What's the best way to treat a sore wrist?

Question

I play tennis a lot, and I've been playing a lot more than usual lately. Now, I have a sore write. What are some good ways to treat it? I've tried icing it, but it's still very sore.

Thanks.

Answer 1

try some pain killers

Answer 2

Use it as little as possible over the next 3 or 4 days. Use a tenser bandage during the day. Remove at bed time. You can apply a cold pack as well. Do not take anything stonger then Tylenol 2 four times a day.

Answer 3

cut it ?

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Answer 4

You should consider immobilizing it or at least put an ace bandage on it.

Keep up ice. Add heat.  20 min on each. Take aspirin if you can tolerate it.  Take it easy on the tennis for a while.  When your wrist feels better, try some wrist exercises to strengthen.  Here are some:

http://www.drfoot.co.uk/wrist_pain/Wrist...

Do some of them that they show with a small dumbbell in hand.

Stretch all over (including your wrists before you play to avoid injury AND do not forget to also stretch after play.  Most people don't and it is more important than stretching before.

Answer 5

Dont use it. =]] Hahaha. jp.

Answer 6

Try gentle stretching and soak it in Epsom salt water

Answer 7

wear a tensor or a wrist spint

Answer 8

ice it daily then wrap it up in an ace bandage when not icing. keep it wrapped for about a week then it should be better! if you are in really bad pain take some advil, asprin, or motrin.  

Answer 9

COLD, ICE, heating creams, or go to the doctors for some painkillers.

Answer 10

oh,go to like a Japanese shop and get this balm or patch its called tiger.

Answer 11

get over it

Answer 12

Ice pack or a icy and hot thing!

Answer 13

I know that you are pushing it hard, and I'm all for that.  If you have been increasing the intensity of your exercise and the tendons are showing weakness, then there are a few things I think that you should do.

First, stop the inflammation.  Joint inflammation responds well to ibuprophine or naproxin.  The inflammation is beyond simply reducing blood flow via ice.

Second, you need to take a look at two things in your diet.  These include Omega-3,-6 fatty acids, protein types consumed, and mineral nutrition.  Your muscles are obviously doing very well.

Third, is your water fluoridated?  Fluoridation increases the ridgidy of cartallidge and tendons.  Quick impact athletes (runners, tennis, etc.) do better with more flexible cartallidge and tendons as a way to prevent microfractures and other damage.

You'll hate it, but you should step it back a couple notches while you heal and strongly consider daily colloidal mineral supplimentation.  An Ace bandage will keep you mindful of using your wrist too much.  If take an anti-inflammatory and keep playing as much tennis, then you'll do real damage.  I'm sure you don't want to develop tennis wrist/elbow by 22.

Answer 14

ice

Answer 15

Sports tape and icy hot.  

Answer 16

You can get a good supportive wrist brace at Walmart. Wear that for a few days and see how it feels after that.