Need Help with Wrist Injury

[rimma]

Hi there, I'm a complete newb to bodybuilding and all the rest. Long story short I busted my left wrist, probably lifting with poor form, and now it gives me grief.

It affects me when I do curls, skullcrushers and other moves that put strain on flexing the wrist/lower forearm. Means I can't do these exercises.

Anyway I don't know what the injury is...to describe it, it is a sharp ache that occurs when I try and do some strenuous things, and it has been there for three weeks or so.

I've thought about bandaging it up when lifting or otherwise should I just abandon curls and skullcrushers until it heals? When will it heal!

Andy advice would be preciated

[drizzt]

Hey, welcome

I'd suggest taking this injury to a Physiotherapist asap to better diagnose what the problem is.

It's a bit hard for anybody to tell what you've done over the internet unfortunately. A good Physio will also be able to give you better advice on how to avoid this type of injury in future, and how long/what it will take to rehab it.

Seeing as you're a self-confessed newb to lifting, I'd also suggest hiring a decent Personal Trainer to better show you how to do the lifts :wink:

What area are you in and what gym do you go to? Some members here may be able to suggest a good Physio and/or a Personal trainer.

Good luck mate.

[Foundation]

Hi rimma,

Not sure if this is the same as yours but I also experienced pain in my left wrist which mostly occurred during straight bb curls, I took a break from all the exercises that put pressure on the wrists and then ever since I started back I've been using boxing wraps (I'm too cheap to buy proper wrist support wraps), they basically have a thumb loop then wrap them around the wrist going halfway up the forearm then back down again.

I don't get wrist pain anymore and I always use them when I do any pressing movements and curls but like drizzt said, might be best to go see a physio or just take a break till the pain goes away and check your form etc

Good luck

[rimma]

Hi there guys cheers for the replies!

The problem is I'm a student (dirtpoor of course), work out at home and thus have no personal trainer. Also I probably can't afford physio (Do you think ACC would cover it?) Could be worth a bit of investigation.

Foundation, that sounds identical to me, the bb curls are the worst. So I'll do exactly what worked for you and see if that helps. I was actually thinking about boxing wraps or a pressure bandage!

If it doesn't work, I will have to bite the bullet and get phyieo I guess.

[HaNs]

ACC wont cover it *unless* you fell over and hurt it :wink:

I say give it a rest for 2 weeks and the wrap it. It needs a break, if it hurts and you keep going its not going to get better. Physio will just tell you to give it a break.

[Draft]

Basically to make a claim through ACC all you need to show is that there was some external force which caused the injury.

An individual lift gone wrong will fall within this. Generally an ongoing problem won't - esp if you lifting weight just brought out an underlying weakness.

Problem is, ACC is cracking down on payouts hardcore so, even if you do have a legit claim they may deny it which means you need to go to the time ond expense of making a claim in the tribunal. Depending on how much you expect to get this may or may not be worth it.

[HumanPerformance]

It should definately be covered by ACC. I have had numerous injuries that happened to me while working out and ACC covered all of them, these have included rotator injuries and fracturing my lower back doing squats . ACC does cover training injuries recieved in the gym you just have to give them a specific date and cause of injury i.e - I was performing barbell curls on the 25th of november and suddenly I felt a sharp pain in my wrist.

Im not sure if the new changes have changed this, but all my injuries as well as my clients various strains and pains (all done in the gym) have been covered by ACC.

[Draft]

Sorry, yeah, the force can include gravity etc. The thing is, because claims revlove around teh concept of an injury you have to be able to point to a specific event (so need the time and day as HP said).

I don't think the recent legislative changes should affect any ACC entitlements based on the cause of the injury (though some proposed ones will).

I have heard that there has been a policy shift at ACC though.

[ABCDs]

Hi I have had a similar injury twice in last 18 months first time was doing hammer curls and twisted the wrist .Pain was at the base of thumb and you could see the tendon running down the wrist was swollen.Went to my GP who diagnosed Dequervans Tendonitis .Advised to take some NSAID eg Voltaren or Tilcotil and then arranged specialist vist .. he gave me the needle Steroid jab straight away ... pain gone ... Tweeked it again 12 months later not so bad this time ..this time specialist sent me for a scan and gave me Tilcotil (no jab ..blast ) rested it for 2- 3 weeks , and know wear gloves with writh straps and it has been fine ..All of above treatment was covered by ACC. hope it heals soon as the pain of not working out is as bad as the pain in the wrist!!

[rimma]

Haha sweet, thanks everybody. I think I'll just keep on for a few weeks and see if it heals up.

If not, I might fudge an ACC claim, its not like they can prove me wrong anyway. And I do know the week it happened (if not the exact day) and the exercise that did it was cetainly bb curls.

Its feeling a bit better but I was still to scared to do skullcrushers today.

[VampireChick]

Speaking from someone who is now wearing a cast - get off the weights and let it rest. I ignored the sharp pain for about a month, took up boxing and made it A LOT worse. Now I'm in a cast for three months for a form of Tendonitis.

You can still make an ACC claim - I said I injured it doing BB curls (which I did) and everything has been covered. Seriously, get it checked NOW.

[VampireChick]

Haha sweet, thanks everybody. I think I'll just keep on for a few weeks and see if it heals up.

If not, I might fudge an ACC claim, its not like they can prove me wrong anyway. And I do know the week it happened (if not the exact day) and the exercise that did it was cetainly bb curls.

Its feeling a bit better but I was still to scared to do skullcrushers today.

I really wouldn't do skull crushers if I were you - it will not heal if you keep aggravating it with weights.

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[nzmusclemonster]

I've had 2 months off the gym to let a bad wrist heal. Do heaps of up and down forearm thingys with 1kg dumbells. And go side to side with a cricket bat. It all went wrong for me when I did 10 slow and controlled reps with 140kg on the bench at a weight of 89kgs.

[Jigga]

I've had 2 months off the gym to let a bad wrist heal. Do heaps of up and down forearm thingys with 1kg dumbells. And go side to side with a cricket bat. It all went wrong for me when I did 10 slow and controlled reps with 140kg on the bench at a weight of 89kgs.

Relevance?

[cantygirl]

I see alot of bad technique at my gym and unfortunately the guys are more guilty of it than the ladies, probably cos they're lifting more. One thing re wrist injuries, you should'nt need to flex your wrist at all doing bicep exercises, doesn't add any benefit to the muscle just wears the wrist out. even kickbacks are often seen with the participant adding a wee lateral flexion, pay attention to your wrists during bicep exercises and you'd be amazed how much it becomes a bad habit.

[Beef]

I've had 2 months off the gym to let a bad wrist heal. Do heaps of up and down forearm thingys with 1kg dumbells. And go side to side with a cricket bat. It all went wrong for me when I did 10 slow and controlled reps with 140kg on the bench at a weight of 89kgs.

Relevance?

i think he's trying to emphasise the sheer amount of weight he was lifting