Advice Regarding Injury Needed.

[OTTOEMEZZO]

I have a injury in my right hand. When I close heavy grippers (bigger than #2), or try the "Secret Weapon" with some heavy weights, or even DO deadlift, I feel a somewhat sharp pain close to my knuckles.

Does anyone have any experience with this and what do you think I should do? It's not so bad that I cannot close grippers at all, but it has been rather persistent.

[meelhama]

I've had various injuries and I always find a handful of things helpful. Ice it, rest it, don't use grippers over a #2, take about six weeks with a sport gripper and rep it out; pump the hand full of blood. Then, try to ease back into lower reps and harder grippers. take it slow and see what happens.

[rico300zx]

I would say the same.

Rico

[Bigdeze]

When I was doing KTA & RRBT I would get a sharp pain along the back of my hands at the start of a workout. (It would go away once warm upped thoroughly)  What worked for me was, full body warm up prior to grip work or even better high rep squats, contrast baths and extensor work afterwards.  You can even try soaking your hands in hot water for about 5 minutes before doing grip work.  If none of that works then rest is probably what you need.

[brujeria]

Extensor work to fingers and wrists and flexing my hands has allways helped my knuckle pains.

Edited August 10, 2010 by brujeria

[mightyjoe]

I have a injury in my right hand. When I close heavy grippers (bigger than #2), or try the "Secret Weapon" with some heavy weights, or even DO deadlift, I feel a somewhat sharp pain close to my knuckles.

Does anyone have any experience with this and what do you think I should do? It's not so bad that I cannot close grippers at all, but it has been rather persistent.

Which knuckles? Top part of your hand or bottom (palm side)?

[BillEinstein]

Choke your grippers to parallel. Work with the short range of motion for a few weeks. When the soreness disappears, gradually add in only a few full range closes per workout.

[OTTOEMEZZO]

Einstein too,

Most of my work outs are already choked. I do some warm ups with Trainer, #1, and #2. Then, do choked closes with #2.5 for left and #3 for right. The negatives are also choked. Still the pain is there.

Mighty Joe,

The knuckles of my middle and ring fingers hurt. The pain is on the outer side, NOT the palm side.

Do you guys think 3 weeks of break, working with Sports gripper once in a while will be enough? On week 4, I would start working with Trainer, #1, and #2. Also, doing extensor and thumb work. What do you think?

[meelhama]

I should have said this earlier: injuries are either over-use or traumatic. Either case it is wise to take six weeks off of the activity that caused the injury and replace it with something else. Here is the take home point; lay of the grippers for a while. Do 3 weeks of RT and then three weeks of pinching, wrist curls, rolling, or whatever. Then come back to the grippers and build up slow. If you continue with the therapies I mentioned above while you're off the grippers, you should be much better.

Edit: I got pain in my first index and middle finger knuckles when I over did the grippers. I did all of the above plus I massaged the knuckles with a little icy hot or hand cream every evening. The pain was on the top and to the right of my first index and middle knuckles. I just used my left thumb to rub the sore spots and then I'd ice. It cleared up in time and I haven't had a problem since.

Edited August 13, 2010 by meelhama