Wrist pain

Wrist pain or open wrist is a type of syndrome that prevents the patient using their hand due to a dolorous wrist, sometimes, the pain may even be very strong, going in crescendo when trying to apply some force. Normally it's caused after too strong a demand to the wrist, as is the case with weight lifters, athletes in general, or even bricoleurs.

Remedies and causes

• If there is no inflammation the use of a simple leather or neoprene wrist brace its recommended (or even steel-reinforced one, after applying hot or cold pads, in the first moments).

Wrist pain can be caused by one or more of a number of different disorders, such as:

• Carpal tunnel syndrome
• Wrist osteoarthritis
• Kienbock's disease
• Scaphoid fracture
• Scapholunate dissociation
• Carpal boss
• Ulnar nerve entrapment, sometimes due to wrist or elbow abnormalities such as Guyon's canal syndrome or cubital tunnel syndrome
• Wrist fracture, Wrist sprain
• Tendonitis wrist (Extensor) or thumb (DeQuervains)

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See also

• Wrist brace
• Sprained ankle