Are you struggling with pain in your wrist(s) interfering with everyday tasks like writing, typing, or getting dressed and preparing meals? Unfortunately, wrist pain is a common issue that can impact your function.
Most wrist pain is highly treatable with evidence-based care from one of our osteopathic therapists at Jenna Howe Osteopathy and Concussion Recovery in Victoria, BC.
Common causes of wrist pain
We use our hands all the time. This makes them particularly vulnerable to injuries, especially overuse-type injuries. While some injuries are not always avoidable, understanding how to take care of your hands can help prevent some conditions.
Overuse-type injuries to the wrist are most common in groups participating in physically demanding activities like manual labor and jobs that require computer use or repetitive movements.
The most common cause of traumatic injuries to the wrist is falling onto an outstretched arm. The most common type of injury from falling is a wrist fracture. As with most injuries, the sooner you address them, the sooner you will find relief!
Find your osteopathic therapist at Jenna Howe Osteopathy and Concussion Recovery in Victoria, BC so they can identify what may have caused the pain to create and what you can do to resolve it.
There are several reasons why your wrist could be bothering you, the most common include the following:
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Arthritis
How can manual therapy help me find relief?
If you’re living with wrist pain while recovering from an injury, an osteopathic therapist can help you to regain and maintain your function. Osteopathic therapists provide safe and effective methods to help treat pain in your wrist joints.
Our Victoria, BC therapist can help you identify the best treatment methods for your specific needs and design an individualized treatment plan accordingly. They can also help determine the best manual therapy techniques and mobility and strength-building exercises to reduce your pain, restore your function and reduce the likelihood of developing it again.
Manual therapy aims to help you return to everyday work, home, and sports activities, free of pain in your wrists and hands. A osteopathic therapist that specializes in hand therapy can help identify what actions might be aggravating your symptoms and will discuss any modifications you may need to make.
We take a holistic approach to our programs. This means we address the entire upper extremity when dealing with wrist conditions. This often includes stretching and strengthening the neck, shoulder, elbow, and hand in our treatment programs. It is also common to use splinting, bracing, and modalities (i.e., heat, ice, laser, iontophoresis, or ultrasound) to alleviate pain and ensure you achieve the best possible outcome.
If you feel uncomfortable with an exercise or feel like you don’t know where your progress is in treatment, feel free to communicate this with your therapist. Our goal is to help you feel your best in the shortest time possible.