I am a badminton enthusiasts but my wrist is threatening to end my hobby! I have a nagging wrist injury. It has been going on for a very long time (at least 8 years). I don't really know what was the exact cause, but I SUSPECT that it might have started since an incident long time ago when I was using one hand (the racquet hand) to hold on to a kettle while filling it up with water from the tap. I just kinda let the hand bend sideways (palm facing chest) at the wrist yielding to the weight of the kettle, without asserting much force to counter it. So the hand holding the kettle was like hanging from my front arm. Suddenly I felt a sting and my wrist was painful (like sprained or something). The doctor I visited didn't paid much serious attention to it. So no x-ray or further treatments. It healed by itself, or so I thought. Over the 8 years and even now, When doing normal day-to-day activities, the wrist doesn't give me any trouble. But when I try to lift something heavy, I can feel the pain (not very severe) in the region marked A, shown in the picture below. After I let go of the heavy thing, then the wrist is back to normal feeling (no pain). I am not a doctor but I THINK it is not the muscle giving me the pain. Everytime I swing the racquet, I can feel the slight wrist pain/sting. If I play long enough (2 hours) it will take about a week before it is back to normal feeling, i.e. no pain for normal activities. For each badminton session, the cycle repeats. Sometimes, the pain spreads to the region marked B in the picture. So, does anyone have any idea what is wrong with my wrist? Any advice on what to do next? I have seen quite a few doctors (not specialists) and all of them don't take it seriously. (The hand in this picture is NOT my hand. )
My suggestion to you is to go for an MRI and visit a specialist. I can give you a good recomendation. Visit www.excellencehealthcare.com. X-Ray doesnt show much. If you don't want to do that and think there is no hope. Learn and play with the other hand. All the best. If you need info about the excellencehealthcare. send me a PM.
You need to find a doctor/specialist that will take your case seriously. Also, how long have you rested or do you continually play? Get your hand examined by a specialist (who will take your injury seriously) ASAP!
yup, get a MRI. it is the best way to actually see what is wrong with your muscle/tendons. i took it once and it was bad, well not really. Just make sure you get into a comfortable position before taking the test.
You need to the specialist first. Only then, consider wether any further investigations are needed. Very, very rarely do we go straight for investigations before getting advice. Just having MRI could be a case of spending your money, but with little extra information. For this case, it sounds like a hand specialist is needed. Look for an orthopaedic doctor with a special interest in hands. Bear in mind the possibility that after 8 years, it may not have been the kettle incident that actually brought on the pain. It could be the way you hold your racquet when actually playing - i.e. incorrect technique, or incorrect swing.
He was saying that even when he hold something heavy, he feel the pain.. which i dont think its related to badminton. Anyway better to see a specialist first.
Yeah I don't think it is because of my badminton technique or swing, because I get the same pain/discomfort when holding something else which is heavy. Besides, there was a long period (1 year) where I didn't play badminton but the problem still existed. The kettle incident might have been the initial culprit, but it's just one possibility. Ant, www.excellencehealthcare.com seems like a bit on the expensive side. I'll try the government hospitals first. I'll go to a local polyclinic, get a referral letter, then go to a specialist in a hospital. Good thing I'm in Singapore where the government hospital is very dependable (not like my home country where we don't trust government doctors hehe). Thanks everybody.
hey! i wrist hurts the exact same spot! but it wasnt from anything like urs lol. my coach said it was because i was overusing my arm and wrist. it just hurts, so i dont really care much about it, cuz it just goes away like 1 sec after it hurts. oh well. hope u heal!! good luck
wrist problem. see a physical instructor and specialist who deals with pros . Worst case is just an operation. Maybe you can try a different technique of hitting the bird to avoid the pain. rgds
That's what I'm afraid of: operation. I am worried about how long would it take to heal, how much will it cost, will it really heal, will I be able to play badminton again??? Hey, after all, that's the hand I use for writing. Believe me, it's not the technique. I always got the pain (while lifting something heavy) even when I haven't been playing badminton for a year.
You gotta do something or live with the pain for the rest of your life. You are asking the wrong questions here because no one can give you a definitive answer other than see a specialist. Again, find a specialist. He/she can answer your questions.
It could still have been the precipitating factor. And if a ligament has weakened, any heavy lifting (even when not playing badminton) could perpetuate the problem. An alternative is some minor hairline fracture of a bone. Allodynia is also a possibility given the lenght of time of this problem. If so, an orthopaedic doctor may not be able to help. Before considering any surgery, you would have to find out what is going on and you certainly won't get that information from an online forum.
Yeap I know the best way to get a definite answer is to visit a specialist. I'm just asking around here, maybe someone has the same experience before.
i'm not doctor but i think i might know what's ur problem. after u smash, do u find it difficult to hold back the impact of smashing? do u feel more of the pain when u try to contain the impact of ur smash by moving your wrist back upwards? hope u get what i'm saying
Slightly off topic, but I fractured my hand when I was young and unless I'd have gone to the doctor and had an X-ray I wouldn't necessarily have known...I just found it hard to turn taps on and off. I'd see a doctor and get it checked properly!
Oops was surprised to see this thread popping up after quite a while. I went back to my hometown (Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia) and visited a Chinese doctor. He specializes in human movements & biomechanics. After a 5-second examination (by touching and twisting), he identified the problem. It's difficult for me to desribe in words but in short, a bone at my wrist was out of position. He twisted it back to position and everything felt okay! Even advised me to do push-ups on my fists to strengthen my wrist. Unfortunately, my wrist didn't have enough time to strengthen or heal completely because I restarted playing badminton again 2 weeks after the treatment. By the 2nd badminton session the wrist began feeling odd again, until now. But still it is much better than before the treatment. I might go visit the chinese doctor again and this time I'll make sure I let it heal completely before stressing it.
Yeah I think I will do that too (besides visiting the chinese doctor). I want to get the best of both worlds (chinese and western medicine). But I'll wait until after my new job's probation period hehe. Then I can go see my company doctor for free.
Most hand/wrist problems are not really ``carpal tunnel syndrome'', that's a specific kind of ailment, and there are many others. Carpal tunnel syndrome is when there is pressure on the median nerve in your wrist (the channel it passes through on the way from your forearm to your palm is called the ``carpal tunnel.'') Much more common is tendonitis, which is when the various tendons in the arm, hand, and fingers become inflamed and swell. (Tendons attach muscle to bone.) It's extremely common for problems that cause wrist pain to not actually be in the wrist at all, but in the shoulders, neck, or back, and they are certainly exacerbated by crappy keyboards and bad posture. Also, can be due to tendons shifted to the wrong position Example, if you do push up and you have a weired feeling on elbow like your tendon is moving. Normal doctor cannot sort your problem as they are more specialise in cold/flu/fever/asthma and so on. Not so much on sport injury. BEST SOLUTION See a Sports Physio or a specialist. It will sort out your problem much faster.
