Wrist Pain - What To Do?

I used to have some minor wrist pain on my right wrist for years, after starting to train for tuck planches, it somehow healed itself through the wrist warmup exercise.

Right now, my left wrist is suffering from a more serious pain.

It started about more than 1 week ago. I don't know if it's because I just started training my false grip then, or is it just too much practicing of tuck planches?

I do tuck planches 5 days a week on weekdays.

The exact location of my pain is at my left thumb. Every movement that involves it will give me pain. Gripping something on the left hand feels weak and slight pain.

Here's a picture of where my pain is. What should I do?

Wait till the pain goes away?

Stop training for a while? Get an X-Ray? Massage it?

The right wrist was a matter of merely being weak. My wrists were the same way after I had gotten away from gymnastics conditioning awhile.

As for your left one, I find a similar discomfort in one of the wrist series exercises. I've been thinking to see if sand work and using the chinese balls (where you rotate them in your hand) will help any.

It's not just discomfort when I do the exercises.

Just rotating my left wrist brings some pain in the bones(or maybe joints).

The best thing is of course rest. I had sometimes a severe pain in my wrists and after some days of resting have gone complitely. Other pains less severe have been with me for months, but the wrist pain is very noticiable because we use the hands for everything. Sometimes wrist pain, specially if it goes through the fingers, could be a refered pain from trigger points from forearm or even shoulder. Doing massage of those trigger point wouldn't hurt and could be the solution.

False grips and planche training are very demanding for wrist if you have pain and continue with those the pain it won't go. Rest and the return gradually until your wrist get stronger for the volume of training you are at now.

Swift, It is best to be safe and have your injury evaluated by a hand specialist. As for now, Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation. The location and symtoms you refer to possibly indicate Gameskeepers thumb which is an injury to the Ulnar Collateral Ligament of the MCP joint of the thumb. Scaphoid fractures occur in this location as well with similiar symtoms. Again, best to be on the safe side and have it evaluated by a qualified specialist.

scottmo said:

Swift, It is best to be safe and have your injury evaluated by a hand specialist. As for now, Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation. The location and symtoms you refer to possibly indicate Gameskeepers thumb which is an injury to the Ulnar Collateral Ligament of the MCP joint of the thumb. Scaphoid fractures occur in this location as well with similiar symtoms. Again, best to be on the safe side and have it evaluated by a qualified specialist.

I learn something new here everyday!

After doing a quick Google it sounds like very sound advice, i hope he follows up on it!

Is this common in Gymnastics, i could imagine with the way the hands sit on rings and PB's that it could be.

Those new to PB, PH, and SR sometimes find discomfort in their palms but it generally runs through the middle of their palm or their wrist hurt.

scottmo said:

Swift, It is best to be safe and have your injury evaluated by a hand specialist. As for now, Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation. The location and symtoms you refer to possibly indicate Gameskeepers thumb which is an injury to the Ulnar Collateral Ligament of the MCP joint of the thumb. Scaphoid fractures occur in this location as well with similiar symtoms. Again, best to be on the safe side and have it evaluated by a qualified specialist.

It has happened for more than 1 week already, so I can't apply RICE right?

I'll rest a few more days and see if the pain reduces or not before getting to a specialist.

Swift, Most of the Orthopods I work with recommend Cryotherapy after the acute injury as well, meaning post 24-72 hours. Not to exceed 30 minutes on, three times per day. Heat is applied prior to physical therapy. Be careful not to over do either as not to cause frostbite or thermal injury to the tissues. Much of this information can be obtained with a Google search.