An old injury still haunts me.

Avenue_Brawler · 06-20-2008, 01:30 PM

Back in the military, about a good 4 years back, I did something stupid I had gotten upset at one of my co-workers and punched the crap out of a locker.

This came to bite me in the rear end as right after my hand got swollen.

The pain occurs right on the wrist, just below/at the bottom of the palm when I do push ups, or push with it while putting weight forward.

I thought it had gone away. I was wrong.

Perhaps it recovered wrong, perhaps it's become chronic (I hope not) But I had gone to a sports store recently and picked up a wrist strap, the kind that has two straps for tightening. The guy said to use this, along with strength training for the wrist, epsom salt and the like, to slowly strengthen the wrist.

I'd kinda like some more advice from anyone who may have had a similar injury, or whom knows how to handle this sort of thing. I'd like to be able to do push ups again...or anything else that will require it's use without fear of making this worse then it is.

Crashsti · 06-20-2008, 01:35 PM

i have a similar pain in my wrist. It comes and goes. You're best bet is to go see a doctor, preferably one who will seriously listen to your concerns and understand that you want to be active with weightlifting and other training. Now as far as my problem goes. Its almost always associated with push-ups. I still have pain in my wrist when i try to do them with flat palms. My solution has been to use risers or a tubular design. This way i don't have to plant my palm flat. i instead grip the riser much like the handle of a dumbbell. here is a link to a product along the lines i am talking about.
Everlast Deluxe Push-Up Bars from Title Boxing

mammoth91 · 06-20-2008, 02:54 PM

You may have fractured your Scaphoid bone, this bone is at the base of the thumb, at the end of the wrist. The problem with this is that this bone does not have a blood supply and it will just rot away if broken and not set in the correct way. This bone will often go misdiagnosed or in other words the Doc can miss it. The truth is, there is really nothing that can be done about it if it has gone this long. Put your finger in the space between the end of the thumb and wrist and push, this is where that bone is located, is there pain ?

You should try and see an Ortho or get an x-ray, if you can. Even old injurys can be treated with ice, it will dull the pain responce so, ice that thing !!

Oh yeah, try doing pushups with a fist, if you are fight training that's a better way to do them anyway, it helps to toughen the knuckles...

Avenue_Brawler · 06-20-2008, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by mammoth91

You may have fractured your Scaphoid bone, this bone is at the base of the thumb, at the end of the wrist. The problem with this is that this bone does not have a blood supply and it will just rot away if broken and not set in the correct way. This bone will often go misdiagnosed or in other words the Doc can miss it. The truth is, there is really nothing that can be done about it if it has gone this long. Put your finger in the space between the end of the thumb and wrist and push, this is where that bone is located, is there pain ?

You should try and see an Ortho or get an x-ray, if you can. Even old injurys can be treated with ice, it will dull the pain responce so, ice that thing !!

Oh yeah, try doing pushups with a fist, if you are fight training that's a better way to do them anyway, it helps to toughen the knuckles...

No pain there. the pain is around where you would want to land an open palm strike, or rather. just below. where the palm ends and the wrist begins

SmashingMachine · 06-20-2008, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Avenue_Brawler

Back in the military, about a good 4 years back, I did something stupid I had gotten upset at one of my co-workers and punched the crap out of a locker.

This came to bite me in the rear end as right after my hand got swollen.

The pain occurs right on the wrist, just below/at the bottom of the palm when I do push ups, or push with it while putting weight forward.

I thought it had gone away. I was wrong.

Perhaps it recovered wrong, perhaps it's become chronic (I hope not) But I had gone to a sports store recently and picked up a wrist strap, the kind that has two straps for tightening. The guy said to use this, along with strength training for the wrist, epsom salt and the like, to slowly strengthen the wrist.

I'd kinda like some more advice from anyone who may have had a similar injury, or whom knows how to handle this sort of thing. I'd like to be able to do push ups again...or anything else that will require it's use without fear of making this worse then it is.

The first step is to see a doctor. Who then orders a X-Ray or MRI. You have to know what is wrong before you can fix it. The next step is then to go see either a Physical or Occupational Therapist who has the initials "CHT" behind their name. CHT stands for Certified Hand Therapist. CHT's are your best bet when it comes to rehabing any sort of hand/wrist injury. Don't F**K around with this. I've been a therapist for 13 years, worked with a CHT and manage my clinic...in otherwords, swallow your pride and get professional help so you don't make it worse and get the best shot at making it right again.

kbtat2 · 06-21-2008, 06:00 PM

I broke the pinkie and ring finger knuckles, their respective metacarpals and a random small bone in my wrist, all on the right hand. That was in 1998 and still to this day I have pains in that hand. I tape, use handwraps and wear 12 oz bag gloves when working the heavy bag and even though it helps a lot it still hurts after 3-4 rounds.
I have just come to live with it and assume it will never be 100%.
If it is a recent injury I would follow the others recommendations and see a specialist so it can be helped before it gets too bad.