handle the heat. it seems that everything i do no matter how small gives me all kinds of aches and pains in my back. i'm hoping some one else that has maybe had these problems can tell me something that might help me out. i need help now. i can't get out of bed without pain....it seems to follow me everywhere i go,,,,no matter what i do. can someone please tell me which of these bulging disc's is causing the arm & hand to feel this way or is it from the torn tendon???? help please
Could joint pain in my hand and wrist be something serious? I frequently have pain in the joints in my hands and wrists (worse on the right side though, and more often) at it's worst it travels up to include my elbow and causes my neck and shoulders to feel stiff. Popping my joints relieves it for a minute but it doesn't always work. I recently had a baby and carrying him and patting his lil butt to help him fall asleep has become a chore when the pain is around and sometimes causes it to flare up. I want to know if it's just overuse or something I should maybe go to my doctor about. Also any ideas about getting it to stop without meds would be very welcome.
Pain In My Right Hand Wrist? I have a question. My right hand wrist hurts when I move it. I am right handed and due to this pain I cant rotate my wrist or play any sports. The pain comes and goes away..It all started around 7 to 8 years ago while I was doing push ups. My wrist started hurting badly and I thought its a small strain and will heal. The pain went after few days. But since then there are times whenever I move our use my right hand very frequently the pain comes back. The pain is so excruciating than I am unable to move my hand backwards. If I freely leave my hand and when it falls my wrist hurts, similarly when I move my wrist upwards my wrist hurts. I feel no pain when its straight or if tie a crepe bandage around my wrist. One more thing, whenever I move my index finger upwards or downwards, my wrist hurts. This pain goes away after 6 7 days after that I don't have any problem moving my wrist but I've noticed that my wrist or hand doesn't move backwards to the same extent as my left hand wrist or hand does when my pain is gone. One more thing I feel pain on the top of my wrist and if I feel my top wrist with my right hand finger or press it my left hand wrist hurts more. Can anyone give me some idea what I might be facing ?
How to relieve wrist/hand pain caused by sports? I play varsity badminton, even though I'm only a freshman. Because of this, I take class gym without an independent fitness option. It's hard for me to bring my own racquets to school, so I have to use the school racquets. The school rackets are unwrapped and have a very heavy handle. I am left handed, and have therefore had quite a few injuries that often don't heal right. In the fall I hurt my left knee during soccer and this winter I slipped on ice and fell on my wrist. Using the school racquets everyday for class has really put strain on my left wrist and the tendons in my hand - it hurts to swing. I have a tournament this weekend, what can I do to relieve the pain and to help my wrist heal faster? Thanks!
