Why Do I Have Chronic Wrist Pain?

When you’re unable to use your wrist comfortably, it can quickly drag down your quality of life. This scenario becomes more accurate when you find that wrist pain is nearly daily. When this happens to you, our team at Island Sports Physical Therapy will help. We’ll help determine why chronic wrist pain has developed and work to create a proper treatment plan.

What Is Chronic Pain?

Before diving into the specifics of your condition, it’s essential that our patients first understand the elements of chronic pain. Chronic pain affects millions of Americans each year, so you should not feel alone when faced with these problems. Medical professionals describe chronic pain as pain that affects a patient for more than 3 to 6 months. However, it can affect different parts of the body and present itself in various ways. In addition to wrist pain, chronic pain can also look like the below:

• Back pain.
• Headaches.
• Nerve damage.
• Fibromyalgia.
• Muscle strains and tears.   

What Is Causing My Chronic Wrist Pain?

Much like there are many different types of chronic pain itself, various issues can lead to the development of this problem in your wrist. Being aware of what they are will help you prevent its occurrence and seek out the proper treatment for your ailment. Some of the most common issues that lend themselves to the development of chronic wrist pain include the following:

• Sudden impact injuries.
• Apply repetitive stress to the wrist.
• Carpal tunnel syndrome.
• Sprains.
• Breaks and fractures.
• Arthritis.

Why Has My Pain Persisted?

In many cases, after sustaining an injury, a treatment plan helps to reduce inflammation and heal the injured tissue, allowing for the pain to subside. However, many people are unfortunate to find that this is not always the case. Any injury has the potential to develop into a chronic pain issue, but why? Our team at Island Sports Physical Therapy has the answer to this problem. Some of the reasons you may be experiencing pain even after the injury was treated includes:

• The injury caused undiagnosed nerve damage.
• The injury did not heal correctly. 
• Tissues surrounding the injured area became weak as a result of the injury.  

Risk Factors To Be Aware Of

There are more reasons that a wrist injury can divulge into a chronic pain issue than was previously mentioned. Certain risk factors also play a large role in this issue. While some can be avoided, others cannot. These risk factors can include:

• Using improper wrist mechanics during movement.
• Completing extremely repetitive tasks that involve the wrist.
• Living with issues such as obesity, diabetes, weak bones, and gout.

How Our Team Will Help

For patients dealing with any chronic pain, one of the most effective ways to combat this is through physical therapy. If you suffer from chronic wrist pain, physical therapy is a non-invasive form of treatment that incorporates stretches and strengthening exercises into the healing process. By allowing us to administer this type of care, we can strengthen both your wrist and the surrounding supportive tissues in this area, giving you a greater chance of putting your pain to bed once and for all.    

Contact Us

At Island Sports Physical Therapy, our team understands how devastating living with chronic wrist pain can be for our patients. When you cannot complete daily tasks without experiencing extreme discomfort, it can be hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel. However, you should not give up hope before scheduling an appointment with our team. To organize the sessions of physical therapy that can significantly improve your condition, contact us today.