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What Causes Wrist And Palm Pain?
I am 33 years old. I have been sporadic muscle and nerve pain, throughout my body for a couple of years. Yesterday afternoon, my right wrist began to bother me. It was out of the blue, there was no injury. I found it difficult to flex, or even rotate my wrist. When I woke up this morning, I had the same pain in a ddition to severe pain in the palm of my hand. It is painful to make a fist, and it is a very relaxed fist. I also began to feel as though I had sciatica. I do not know if the two are related, but the pain is becoming unbearable.
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Hi,
Sometimes, we injure ourselves not only by trauma but also by unknowingly overexerting or doing abnormal movements or just by keeping the part in abnormal position. Your symptoms doesn't points towards a pathology. Treat your pain conservatively by warm saline fomentation and over the counter painkillers. If the pain persists for more then 3-5 days then get an X-ray and blood investigations done.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Rohan Shanker Tiwari, Orthopedic Surgeon
Sometimes, we injure ourselves not only by trauma but also by unknowingly overexerting or doing abnormal movements or just by keeping the part in abnormal position. Your symptoms doesn't points towards a pathology. Treat your pain conservatively by warm saline fomentation and over the counter painkillers. If the pain persists for more then 3-5 days then get an X-ray and blood investigations done.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Rohan Shanker Tiwari, Orthopedic Surgeon
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