j.ng-
10-12-2010, 06:06 PM
Hey guys, I have a sports injury thats been haunting me for about 7 months now.
At the time, i was doing pronators and supinators at the gym ( ie forearm/wrist rotational movements) and somehow injured some soft tissue.
To be precise, when your left arm is infront and in the supinated position (ie palms up) the right side of my wrist where all the bands of tendons are is very very sore.
When it was first injured, I could not lift anything (not even my backpack) nor could i write (as i am left handed). I saw a massage therapist whom eventually did help to relieve the pain completely. 2 months later, the injury has come back and is much worse now. I have tried the same therapist but for some reason he cant help me anymore... What hurts in particular is when i try to rotate my wrist in a counter-clockwise movement, when i try to lift objects in the supinated position and generally when i put a lot of force on wrist. For example yesterday I was doing lying leg curls at the gym and needed to use my arms to brace myself on the machine. This caused my wrist to crack several times and swell up almost instantly (i couldn't tell by looking but i could feel the swelling). I was only doing lower body too.... Before going to the gym my wrist was mostly pain free but as soon as I put pressure on it, the same thing happens and its sore again for a few weeks.
To this point, my doctor has prescribed me 10% NSAID's and told me to wear a wrist spint when i sleep. So far its really done nothing. Infact after i stopped using both i felt like the pain was subsiding. (makes no sense?)
I've had numerous xrays done that came up with nothing. I was hoping someone may have had experience with wrist injuries or know of a good physiotherapist i could check out. I know they're really hard to come by. I have an appointment with a sports med doctor from the uofc but the wait list is backed up to december.
I have tried the downtown sports clinic in the bow valley building and didn't really see any results. Some of my friends have recommended even acupuncture..
Thanks for the help
At the time, i was doing pronators and supinators at the gym ( ie forearm/wrist rotational movements) and somehow injured some soft tissue.
To be precise, when your left arm is infront and in the supinated position (ie palms up) the right side of my wrist where all the bands of tendons are is very very sore.
When it was first injured, I could not lift anything (not even my backpack) nor could i write (as i am left handed). I saw a massage therapist whom eventually did help to relieve the pain completely. 2 months later, the injury has come back and is much worse now. I have tried the same therapist but for some reason he cant help me anymore... What hurts in particular is when i try to rotate my wrist in a counter-clockwise movement, when i try to lift objects in the supinated position and generally when i put a lot of force on wrist. For example yesterday I was doing lying leg curls at the gym and needed to use my arms to brace myself on the machine. This caused my wrist to crack several times and swell up almost instantly (i couldn't tell by looking but i could feel the swelling). I was only doing lower body too.... Before going to the gym my wrist was mostly pain free but as soon as I put pressure on it, the same thing happens and its sore again for a few weeks.
To this point, my doctor has prescribed me 10% NSAID's and told me to wear a wrist spint when i sleep. So far its really done nothing. Infact after i stopped using both i felt like the pain was subsiding. (makes no sense?)
I've had numerous xrays done that came up with nothing. I was hoping someone may have had experience with wrist injuries or know of a good physiotherapist i could check out. I know they're really hard to come by. I have an appointment with a sports med doctor from the uofc but the wait list is backed up to december.
I have tried the downtown sports clinic in the bow valley building and didn't really see any results. Some of my friends have recommended even acupuncture..
Thanks for the help