Bending your wrist allows you to perform many routine movements that you do every day. Also, the wrist typically has pressure placed on it many times per day. When you have an issue like carpal tunnel syndrome or arthritis, your wrist could hurt when it’s bent or pressure is put on it. If you have wrist pain in such scenarios, there are three treatment options that can help.
- Wearing a wrist brace
Wearing a wrist brace is one way to reduce pain in a wrist that hurts when it’s bent or pressure is put on it. Such braces are designed to allow the wrist less freedom of movement, you probably won’t be able to bend your wrist far enough to cause pain. Also, wrist braces are designed to provide support to this joint. This can be helpful since the increased support can allow you to place pressure on the wrist without causing pain. This treatment option is easy to find, and they’re available at many online stores and even at your local drugstore.
- Switching to ergonomic office equipment
Ergonomics is the study of the way the human body moves, and this information is typically used to design more comfortable and effective office equipment. For example, ergonomic keyboards are designed to better support your wrists while you type. Also, ergonomic recommendations made by researchers have led to the development of the vertical mouse. A vertical mouse looks like a standard mouse that’s been placed on its side, and it can help position your wrist and forearm more naturally. In turn, this can help decrease your risk of repetitive motion injuries. A vertical mouse can also help decrease pain from bending or putting pressure on the wrist.
- Participating in physical therapy
For many people, the pain that bending or putting pressure on the wrist causes can be treated with physical therapy. Physical therapists can show you how to do exercises that stretch and strengthen the wrist and its supporting structures. They can also use techniques like joint mobilization to increase your ability to move your wrist without pain. These professionals can even make ergonomic recommendations that can help you experience less wrist pain at home and at work.
Excel Sports & Physical Therapy offers help treating wrist pain
If your wrist hurts when you bend it or put pressure on it, Excel Sports & Physical Therapy has the experience to help you. Our team can build a personalized treatment plan for your wrist issue, and these plans are informed by our free screenings. We use multiple therapy techniques in our treatment plans, and some techniques that may help us meet your needs include:
- Hand therapy
- Joint mobilization
- Trigger point therapy
- Ergonomic recommendations
Contact our team today for more information or to schedule an initial appointment to begin treating your wrist pain.
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