Pain in wrist joint

Pain in the wrist joint is mainly caused by wrist injury, and may also be caused by rheumatoid arthritis. It is recommended that you understand the cause of pain in the wrist joint. The cause of wrist joint pain mainly occurs in middle-aged and elderly people. We should exercise properly and massage our wrists appropriately to relieve the symptoms of wrist pain.

1. Causes of wrist joint pain

What causes wrist joint pain? There are many reasons for wrist pain, which may be related to the following diseases.

Rheumatoid arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis

It mostly occurs in women aged 20 to 45. Symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis are often migratory pain (the location of the pain is uncertain). Pain, swelling, and stiffness mostly occur in the wrist area, and joint sensitivity, swelling, and pain occur simultaneously, and the disease occurs symmetrically (such as both wrists and both knees).

Gouty arthritis

Gout pain is often felt in the thumb. It is mainly due to purine metabolism disorder in the body induced by eating seafood and drinking alcohol. In the acute stage, patients experience local redness and swelling, severe pain, and unbearable pain; in the chronic stage, patients may experience pain, joint deformity, and other symptoms.

Tenosynovitis

It is also what we commonly call mouse hand.

Ligament Injury

Some people may suffer from eversion or inversion of the joint ligaments due to external stimulation, resulting in damage to the medial and lateral ligaments. These patients generally have an obvious history of trauma, so excessive physical activity should be prohibited.

Cartilage damage

Because of the meniscus of the knee joint, when the knee is slightly bent, excessive internal rotation and extension of the knee will cause the meniscus to tear, and joint pain will occur.

Low immunity

Some people's immune systems are damaged, and they develop diseases such as lupus erythematosus or psoriasis, which can invade the joints and cause swelling and pain. These conditions require medical assistance for diagnosis.

Caused by strain

Due to the large amount of activity, the joints cannot bear it, resulting in strain on the muscles and other soft tissues around the joints, which in turn causes pain, especially frozen shoulder and tennis elbow, which are the most common.

Treatment of wrist pain

1. Drug treatment

Use massage cream.

2. Physical therapy

The functions of physical therapy are to reduce inflammation, reduce swelling, promote blood circulation, promote the absorption of inflammation, and improve joint function. The use of physical therapy can gently and effectively relieve joint pain and stiffness. Conventional physical therapy methods include ultrashort wave, microwave, iontophoresis, red light irradiation, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, massage, acupuncture, etc.

3. Surgical treatment

Due to the very strict requirements for indications, less than 5% of the population is clinically suitable for surgery. In addition, the surgery has the characteristics of high cost, great trauma, long recovery period, and easy recurrence, so it cannot be fully promoted.

For wrist joint pain, you can try the following methods.

(1) Bend the elbow and shake the hand. The patient stands with his back against the wall, or lies on his back on the bed, with the upper arm close to the body and the elbow bent, using the elbow as a fulcrum to perform external rotation activities.

(2) Finger climbing: The patient stands facing the wall and slowly climbs up the wall with the fingers on the affected side, raising the upper limb as high as possible. When the fingers reach the maximum, make a mark on the wall, and then slowly move down to the original position. Repeat this process to gradually increase the height.

(3) Pulling the hand behind the body: The patient stands naturally, and with the affected upper limb internally rotated and extended backward, the healthy hand pulls the affected hand or wrist, gradually pulling it toward the healthy side and upward.

(4) Standing with arms extended: The patient's upper limbs hang naturally, arms are straightened, palms facing down and slowly extended outward, then lifted upward with force. After reaching the maximum limit, stop for 10 minutes, then return to the original position and repeat.

(5) Extend and touch the spinous processes: The patient stands naturally, with the affected upper limb internally rotated and extended backward. The patient bends the elbow and wrist and touches the spinous processes of the spine with the middle finger. The patient moves upward gradually to the maximum extent and stays still. After 2 minutes, the patient slowly returns to the original position. Repeat this process, gradually increasing the height.

(6) The patient can comb his hair while standing or lying on his back. The patient should bend the elbow on the affected side, move the forearm forward and upward and pronate it (palm facing up), and try to wipe the forehead with the elbow, i.e., wipe the sweat.

(7) Resting the head on the hands. The patient lies on his back with the fingers crossed and the palms facing up. Place the hands on the back of the head (occipital area). First, bring the elbows in as far as possible and then extend them out as far as possible.

(8) Shoulder rotation: The patient stands with the affected limb hanging naturally and the elbow straight. The affected arm makes circles from front to top and then to back, with the amplitude increasing from small to large, and repeats several times.