lifesnotfair Posted July 5, 2006 Share Posted July 5, 2006 Recently, after doing some excercices, I've felt pain in my wrists. It usually goes away after a couple of days, but it sucks when it's there. It hurts then I try to turn my wrists.. like, my right hand, if I try to make my right palm face to the right, in a clock-wise motion. Or try to move my left hand in countr-clockwise motion, that's when it hurts. Is that normal pain, or what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Posted July 5, 2006 Share Posted July 5, 2006 If you ice it and it doesn't go away after a day or so, you should see a doctor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdoire Posted July 5, 2006 Share Posted July 5, 2006 Take some Alleve, do some hot,cold,hot contrast baths for a few days using ice for the cold portion. If that doesn't work...rest,rest,rest...if still bothered see a Doc! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIKERICH Posted July 5, 2006 Share Posted July 5, 2006 (edited) If pain is going away after a couple of days, its probably?? ok. but if constantly reoccurrs injury should be evaluated and/or workout should be evaluated. also be careful of stress related injuries re:bones, ligaments, tendons, etc. when in doubt, see a hand surgeon Edited July 5, 2006 by RICHIEC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.scribner Posted July 5, 2006 Share Posted July 5, 2006 In a broad sense, almost all pain associated with strength training is injury pain, even if the injury is at the cellular level. Tendons and ligaments grow slowly, and heal even slower, as they have a relatively poor blood supply compared to muscle fibers. Levering exercises, especially, just plain hurt for me, and the pain hangs around for awhile. The trick is to give whatever is injured time to heal. Ice, compression, and rest are the big triad. An anti-inflammatory such as Motrin also is good. For almost 20 years I was a runner- marathons, half-marathons, 10K's etc. I ignored a lot of pain in my ankles and feet, and even 4-5 years ago I was loading my ALICE rucksack with 30# of rocks and pounding out the miles. Now guess what? At 53 years old some days I can barely stand on my feet, and the pain is never-ending in my ankles. At times I hobble like an 80 year old man. Don't ignore pain and try to train through it. It will catch up to you someday. John Scribner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stew2 Posted July 5, 2006 Share Posted July 5, 2006 I would offer advice but I probaly wouldn't follow it myself so I'll try to read everyone elses posts and try to listen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.scribner Posted July 5, 2006 Share Posted July 5, 2006 I would offer advice but I probaly wouldn't follow it myself so I'll try to read everyone elses posts and try to listen. Stew- how true for both of us! Overuse injuries is not in our vocabulary. How's the wrist? John Scribner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don chi Posted July 5, 2006 Share Posted July 5, 2006 Let me just say this, what started as small twinge in my butt from squatting, turned into a stress fracture of my femur. Instead of resting for a week or two I trained through it. For two months it got worse and spread down my leg. Now I'm out of commission for a good bit. Rest it while you can my man. Think of it like you have the rest of your life and whats a few days off. Good luck to you sir, learn from my mistake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifesnotfair Posted July 6, 2006 Author Share Posted July 6, 2006 Damn. Wont the resting take me back in my grip strength? I mean, it's not like I have any, I just got the grippers like 3 weeks ago, and I can close the #1 to about 1/16 or 1/32 (to the point where others see it closed, but I know it's not). So, I'm weak. It's embarassing to get pain from this tiny little gripper... I know. The thing is, resting the wrists is hard, because any excercise, like a push up, requires some force on them... I have never tried hot/cold things. How many minutes on each, and how much switches from cold to hot and back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don chi Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 Think of it like this, marathon not a sprint. Trust me on this. If I'm lucky I'll be squatting with feathers by September or October. Working through pain didn't help my strength in my legs. Just rest 'em up a little and start out easier. Gains come real quick when you start out so don't worry about it. Anyhow, a lot of the vets here say hand strength tends to stay a little longer even with a layoff. Train smart my man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAM676 Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 If it is a reacuring(sp) injury then give it a rest, maybe do light work. But a pain once in a while is allright especially after going heavy, just don't max out every day, that can be counter productive after sme time. Give the body time to heal. Take care, Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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