Wrist Injuries

[Pat Campagnola]

Has anybody else dealt with multiple wrist injuries? Back in August I had a ligament pop in my wrist while holding a d'arce and I ended up taking 6 weeks off with no activity and wearing a brace. Everything was good after that for a few weeks and then it happened again. Same position, more painful this time.

I saw a hand specialist who recommended a cortisone injection and rest with a new brace for 4 weeks then followup. MRI did not show any complete tears or significant soft tissue damage, so he suspects it is a partial tear in the UCL which commonly does not show up on MRI's (He cited around 50% of the time).

The next step after the 4 weeks if everything is not going toward 100% is to do an arthroscopy to look inside and repair anything that needs it while in there. I was also told that the arthroscopy might be necessary even if the pain does subside over the 4 weeks because the joint will be more lax and vulnerable to re-injury given the nature of our activity.

Anybody else been through a wrist arthroscopy or any of these issues? I know the procedure will put me out for a few months, but I would like to make sure I am going to be 100% again and not having re-injuries keep popping up.

[Eddie Bravo]

My left wrist has been jacked for about 8 months. I don't stop training so I'm constantly re-injuring it. I tweak it bad about 5 times a class. I'm an idiot but I just keep training

[Brandon Mccaghren]

My right wrist has been messed up for years. It currently feels better than ever because I've been using hand wraps and MMA gloves during every rolling session for the last 2 months. I don't get it tweaked and put in those same awkward positions every match and I think it is finally starting to heal. Give it a try, fellas.

[Pat Campagnola]

I've pushed through in the past, but now it's at the point of impacting my job and being able to do things with my son. I will definitely give the hand wraps a shot though once I get back in. I have used tape in the past, but hand wraps will be a lot quicker and easier to put on all the time.

[Chris Herzog]

I've had issues with my right wrist since 1993 when a jackass japanese Jujitsu instructor decided we wanted to use me for a wrist lock demo and jacked it up. It hasn't been right ever since. I have to tape both my wrists anytime I roll or do strength and conditioning. Its one of the many things my chiro works on for me.

[Pat Campagnola]

My right wrist has been messed up for years. It currently feels better than ever because I've been using hand wraps and MMA gloves during every rolling session for the last 2 months. I don't get it tweaked and put in those same awkward positions every match and I think it is finally starting to heal. Give it a try, fellas.

I got back to some light action last night and tried the hand wrap. I really liked it as it provided enough support to prevent tweaking it but also allowed enough mobility. Thanks again for the tip!

[Chris Garry]

Wrists are the worst in that it feels like you can train cus it only your wrist, but really you need to rest it like any other body part.
I do a lot of stability ball stuff and love active posting so my wrists are strong and flexible but last week the little pains became a big pain, even though the rest of my body was fine I forced myself off the mat after I could no longer straight arm without shooting pains. 3-4 days rest and it was good enough to train and now it's fine for my comp on Sunday so it really is a case of giving it some rest sooner than you would ideally like to.

If ur wrists totally fucked it's probably too late so you may as well keep going. A close friend of mine who owns another gym has been strapping his wrist 4 yrs now. After that long you gotta wonder whether that will ever repair.

[Stewart Landry]

I thought you did that to look like wonder woman ...

I've had issues with my right wrist since 1993 when a jackass japanese Jujitsu instructor decided we wanted to use me for a wrist lock demo and jacked it up. It hasn't been right ever since. I have to tape both my wrists anytime I roll or do strength and conditioning. Its one of the many things my chiro works on for me.

[Stewart Landry]

not my wrist but my left thumb ... dislocated and touched the back of my ring finger about 2 months back ... much like the others on this thread ... tape it but no time off lol

[Pat Campagnola]

I have not heard of or tried Cissus, but I'll check it out. I have just taken Glucosamine Chondroitin for a while now.