[Sweetie-Pie]

Hi,

I was doing bodybalance last year and really enjoying it. However, a few months ago I developed pain in one of my wrists. It's unlikely this was from balance - doc, 2 physios and an osteo can't work out what I've done - probably a combination of computer use, mouse use, over enthusiastic bodypumping in the run up to my wedding and just sheer random bad luck!

The pain isn't severe, but it does mean I can't put my weight through that hand. I am managing in bodypump, combat and attack by skipping the press ups and more recently a nifty trick rolling a towel and putting it under my wrist to elevate it and distribute the weight differently means I can manage a few press ups in pump - can't transition from a shoulder to a tricep press up in combat and attack and if there's a lot of press ups the towel ends up slipping around the floor but it does take the pain away.

I haven't been able to do balance as too many of the poses involve putting weight through the wrists and it's tricky to adapt the poses. However, that's had a knock on effect as 3 months without balance is leaving me with less flexibility and the tightest hamstrings known to man! Not good, as I'm also a cyclist and about to start a cycling training programme in the run up to the spring and summer. I can obviously stretch those out on my own but I don't think I'd ever get the flexibility that I get from balance on my own.

I was wondering whether anyone had any advice?

Also, has anyone had used this (or a similar) product:

http://www.getwags.com/

I found them on the internet and wondered whether they might get me back to doing balance?

Thanks,

SP

[mrtrpm]

Try pushing firmly into the ball mounts of the first two fingers to take some of the weight off the wrists.
Some wrist problems also stem from overly tight shoulder girdle. Try working gentle shoulder openers, 1 arm up the wall slowly turn away, hands behind back clasp one wrist gently push arms behind your body.
Hope this helps
t

[Mel]

hmmm, sweetie-pie it difficult to really give advice without knowing the diagnosis. Have the physios or osteo said what it is? I would suggest keep trying to get it diagnosed?

I have a slightly weaker wrist following pregnancy......I found the hormones that relax your ligaments made my wrists vulnerable. I think balance itself did cause it to hurt though, cuz of the position of the wrist in crocodile.........so I wouldn't rule out balance being the cause...

[Sweetie-Pie]

They can't work out a diagnosis - apparently I am not a typical case! Possibly some De quervain's syndrome and possibly some subluxation of the carpal bones - but I don't fit either diagnosis exactly.

SP

PS. I should add that I also have dodgy forearm muscles, they were very tight and now move around the bone quite easily (if that makes sense) so a lot of the osteo/physio work has been therapeutic massage of that area. If I do a press up the pain in my wrist disappears when the osteo twists my forearm muscles towards the outside of my arm.

[ChocolatePizzaRedWine]

I have wrist issues, and do many poses on my fists, with rings pressing into the mat. I have no idea whether that would work for you, but you could give it a try.

Also check your wrist position when cycling. I've read that one of the most common non-crash related cycling injuries is tendinitis in the wrists. Again, don't know if it applies in your case, but worth thinking about.

Good luck!

[tilley]

Hi there Sweetie - Pie,

I too have a very tender left wrist that can play up sometimes. I have found that Chocolate's advice is the best - make a fist with your affected hand everytime you do lunges, crocodiles planks etc. It seems to really help - also don't just lonk your weight into that fist, really strengthen the surrounding muscles and lift your body weight into your arms and shoulders (while keeping shoulders from ears of course!). The only position I can't find an option for is down dog - so just take it easy there and maybe just rest in that pose. No point on aggravating it and making it worse. Rest and gentle hand exercises are probably the best remedy.

Cheers,
Tilley

[Sweetie-Pie]

Wrists are funny things aren't they. I find making a fist really destabilises me and down dog actually relieves my wrist pain! I think it is the stretch in the arms as my osteo thinks a lot of my wrist pain stems from my forearm muscles.

Actually, it has been a lot better this week - managed to do press ups in pump and combat (no triceps yet) so hopefully it is finally on the mend.

SP

[ChocolatePizzaRedWine]

Sweetie-Pie, on Jan 16 2009, 04:00 AM, said:

Actually, it has been a lot better this week - managed to do press ups in pump and combat (no triceps yet) so hopefully it is finally on the mend.

Yay! Just take it slow. You don't want to do anything that will set yourself back!