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Wrist Pain

Health Encyclopedia: Wrist Pain

Definition
Wrist pain is any pain or discomfort in the wrist.
Alternative Names

Pain - wrist

Considerations

Common Causes

Carpal tunnel syndrome is a common cause of wrist pain. You may feel aching, burning, numbness, or tingling in your palm, wrist, thumb, or fingers. The thumb muscle can become weak, making it difficult to grasp things. Pain may extend up to your elbow.

Carpal tunnel syndrome occurs when an important nerve (calle...

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Expert & Community Posts

Wrist splints pros and cons; and ideas to make wearing any splint more bearable

By Christine Miller , Health Expert

...for four weeks had a significant (32%) decrease in wrist pain and a small (5%) increase in grip... Read more »

Ask the Expert: What is the Normal Progression of OA?

By Dr. Jonathan Krant , Health Expert

...thumbs (first carpometacarpal joint), along with wrist pain in advancing osteoarthritis.... Read more »

When Satisfactory Biologics Are Not Enough: Satisfying Sex With Rheumatoid Arthritis

By Mark Borigini, M.D. , Health Expert

Autumn is here. Whether it is because we are cold, or we sense the never-ending cycle of life... Read more »

But you’re so young! Goodbye life, hello Rheumatoid Arthritis.

By Hollybgroovin , Health Expert

"But you’re so young!" Dealing with this Rheumatoid Arthritis has been such a difficult... Read more »

For Dementia Patients, Drugs Shouldn't Be Used to Control

By Carol Bradley Bursack , Health Expert

I'm hearing, as a columnist, more questions about the use of medications to "calm" dementia... Read more »

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Health Guide

Wrist pain

...2002; 59(10): 1643-1646. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS). AAOS clinical guideline on wrist pain - phase I. Rosemont, IL: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons; 2002. Read more »

Wrist pain

...Various mousepads, typing pads, split keyboards, and wrist splints (braces) are designed to relieve wrist pain. Some people find these devices help their symptoms. You may wish to try a few... Read more »

Colles' Wrist Fracture: Symptoms

Transverse wrist fracture; Dinner-fork deformity of the wrist Symptoms History of a typical fall resulting in wrist injury Wrist ... Read more »

Tendinitis

...tenderness along a tendon, usually in proximity to a joint (hip pain, knee pain, shoulder pain, elbow pain, wrist pain, or pain in other joints) Pain is worse with movement or activity ... Read more »

Psoriatic arthritis

... Usually of the fingers and toes, but other joints can be affected Wrist pain , knee pain , hip pain , elbow pain , ankle... Read more »

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