Hand And Wrist Pain Treatment in Birmingham

Hand And Wrist Pain — Conditions & Treatment

Sprains from abrupt injuries are common causes of wrist pain. However, long-term issues including repetitive stress (repetitive strain injury RSI), arthritis, and carpal tunnel syndrome can cause wrist pain.

Because there are so many causes of wrist pain, pinpointing the specific cause can be challenging. However, a correct diagnosis is critical for effective treatment and recovery.

Symptoms

The severity of wrist discomfort varies based on the source. For example, osteoarthritis pain is frequently compared to a dull toothache, whereas carpal tunnel syndrome is characterised by a pins-and-needles or tingling sensation, particularly at night. The exact location of your wrist pain can also reveal what's causing your symptoms.

Conditions Of Hand Wrist

Injuries

  • Impacts that occur suddenly. When you fall forward onto your outstretched hand, you are more likely to sustain a wrist injury. Sprains, strains, and even fractures can result from this. A scaphoid fracture is a wrist fracture that affects the thumb side of the wrist. This sort of fracture may not be visible on X-rays right after the accident.

  • Stress that is repeated. Any activity that involves repetitive wrist action, whether it's hitting a tennis ball or bowing a cello, or driving cross-country, can inflame the tissues around joints or induce stress fractures, especially if done without rest. De-Quervain's tenosynovitis  or stenosing tenosynovitis is a type of repetitive stress injury that affects the base of the thumb and produces pain.

Arthritis

  • Osteoarthritis. The cartilage that cushions the ends of your bones deteriorates with time, resulting in this type of arthritis. Osteoarthritis of the wrist is unusual and usually only affects those who have previously hurt their wrist.

  • Rheumatoid arthritis is a type of arthritis that affects the joints. Rheumatoid arthritis is a disease in which the body's immune system assaults its own tissues. It most usually affects the wrist. If one wrist is damaged, the other is almost often impacted as well.

Other diseases and conditions

  • Carpal tunnel syndrome is a condition that affects the hands and wrists. Increased strain on the median nerve as it passes through the carpal tunnel, a conduit on the palm side of your wrist, causes carpal tunnel syndrome.

  • Ganglion cysts, Soft tissue cysts most commonly develop on the side of your wrist opposite your palm. Ganglion cysts can be uncomfortable, and exercise might make the pain worse or better.

Diagnosis Of Hand Wrist In Birmingham

During the physical examination, your doctor may undertake the following:

  • Tenderness, swelling, or deformity in your wrist should be checked.

  • Ask you to move your wrist to see if your range of motion has decreased.

  • Evaluate your grip and forearm strength.

Your clinical may recommend imaging testing, arthroscopy, or nerve tests in some circumstances.

Imaging tests

  • Ultrasound Imaging

  • X-ray

  • CT

  • MRI

Treatment Of Hand Wrist In Birmingham

  • Ice

  • Rest

  • Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)

  • Physiotherapy

  • Braces and splints

  • Cortisone injections (corticosteroid or steroid) with or without ultrasound

  • LASER therapy

  • Shockwave therapy

If your problems longer for six months or longer, your doctor may recommend surgery. Examples include:

  • Bone fractures

  • Carpal tunnel syndrome

  • Tendon or ligament repair