Wrist PAIN....?

Question

When I grip the racket for badminton ( in gym) and now when I hold my hairbrush my wrist hurts. It is my right wrist's left side going up into my thumb. My mom has tendinitis in her wrists if that helps. I'm only 12 (going on 13!! ) I don't know what this is....

Answer 1

Yo may have tendinitis or as the person above me said, carpel tunnel syndrome. You better tell your mother before this turns into something worse.

Answer 2

If this is on going pain, you could have a pinched nerve. There is also a condition from repetative motion, a form of Copal tunnal Syndrom.

Your best bet is to let Mom know about this, so she can, if possible take you to see a HAND SPECIALIST, often this will end up being an orthopedic doctor who specializes in hand problems.

Ask your Mom about using Advil, SPARINGLY, as it may help until you can see a doctor. NEVER USE MORE THEN THE LABEL says to for your age or you could ruin your stomach lining.

Lots of young people nowadays are developing repetative motion injuries, such as compressed and pinched nerves in their hands, wrists and elbows, because you all are doing a lot more things then your parents generations that cause such injuries. Lots of typing on computers, using a mouse, tennis, badminton, any sport or activity where the same motion of the fingers, wrists, elbows and shoulders are done.

LET YOUR MOM KNOW, taking care of a problem now can keep you from having worse problems with your wrist, thumb latter on.

GOOD LUCK!

Answer 3

Repetitive stress injuries (RSI) can affect muscles, tendons and nerves. It is an overuse injury. Gripping activity may lead to tennis and/or golfers elbow (lateral and medial epicondylitis). This is often brought on by over training, poor form and body mechanics, poor posture, lack of strength and flexibility, etc. I would recommend that you follow-up with your family physician and ask for a referral to a physical therapist. A PT would examine you and determine the cause of your problem. Anti-inflammatories may be prescribed by your physician to help resolve your pain and inflammation but they are used in the short term. To resolve and fix your problem you need to find the root cause of the problem which the PT (physical therapist) could do.