It’s Time To Find a Solution for Your Wrist Pain
Is wrist pain interfering with your daily life? Is it preventing you from achieving fitness goals or completing daily chores? Wrist pain is frustrating, but at Momentum Health, we offer evidence-based approaches to wrist pain relief that will ensure you get the results you’re looking for.
Wrist pain is a common complaint affecting people of all ages and backgrounds. Various factors, including repetitive motions, injury, arthritis, and carpal tunnel syndrome, can all cause it. Because it has so many potential sources, exact symptoms will vary, but can include the following:
- Pain or tenderness
- Swelling
- Stiffness or decreased range of motion
- Numbness or tingling
- Weakness
Wrist pain’s effects can be quite far-reaching, impacting everything from sports performance to your ability to hold a toothbrush. Fortunately, our results-oriented approach to physiotherapy and chiropractic care will help you manage your pain and improve your functional ability.
When you come in for your initial appointment, our therapists will work to determine the exact cause of your wrist pain using a comprehensive physical examination. From there, we’ll work with you to develop a personalized treatment plan to address your specific needs and goals.
At Momentum Health, we focus on treatments that work. We know you’re eager to get back out and live your life, so we pull from the latest research and focus on helping you achieve your particular performance and rehabilitation goals.
Contact us today to schedule your initial evaluation at your nearest Momentum Health physiotherapy and chiropractic clinic!
Common Causes of Wrist Pain
Several injuries and conditions can cause wrist pain. To receive the most effective care, it’s important to fully understand the source of your wrist pain. That way, our therapists can address your pain at the source and provide long-lasting results rather than merely treating your symptoms.
Here’s an overview of some of the most common causes of wrist pain and their particular symptoms:
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome – This condition occurs when the median nerve is compressed as it passes through the wrist. Symptoms include numbness, tingling, and weakness in the hand.
- Wrist Sprain – A wrist sprain is an injury to the wrist’s ligaments and usually happens due to a fall, sudden impact, or repetitive stress. Symptoms include swelling, pain, and limited range of motion.
- Tendonitis – Tendonitis refers to inflammation of the tendons in the wrist. It’s brought on by repetitive motion, such as typing or playing a musical instrument. Symptoms include pain, stiffness, and swelling.
- Arthritis – The wrist joint can be affected by two of the most common forms of arthritis, osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Both conditions will cause pain, stiffness, and limited range of motion.
- Fractures – Wrist fractures are common and usually result from a fall. Symptoms include pain, swelling, and limited range of motion. Recent fractures may qualify for AHS Funded Physiotherapy.
If you’re experiencing wrist pain, reach out to the physiotherapists and chiropractors at Momentum Health. We’ll be able to evaluate your symptoms, identify the cause, and develop an appropriate course of treatment.
How Physiotherapy and Chiropractic Can Help Treat Your Wrist Pain
When you come into your first appointment at Momentum Health, you can expect a comprehensive physical evaluation, including a detailed medical history review, an in-depth discussion of your symptoms, and a series of hands-on tests to assess your wrist’s strength and range of motion to determine a diagnosis.
Why do we perform such a detailed evaluation? Because we want to get to the root of your pain. We need to fully understand your impairments and concerns to develop the best treatment plan possible. Furthermore, our treatment plans are always customized to suit your needs and address your goals.
When developing your treatment program, we pull from several evidence-based approaches, including the following:
- Exercise prescription and Mobilization: Research shows that for most wrist injuries, early mobilization improves recovery. We’ll provide a tailored program of strengthening and stretching exercises to reduce pain and improve your wrist’s range of motion.
- Manual Therapy: Our physiotherapists and chiropractors will also use various manual techniques to alleviate pain and restore mobility, especially if your pain is too intense for active exercise. Manual therapy techniques include joint mobilizations, manipulation, and more.
- Modalities: Depending on your condition, we may use ultrasound, lasers, heat, or ice to help reduce inflammation and pain and prepare your body for exercise-based treatments.
- Education: Wrist pain is often a result of repetitive-use injuries or improper mechanics. We’ll provide strategies and modifications to prevent reinjury and ensure lasting results.
- Dry needling IMS: This is a technique that involves the insertion of fine acupuncture needles into taught bands of muscle that contain a knot or trigger point, which works on several levels within the body to assist in releasing tight and sore muscles.
- Soft Tissue Massage: Several techniques, such as myofascial release, active release, petrissage, effleurage, and trigger point release, target tight muscles and fascia, promoting relaxation, improved range of motion, and circulation.
The results-oriented approach to physiotherapy and chiropractic care at Momentum Health means we’ll work with you to find the right blend of treatment approaches to optimize your rehabilitation goals. Our therapists in Creekside, Deerfoot, Mahogany, Ogden, Seton, Westbrook, West Springs, Evidence North, Evidence South and National Spine & Wellness will carefully record your progress and suggest treatment adjustments as needed.
Don’t let wrist pain hold you back! Call (403) 455-0025 today to schedule an appointment!
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