Artsay's post to the original topic was a casualty in that disaster, so here it is:
and the original post (god I suck)Artsay wrote:I sprained my wrist recently and this was my therapy:
1) Use anti-inflammatories often
2) After any use, or if it feels swollen at all, use ice (regularly).
3) Before any use, *heat it.
I would heat my wrist, use Power Putty to work the area, and then ice it. Keep the blood flowing in the area because that promotes healing. However, without knowing the extent of your injury, I can't say whether or not you should be using it or not. For my wrist, I kept it in a splint for one full week.
*lurkist taught me that instead of a heating pad to use a moist cloth heated in the microwave for 30 seconds-1 minute.
jarthur wrote:Hey I was bouldering this weekend. Matched on a pretty small crimper with both hands almost completely open I felt my left ring finger tendon pull. I mainly felt it in my forearm. When I climb routes it is almost unnoticeable, however when I weight that hand with an open grip hanging on the tips of my fingers I fell the pain all the way about 3 inches from my elbow. If I'm crimping no problems. There's no swelling, or loss of motion. It just hurts like an SOB if I weight that hand opened handed at all.
What do you think is the problem, and what can be done about it?
I have a 2 week trip to Bishop and Red Rocks on April 1st so rest is only an issue up to that date.
Ice, heat, stretching, rest? What's the cure?
Thanks.