wrist injury - lack of weight bearing and tendonitis

[wendy howard]

Hello,

I am an Occupational Therapist and Certified Hand Therapist in Hawaii and have been studying ulnar sided wrist pain and TFCC tears for 5 years and treating just hands for 16 years.

Ulnar sided wrist pain is quite a difficult injury to diagnose and treat. I have a few questions for you. If you take a bathroom scale and place the hand flat with the elbow straight (push up position) what amount of weight can you bear without pain and what is the other wrist tolerance. Also- do you have pain with rotation and grip? If so, does the pain go away when you squeeze your wrist?

I have researched a splint WristWidget TM Orthopedic Brace - Clinically proven to reduce wrist pain. on over 2000 patients and can tell you that it is worth reading about. There is some great research out of Japan on the effectiveness of this splint if you have a TFCC tear.

Best of luck to you and please let me know if you have any further questions. I would be happy to assist you in any way I can.

Warmly,

Wendy Howard, OTR, CHT, Clinical Research Coordinator

[Canuck Physio]

I am an Occupational Therapist and Certified Hand Therapist in Hawaii and have been studying ulnar sided wrist pain and TFCC tears for 5 years and treating just hands for 16 years.

Ulnar sided wrist pain is quite a difficult injury to diagnose and treat. I have a few questions for you. If you take a bathroom scale and place the hand flat with the elbow straight (push up position) what amount of weight can you bear without pain and what is the other wrist tolerance. Also- do you have pain with rotation and grip? If so, does the pain go away when you squeeze your wrist?

I have researched a splint WristWidget TM Orthopedic Brace - Clinically proven to reduce wrist pain. on over 2000 patients and can tell you that it is worth reading about. There is some great research out of Japan on the effectiveness of this splint if you have a TFCC tear.

Wendy Howard, OTR, CHT, Clinical Research Coordinator

That is quite useful to know, thanks for the input

[oscar]

I'm a physio with a TFCC tear (very minor)...I might be purchasing one of those for myself! Thanks for the info