Wrist pain for 3 weeks now?

Question

My job is a customer service rep which i type and sit most of the day and am on the phone, but only doing this parttime( 24 hours per week) as i am a college student. I have had pain in my left wrist, but no numbness or tingling just constant pain in wrist. It is aggravated by typing. Any treatments i should try as i have tried ice and heat. I think it may be tendonitis, but it hurts all the time asnd hurts worse when lifting,typing etc. Please advise for treatment options. Thank you very much.....................

Answer 1

first and foremost ,do not ignore the pain

Visit your doctor ;

he will check it out for
repetitive strain injury ( most probable )
or some other tendon problem

he will give you some medication to relieve the pain.
anti inflammatory and possibly muscle relaxants .
and will advise you on how to avoid making it worse .
ie supportive bandage

may refer you to a joint specialist
possibly physiotherapy


Health and safety at work .

report this pain full wrist, to your supervisor at work
this should be entered, in the *accident at work* book
your posture may be wrong , ( office chair),
or the angle you type at is causing the problem

don't suffer and leave it any longer ,
i am sure your doctor will be sympathetic and help you get better soon.

good luck

>^,,^<

Answer 2

ultimate case undertaking, it is a pinched nerve, even though it could additionally be tendinitis. Did you fall in this wrist at the instant? I even have tendinitis in my wrists/elbows/shoulders via fact I used to play the drums. between the significant warning signs is a vulnerable grip. See your scientific expert to get a brace to placed on and supply your wrist a ruin for awhile. solid luck to you.

Answer 3

tendonitis and carpal tunnel are two very common wrist issues. They tend to act similar, too.

Answer 4

See a Doctor it my be carpel tunnel

Answer 5

you should wear a wrist strap to support the wrist

Answer 6

take aleve and see a doctor