Do you have wrist pain in Altoona? Often when a patient calls in complaining of wrist pain they assume they are experiencing symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome. Although the wrist is small in surface area, it has many important soft tissues that pass through it (muscles, nerves, and tendons). I wrote about carpal tunnel syndrome HERE and described it as a situation where a nerve gets compressed and can lead to tingling down into the fingers. However, there are other reasons that one’s wrist may hurt.

For example, if you get pain whenever you do pushups, or get in the front squat position with a bar against your collarbone- that is not carpal tunnel syndrome. Most likely it is a misalignment of one or more of the 8 little bones in the wrist or adhesions within the ligaments. If you ignore the pain and don’t fix the problem, you may start to compensate and could injure another area in the body. So what can you do about it.

Come in to see me. I can determine where the cause of the problem actually is. I can adjust the bones and get them moving correctly.

Strengthen your wrist with these simple exercises- 2x/day, 15-30 repetitions.
Again, if you have any questions, feel free to call the office!

Dr. Marcus Dawson (515) 967-3007