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Wrist wrapping: why don’t we do it?
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has anyone in this thread had a wrist injury that feels like a tendon/ ligament popping to the outside of the pisiform bone in the hand? it’s really painful and sometimes feels like it gets stuck to the outside of the bone…
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I use strength wraps sometimes to relieve the pressure I feel in my wrists especially during handstands, pushups and the like. I don’t see it as a crutch and it definitely does not impair muscle function – I have a bony deformation in my wrists that gets pinched when the wrist is bent (here’s a pic of my hand http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QYmE9VA17uc/TtIe5PIpbWI/AAAAAAAAAr0/ih-6Gg5pTl4/s1600/2011-11-27+062.JPG). Pole can be really tough on the wrists, and if I find something that will keep my wrists safer, I’m all for it 🙂
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I use wrist wraps (fabric- like strength wraps) as I have chronic tendonitis in my wrists from years of abuse. All they really do for me is act as a slight support and a reminder to keep my wrists straight and engaged – I wouldn’t recommend them by any means for people who don’t need them, as I think it is better to not rely on aides if you don’t need to, but they do give me just that little bit of support I need.
Uvagirl – I would go and get that checked out. Speaking from experience, anything like that could turnout to be something easily fixable in the early stages but be a big problem later if left unchecked…
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I only use my wrap with certain moves like practicing my split grip handspring, but also in handstands. I have an old injury from years of gymnastics. And it does help doing those moves with only little pain. But i don’t use them when I don’t need them.
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I actually do wrap my right forearm and wrist and wear a wrap on the other. I never pole without them. Always have since I started doing Ayshas years ago!
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i was hoping someone could be like “oh yeah that is …blah blah blah” . i had what felt like ripped tendons in my right hand once and actually had a orthopedist tell me “if it hurts when you do that, don’t do that.” i ended up treating it myself. i guess i will break down and go to the doc with yet ANOTHER pole injury lol
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UVA- Look up subluxation of the extensor carpi ulnaris (ECU) tendon. Sounds like what you may be describing.
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sublaxation was my thought too. Have you seen a chiropractor? They adjust all kinds of bones, not just the spine, and I would assume they could help…
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ahhh thank you ladies (korinne and sparrow)! after reading about subluxation of the ecu i now know that i need to describe the pain as “ventral” to the doc…the actual subluxation of the ecu is a dorsal phenomenon happening toward the top and side and what i am suffering is under that and slightly forward at the very corner of where my wrist meets the heel of my hand…thank you so much for giving me a place to start cuz so far i had just come up with “ow” and “the doctor is going to tell me i should quit whatever it is that keeps bringing me back in the office”…i really appreciate you!
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hmm …after more reading you ladies may be spot on from miles away…what a community!
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I was talking with a sports med doc- She said if it’s ventral then its a flexor tendon instead of the extensor. She said there’s not really a good treatment for it but would recommend some type of compression brace to improve stability.
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Just wanted to say thank you for this thread because I have been having issues with my wrist. my injury sound like yours UVA. I have reluctantly stayed off my pole for a while because as soon as it would feel better and i started poling it would hurt all over again. I am ready to jump back into it as my wrist has been feeling great. Ice and yes,I wrap it up!
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I’m reading this and …. doctors piss me off! if we were men and we told them we had a football injury they would do everything in their power to help us get better so that we could continue playing.
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I disagree with that doc about “not really a good treatment”. I had a really bad wrist flexor and wrist extensor injury only a few months after starting pole (I was overgripping). I went to an arm/hand PT specialist. We did about 6 weeks of intensive stretching, STEM therapy, and then strength exercises. I still had to baby it for a while and then I did some acupuncture with trigger point massage. I am still poling, and I do not have the issue like I did before. I wear my strength wraps every time I pole, without fail. I also make sure I do Veena’s wrist flexor/extensor stretches after a good pole workout. I can hold a 2 minute plank, whereas I could barely bend my wrist without discomfort a year ago. Also, I’m no spring chicken, so just goes to show ya!
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Lil’ red- I hope you don’t think that of all doctors. I don’t know a single sports med doc that is biased towards football/men. In fact, most sports med docs I know hate (some even discourage) football. Telling you to stop doing something usually factors in many issues, such as allowing time for healing and decreasing inflammation(obviously) and reason for doing your sport (pleasure vs. income). Most sports docs will try anything they can before saying “just stop doing it.”
Saphyre: The subluxing tendon is very different (and much more rare) from a tendinitis which is a more typical injury. Subluxing tendons generally require surgery to fix, which has its own downsideds. That being said, rest and PT probably wouldn’t hurt, and may help some, but it won’t STOP the tendon from subluxing. That’s what she meant by “there really is no good treatment”.
Sorry for the defensiveness. I’m training to be a sports med doc so I see the other side of the coin.
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