Question:
I injured my wrist a few years back while playing racquetball. This injury has been persistent, regardless periods of inactivity. The tendon that runs on the outside of my right arm pops over my wrist bone on the outside of my hand. If I am lifting something heavy when this happens, it is very painful and forces my grip to go weak. Also, when I play sports, or participate in heavy lifting, my wrist is sore for many days after. I am ready to go do whatever needs to be done to fix this condition. Can anyone tell me what the condition this is, or give me some insight before I go see a specialist?
Answers:
I have had the same problem on and off.
My family doctor (by training a sports med doc, and he happens to be a team doc for the last super bowl champ ;-)) referred to my problem as a "slipped tendon".
He gave me a splint (sort of a strap-on, removable cast) to wear over that wrist while using it.
Your grip weakening could be a sign of nerve entrapment (similar to carpal tunnel syndrome). This part you might want to get checked out by a neurologist.
Hope you get better!
Look up tendinitis.
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