Wrist and Hand Pain

What Causes Wrist and Hand Pain?

Repetitive strain injury, Carpel tunnel syndrome, Referred pain from the elbow or neck, Joints out of line, Fracture if associated with injury, Tight muscles, Trigger finger, Arthritis – Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid arthritis

wrist and hand painSome of the symptoms you may be experiencing with wrist and hand pain are;

• Local specific pain which you can put your finger on and say ‘the pain is here’
• Constant nagging pain that you cannot be free of
• Restricted movements of the hand or wrist giving pain when ‘brushing or drying your hair’ or ‘driving the car’ i.e. having hands on the steering wheel
• ‘Pins and needles’ ‘tingling’ at the base of the thumb, weakness of thumb movement, deep pain in the wrist especially at night.
• Wrist and hand feel limp and weak, may even feel cold
• Sharp sudden pain on movement e.g. pushing open a door
• General ache around the wrist and hand area, one that you can’t pinpoint, it feels like a ‘deep nagging ache’
• Pain following an injury that does not go away, increases with cold or hot therapy
• Fingers that get stuck when they are bent, cannot be straightened without helping with the other hand
• Stiffness in the joints in the mornings, when writing or trying to hold cups or sew garments
• Joints that feel hot and swollen, or joints have started to look like they have ‘changed shape’ or started ‘bending out of shape’