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Wrist sprains and injuries are in fact a very common hand injury that we treat in our clinic, and these injuries usually happen due to falling on outstretched hand (FOOSH) which is a natural defense/protective mechanism to break our falls with our hand (to protect our head and brain).
And then what happens is that there is a traumatic force that enters the wrist, that is the transferred to hard tissues (bones) and soft tissues such as muscles, tendons, ligaments, skin, cartilage. This can result in a wrist fracture, finger(s) fractures, carpal bone fractures or soft tissue injury.
A wrist sprain typically refers to the event where the wrist ligaments are stretched beyond their normal/safe lengths and limits, causing micro-tears. You know, our ligaments are very strong and fibrous bands of tissues that connects and keeps our bone joints together strongly and stably.
In the wrists, these wrist ligaments function to stabilize your wrist joint for your wrist to have full movement, exert force/exertion and loading through your wrist, hand and fingers.
The Three Degrees Of Wrist Sprains
Usually, wrist sprains happens during a fall...so naturally, a person who falls frequently, be it due to weather, age, weakness, sports or accidents are at risk of spraining their wrists.
This means that the group people more at risks to getting wrist sprains are:
The most tell-tale sign is pain with movement in the wrist, but other signs are:
During your first wrist sprain hand therapy session with us, the senior hand therapist will first assess and diagnose your wrist with clinical interviews and a physical examination.
We have to
perform differential diagnoses testing, to ensure that your
wrist pains and sprain isn't or at least doesn't/isn't other problems such as
wrist fractures, repetitive strain injuries such as De Quervain's/tendinitis or even cartilage damage, which has similar
symptoms as wrist sprains.
We may even refer you to an orthopedic doctor (we work personally with quite a few of them) or GP to perform an X-ray to exclude/confirm any possible fractures to the bones or soft tissue tears in the hand.
If we find that your wrist sprain/pain symptoms are severe and we suspect more underlying injuries, we may also send you to the doctors to get an MRI done, to see the extent of soft tissue injuries that you may have.
If during the hand therapy assessment and session we find that your wrist sprain is stable and safe enough to start therapy, we will start you on a progressive and safe hand therapy program, which may consist of the following therapies but is not limited to:
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HAND THERAPY & CUSTOMIZED SPLINTING
Patients who sustained injuries to their elbows, forearms, hands, wrists (sprains and fractures) and fingers, usually will benefit / require Hand Therapy to
Commonly treated hand pain injuries includes
REFORMER CLINICAL PILATES & WELLNESS PILATES
Clinical Pilates is a form of physical exercise that focuses on posture, core stability, balance, control, strength, flexibility and breathing.
It is a system of safe and effective exercises, which meet specific individual needs, to treat a wide range of injuries and conditions.
You may do Pilates as matwork or with the reformer or both, and every session will be customized 100% to your fitness, injury and tolerance.
TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE (TCM)
DEEP TISSUE RELEASE & SPORTS MASSAGE THERAPY
Sports and deep tissue release massage helps to increase nutrient-rich blood flow to tired, tight and tense muscles to accelerate recovery and shorten downtime / recovery period required.
It also prevents muscles from scar tissue micro-tears (and potential ruptures), and increases muscle performance. Having regular deep tissue and sports massage will keep your muscles healthy and fit with body/movement-confidence.
Read the benefits of regular deep tissue release therapy here.
ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES
All our allied health therapists and TCM physicians are fully insured and registered with Allied Health Professions Council (AHPC) and Traditional Chinese Medicine Board (TCMB).
See our entire team here with introductions and their specializations.
At the first session, our specialist physiotherapists will carry out a thorough assessment, helping them to select the most appropriate treatment to help you recover as well as provide treatment in the same session.
Follow up sessions are inline to provide expert treatment for your pain as well as prescribing specific exercises to reduce your risk of re-injury and giving you a long term solution.
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