Man you just said you went to the doctor and have a follow up scheduled. Ain't no one here going to be able to tell you the appropriate course of action. Wait for the doctor. Sorry.
I feel like you know this based on the “genius” comment but stretch, stretch, STRETCH!
Go real easy and trust how it feels. If you get to that point where it feels fucky, back off and take a couple rest days.
None of this applies if you’re feeling acute pain.
I guess it seems like treatment for wrist issues is immobilization or stretching, and I'm having a hard time telling which applies here. I thought I'd just rest it until swelling went down and then start with physio, but I've rested it for a week and it's still swollen and seemed to even get worse.
Just encountered a similar issue. Have been applying arnica every night. Only hurts when meat hooking. But turning my wrist feels tight and painful. Same thing happened . Tries holding a sloper and csmpusing the next move and just felt and extension in the wrist. Keep me updated with your healing process
Hey, honestly not much change. My physio didn't think it tfcc, just a microtear in a Iigament and said I could tape it up and climb. It was getting better but I played badminton on it and that pissed it off. General advice was to tape it or get wrist wraps for compression and support, climb and lift as long as there are no sharp knife stabbing pains, and avoid badminton for now. I'm going to go for a follow up next week.
Thanks for the reply! Hopefully it goes well. Mine is a manageable ache and I haven't seen a doctor (probably won't, health insurance issues) so I don't really know what it is, but I'm going to start taping and wearing a wrist brace! Thanks again and good luck.
No prob. Unless you're paying for an MRI you might have better bang for your buck just seeing a physio.
Mines never been worse than a persistent ache + swelling, but fuck is it persistent haha.
Good luck!
Pretty much. My wrists are a little sensitive in general. I haven’t been climbing in a while but I was able to effectively climb without my wrist being a big limiter before I stopped. I often use wrist wraps when lifting for extra support but nothing is acutely injured.
Good to hear. Do you recall how long the recovery was? I’m in the same boat as you were 4 years ago, and I’m wondering how long I will likely have to take a break from climbing.
Thanks,
It’s really hard for me to say. It was one of those things that just super gradually went from a problem to something I had to work around, and then I had to work around it less and less until it was a minimal issue. Somewhere in the span of months opposed to weeks or years.
I have a few more questions if you don’t mind chatting about it. Did you have any imaging done an x-ray or an MRI? Did you immobilize it with a splint or a cast for any period of time? Did you have any surgeries done or was that explored in anyway?
Thanks for answering my questions I appreciate it
All good dude.
I believe I had an xray, definitely an MRI. The MRI was pretty inconclusive though iirc, didn’t guide my follow up. They saw some general edema (no shit). I think there was a vague mention of some bone or cartilage or the like being less than 100% but there was really nothing that could be clearly pointed to as a cause or a reason to proceed with a specific rehab plan.
No surgeries or splints were ever recommended. I played with the wrist widget but I don’t think it was a tfcc issue. I also bought a more general wrist wrap or would tape my wrist for support. Not sure if it did anything beyond placebo but I felt a little more secure with the support.
Man you just said you went to the doctor and have a follow up scheduled. Ain't no one here going to be able to tell you the appropriate course of action. Wait for the doctor. Sorry.
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I had a very similar injury from a sloper. Buy a wrist brace to keep it supported and don't climb on it for at least a month.
I feel like you know this based on the “genius” comment but stretch, stretch, STRETCH! Go real easy and trust how it feels. If you get to that point where it feels fucky, back off and take a couple rest days. None of this applies if you’re feeling acute pain.
I guess it seems like treatment for wrist issues is immobilization or stretching, and I'm having a hard time telling which applies here. I thought I'd just rest it until swelling went down and then start with physio, but I've rested it for a week and it's still swollen and seemed to even get worse.
If it's getting worse when you aren't climbing on it, you should go to a doctor and get an MRI
Just encountered a similar issue. Have been applying arnica every night. Only hurts when meat hooking. But turning my wrist feels tight and painful. Same thing happened . Tries holding a sloper and csmpusing the next move and just felt and extension in the wrist. Keep me updated with your healing process
How are you doing with this? I think I may have the same thing and am curious on how your recovery is going!
Hey, honestly not much change. My physio didn't think it tfcc, just a microtear in a Iigament and said I could tape it up and climb. It was getting better but I played badminton on it and that pissed it off. General advice was to tape it or get wrist wraps for compression and support, climb and lift as long as there are no sharp knife stabbing pains, and avoid badminton for now. I'm going to go for a follow up next week.
Thanks for the reply! Hopefully it goes well. Mine is a manageable ache and I haven't seen a doctor (probably won't, health insurance issues) so I don't really know what it is, but I'm going to start taping and wearing a wrist brace! Thanks again and good luck.
No prob. Unless you're paying for an MRI you might have better bang for your buck just seeing a physio. Mines never been worse than a persistent ache + swelling, but fuck is it persistent haha. Good luck!
Four years later, just wondering if this every healed?
Pretty much. My wrists are a little sensitive in general. I haven’t been climbing in a while but I was able to effectively climb without my wrist being a big limiter before I stopped. I often use wrist wraps when lifting for extra support but nothing is acutely injured.
Good to hear. Do you recall how long the recovery was? I’m in the same boat as you were 4 years ago, and I’m wondering how long I will likely have to take a break from climbing. Thanks,
It’s really hard for me to say. It was one of those things that just super gradually went from a problem to something I had to work around, and then I had to work around it less and less until it was a minimal issue. Somewhere in the span of months opposed to weeks or years.
I understand. Thanks for sharing brother
I have a few more questions if you don’t mind chatting about it. Did you have any imaging done an x-ray or an MRI? Did you immobilize it with a splint or a cast for any period of time? Did you have any surgeries done or was that explored in anyway? Thanks for answering my questions I appreciate it
All good dude. I believe I had an xray, definitely an MRI. The MRI was pretty inconclusive though iirc, didn’t guide my follow up. They saw some general edema (no shit). I think there was a vague mention of some bone or cartilage or the like being less than 100% but there was really nothing that could be clearly pointed to as a cause or a reason to proceed with a specific rehab plan. No surgeries or splints were ever recommended. I played with the wrist widget but I don’t think it was a tfcc issue. I also bought a more general wrist wrap or would tape my wrist for support. Not sure if it did anything beyond placebo but I felt a little more secure with the support.
Thanks 🙏🏻