Noobishindi Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 So I get pain in some of my knuckles, specifically my right middle finger and thumb, it’s difficult to grasp things with any real width (4” pipe, as an example) and trying to crack those knuckles is very painful, to where I cannot crack them (I don’t crack them often but maybe it’ll help as a symptom). Moving my middle finger sideways also results in that pain, within the knuckle. Pain in my wrists is present from work, I work in a lumber yard so my hands are used all day. I’ve been working here almost 6 years and this is the first time I’ve felt this. As a background, I’m 34, I haven’t trained with weights since 2011 or so, I used to do grip training but that was also a long time ago. I’m wondering whether this is just something I can fix by training the extensors more? Or if anyone has experienced this and has any advice. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 (edited) If you’re having pain in your wrists, it Maybe because they are a weak link in your chain. You may want to try doing wrist work in all directions for a few weeks and see how that goes. Start out lightly , you can use a dumbbell with the weight removed from one end and place weights plates on the other end with a spin lock. Start out light for high reps . Start out with one set per movement. Do wrist pronation, supination, Radial deviation and ulnar deviation, As well as dumbbell wrist extension and flexion. For those last two you will use a regular dumbbell. If one set of each of those for higher reps does not irritate you add a set or two. Try this every other day for a while and see if the symptoms subside. If it makes it worse, stop. Do not take this as medical advice as I am not a doctor but I do play one on TV. Any advice that you take is at your own risk and this is for purely educational purposes only. Joe Edited March 14, 2019 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slazbob Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 I train my wrists often...and still kept getting a slight strain or something when working...especially from push-ups. I’d rehab the pain with more training then it would go away. But 2-3 weeks later I’d get it again. Looking around for some advice, I found a guy on YouTube who was a hand balancer. He showed some stretching that I tried and haven’t had a problem since. I wish I had a link for you, but I don’t. As far as knuckle pain, I’ve gotten that from too much gripper training; really in the beginning when I first started. Another great discovery I found when I was starting to get middle finger knuckle pains ; they kept around for months....was liquid boron supplement...if it arthritis starting this can slow it down (they say), it’s really helpful with calcium absorption. Witch Doctor stuff haha....but pain is gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king crusher Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Carpal tunnel possibly? Early onset arthritis? How long has it been happening? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noobishindi Posted March 15, 2019 Author Share Posted March 15, 2019 It’s only been maybe 2-3 weeks when it started for the knuckles. Before that I had zero issues and generally have better than average grip strength. The wrist pains were probably a little longer, maybe a month or two, I guess they just feel more noticeable now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpav2010 Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Not that you will have the same results but going to my chiropractor took care of pain in both my wrists, my left hand, my left thumb and left pinky. It took him a few treatments to get my hand adjusted correctly. He had to adjust it at a weird angle. I will still tweak them once in awhile and a readjustment(s) helps tremendously. However, in my experience with chiropractors not all are well versed in working with hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wobbler Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 1) Sleep more 2) Hot/cold water contrast baths 3) Try DMSO, do some quick research first, but you can get a small roller of the 99.99+% pure stuff for about 10 bucks shipped on ebay. Anywhere you apply it must be very clean, and don't put it on tattoos. 4) Super Cissus - a little pricey, takes a week or so to kick in but I have used it on/off and it does make a difference for me. I use the one from usplabs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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