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Suggest Treatment For Pain In Wrist Due To Excessive Bending

Hello doctor. This might be a very awkward question, but I ve come to realize that I tend to curl my wrist in towards my body when I grip toilet tissue to wipe my bottom. I also play bass guitar. The past few weeks after going to the bathroom, doing my bussiness and wiping, there has been a slight pain in my wrist about where my thumb meets my wrist. This is all in my right hand. I was just wondering: should I be worried or should I just practice a habit of wiping that does not require me to bend my wrist??
Wed, 26 Nov 2014
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After going through your query I concluded that you are having osteoarthritis of carpometacapal joint of thumb as you are having pain at junction of thumb with wrist. This joint is prone to osteoarthritis like hip and knee. Treatment is avoid movements causing pain. Diacerine and glucosamine are helpful in regeneration of cartilage. analgesic such as ibuprofen can be taken for pain relief. You can discuss your doctor about it. Hope your query get answered. If you have any clarification then please don't hesitate to write to us. I will be happy to answer your queries. You can also write to me directly on below link:
https://www.bit.ly/askdrsudhirortho
Wishing you good health. Take care.
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Suggest Treatment For Pain In Wrist Due To Excessive Bending

Hi Welcome to healhcaremagic After going through your query I concluded that you are having osteoarthritis of carpometacapal joint of thumb as you are having pain at junction of thumb with wrist. This joint is prone to osteoarthritis like hip and knee. Treatment is avoid movements causing pain. Diacerine and glucosamine are helpful in regeneration of cartilage. analgesic such as ibuprofen can be taken for pain relief. You can discuss your doctor about it. Hope your query get answered. If you have any clarification then please don t hesitate to write to us. I will be happy to answer your queries. You can also write to me directly on below link: https://www.bit.ly/askdrsudhirortho Wishing you good health. Take care.