What is the cause of wrist pain

Bone health is also one of the physical health issues that we need to pay attention to. Only with good bones can we have the capital for a healthy life and ensure that our daily activities are not restricted by the body. However, as they age, more and more people find that they have abnormal problems with their bones and joints, and even experience soreness, swelling and pain. So what happens when your wrists feel sore and painful?

Wrist pain can have many causes and may be related to the following conditions:

1. Rheumatoid arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis: mostly occur in women aged 20 to 45. Symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis are often migratory pain (the location of the pain is uncertain). Pain, swelling, and stiffness mostly occur in the wrist area, and joint sensitivity, swelling, and pain occur simultaneously, and the disease occurs symmetrically (such as both wrists and both knees).

2. Gouty arthritis: Gout pain is common in the thumb, mainly due to purine metabolism disorders in the body induced by eating seafood and drinking alcohol. In the acute stage, patients experience local redness and swelling, severe pain, and unbearable pain; in the chronic stage, patients may experience pain, joint deformity, and other symptoms.

3. Tenosynovitis: commonly known as mouse hand, this is a common disease among modern people. It is not only people who use the mouse who will be affected by it. When the hand maintains a posture for a long time, such as holding a mouse, holding the steering wheel when driving, flipping the wok when cooking, etc., excessive stimulation can easily cause strain on the soft tissue of the wrist joint, local tissue hyperplasia and edema, and compression of the wrist nerves, thereby causing a series of symptoms such as numbness and pain in the arm.

4. Ligament injury: Some people may suffer from external force stimulation, which may cause the joint ligaments to be everted or inverted, resulting in internal and external ligament injuries. These patients generally have a clear history of trauma, so excessive physical activities should be prohibited.

5. Low immunity: Some people's immune systems are damaged, and they develop diseases such as lupus erythematosus or psoriasis, which can invade the joints and cause swelling and pain. This type of condition requires medical assistance for diagnosis.

6. Caused by strain: Due to the large amount of activities, the joints cannot bear it, resulting in strain on the muscles and other soft tissues around the joints, which in turn causes pain, especially frozen shoulder and tennis elbow, which are the most common.

5 small movements to treat wrist pain

The first move: turning the palm into a claw

Let your arms hang naturally at your sides, and slowly lift your palms upwards, with your hands and arms forming a 90° angle. Pause for two seconds to allow your wrist joints to stretch moderately. Then the five fingers are spread apart with force, as smooth as steel needles, and then the five finger joints are bent inward, as strong and powerful as tiger claws.

Finally, starting from the little finger, rotate and bend the five fingers in turn to make a fist, and keep the fist clenched tightly. Relax your fist and change it into a palm, repeat the process of changing your palm into a claw, do this about 10 times.

The second move: wrist movement

Grab the right wrist with your left hand and twist it back and forth to massage it. At the same time, relax your right hand and apply force slightly in the opposite direction of the twisting. That is, when the left hand turns outward, the right hand has an inward force. The antagonistic force will make the massage more effective. After twisting dozens of times, switch hands.

The third trick: pinch and stroke your fingers

Start with your left hand from the wrist of your right hand, and move downward towards the fingers, pinching and stroking with great force. When you reach the fingertips, stretch your left hand outwards and pull your right hand back, applying opposing forces. After pinching and stroking dozens of times, switch hands.

Step 4: Crumpling the paper

If you don’t have time to do finger and wrist exercises, you can relieve mouse hand with an interesting method - crumpling up a ball of paper. Choose a piece of paper with a relatively hard texture, scrunch it into a small ball, then unfold it, and scrunch it into a ball again. Repeat this action continuously, without limit to time, place, or number of times. Printed paper, newspapers, etc. that are readily available are good choices.

Fifth trick: twist the towel in reverse

Here’s a method that everyone can master – wringing the towel in reverse: if you are used to wringing it clockwise, try twisting it counterclockwise instead.

Note: Do not wash your hands with cold water after practicing, as your capillaries will dilate and the cold water will aggravate the symptoms.