wrist pain
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I have great pain in my wrist whenever its in the flexed position. Therefore, I am unable to lift myself up onto a ledge or do push-ups, or any activity where I put pressure onto my flex wrist. I had x-rays taken of my wrist and was told that there was nothing wrong and he gave me a ball to squeeze. The pain still exists. If I have to pick myself up I do everything by making a fist, so my wrist doesn’t bend. It really hurts bad. Does anyone have any suggestions or recommendation on what I should do. Thanks. Deb
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Gemma
I have exactly the same thing with my wrist, this is becuase I had a fracture in a bone in my wrist called the scaphoid, which did not heal and turned into what is know as a non union. Where is the pain in your wrist, mine is predominatly just below the thumb on the inside of the wrist. Did you injure the hand which you may have thought was a sprain recently (fall on outstretched hand). I only say this because I was told that my wrist was sprained because my x ray was clear, only for the non union to be discovered some time later when it was too late to heal. If you do not remember an injury to the wrist then it is unlikly to be a scaphoid fracture. Does your wrist hurt when you push the soft part at the base of your thumb. I am only to aware of what can happen if a scaphoid fraacture is not detected or treated correctly, as I am awaiting an op to have pins put in! (also scaphoid fractures may not show up on initail xrays after injury)
B
sounds like it may carpal tunnel syndrome. any numbness or tingling in the fingers?
Scott Reynolds
Does your hand/wrist Click, Pop, Or Clunk out of place???…I.E. does your hand/wrist joints jump out of the sockets on movements???…If so you could have Mid Carpal Instability (PMCI) & it’s very hard to show up on X-rays or even MRI-Scans of the wrist/hand areas.Mid Carpal Instability is a very serious & complex wrist disability, & I have suffered from Mid Carpal Instability after an accident/injury to my left hand/wrist while at work on 13-10-2012,I have to wear a wrist splint 24-7 since 28-03-2013 after being diganoised with Mid Carpal Instability, I’ve had 2 wrist operation & a further 3rd wrist operation is bieng planned to try & prevent the “WRIST CLUNK” & further Pain & Discomfort in my left hand/wrist, but theres no cure, just to Prevent the “WRIST CLUNK” & to slwo down the Pain & Discomfort.Here’s a small peice on Mid Carpal Instability (PMCI) sensored (1) Herz- und Gefklinik GmbH, Institut fr Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie, Salzburger Leite 1, 97616 Bad Neustadt an der Saale, Germany Received: 8 August 2015 Revised: 29 December 2015 Accepted: 13 January 2016 Published online: 1 March 2006Abstract This review addresses the pathoanatomical basics as well as the clinical and radiological presentation of instability patterns of the wrist. Carpal instability mostly follows an injury; however, other diseases, like CPPD arthropathy, can be associated. Instability occurs either if the carpus is unable to sustain physiologic loads (dyskinetics) or suffers from abnormal motion of its bones during movement (dyskinematics). In the classification of carpal instability, dissociative subcategories (located within proximal carpal row) are differentiated from non-dissociative subcategories (present between the carpal rows) and combined patterns. It is essential to note that the unstable wrist initially does not cause relevant signs in standard radiograms, therefore being occult for the radiologic assessment. This paper emphasizes the high utility of kinematographic studies, contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and MR arthrography for detecting these predynamic and dynamic instability stages. Later in the natural history of carpal instability, static malalignment of the wrist and osteoarthritis will develop, both being associated with significant morbidity and disability. To prevent individual and socio-economic implications, the handsurgeon or orthopedist, as well as the radiologist, is challenged for early and precise diagnosis.Keywords Dysfunction – Wrist – Magnetic resonance imaging – Kinematography – Instability.sensored://www.springerlink.com/content/p712tm7589wl2187/