After your initial physical therapy visit you will be provided with some tips on what to do outside of the clinic to reduce your wrist pain. These tips would include: what to avoid, instructions for braces or icing, and a list of your exercises to perform at home as part of your home exercise program (HEP).
Wrist pain is the first indicator of a sprain or strain. Following a wrist sprain or strain your Dr. may refer you to physical therapy. Along with pain, you may notice loss of grip strength. At your initial therapy visit, a PT will assess your injury and determine the appropriate treatment plan according to your injury.
Jack Wilson loves to skateboard. It was actually a skateboarding accident that caused him to fall off a cracked sidewalk. He landed onto his palm and that’s where all his trouble began. He had an official diagnosis of Distal Radius Fracture, which is a wrist fracture. It’s one of the most common types of bone fractures.
Do you have wrist pain? Do you have a wrist sprain or strain? Wrist sprain occurs when one or several of the ligaments of the wrist are stretched beyond their limits or torn. Ligaments are the soft tissues that bind the many bones of the wrist and provide stability and support and make up the joint capsules.
Even when Megan Bledsoe did not know what she had done to cause wrist pain on her right hand, she knew it was time to get it looked at. Megan attends cosmetology school where she uses her hands and wrists repetitively. Even with minimal pressure put on her wrist, it was extremely painful.