HELP: How to fix hand pain injury due to THIN grip + HEAVY racquet?

Abdullah Ahmad AAK

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Ok so 3 months back I started playing with a very
(head) heavy racquet. Also I used a THIN synthetic grip on it.

After practicing the kickback movement and finger-power
exercises used in stick smashes with it sometimes, I would
feel pain in my palm muscles below little finger.

The pain occurs when my racquet is moving/bouncing backwards
after the split-second tightening of my grip. In that the
muscles around the little finger serve to stabilize the racquet
I guess.

After realizing my mistake, I now see that I still have pain even
with lighter thicker-grip racquets due to weeks of abusing my
hand on extremely thin grip racquet.

What can I do to fix this pain? It only happens during play,
not at all during everyday activities.

EDIT: Don't mind the pic I accidentally attached and now don't know how to remove it
 

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What racket and grip size/setup are you using? I get a similar issue if i use an overgrip on bare wood of a g5 handle whivh is frustrating for me as my smashes are much stronger like this than with a thicker grip
 
Maybe a thin layer of cushion wrap can help you? Together with the overgrip you can still wrap it less thick than the original grip.

Edit: for the pain, you should probably avoid the specific movement (smash?) for 2-3 weeks to allow it to heal.
 
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