Wrist problems

kirn

i broke a bone in my left wrist 2 and half years ago, and i've had persistant problems with it since.

i can't do press-ups or play football for fear of falling on it because its so weak.

does anyone know of any easy exercises i can do to strenghten my wrist?
or any advice?

no crap **** jokes please, believe me, i've heard them all!

Mr E

Hi Kirn,

Try one of these .

- Dave.

fade2black

kirn wrote:

i broke a bone in my left wrist 2 and half years ago, and i've had persistant problems with it since.

i can't do press-ups or play football for fear of falling on it because its so weak.

does anyone know of any easy exercises i can do to strenghten my wrist?
or any advice?

no crap **** jokes please, believe me, i've heard them all!

haha...i knew there'd be a warning about **** jokes.

Im sure you've got yourself one of those sporting wrist bandages, they aid in the strenghtening of the wrist

Jak

Get a well fitting wrist support firstly and try to avoid aggravating the injury.

Grippers will do something for the area, but in my experience, generally you would be better off with up/down wrist curls and developing the whole forearm area.

I broke my left wrist snowboarding and fractured my right boxing, both injuries about 4 years ago - I still get some problems with the right if I don't have it strapped when lifting. However any day to day pain from holding something at a bad angle was all but gone after 3 years in the right.

Incidentally the broken wrist healed far faster and better.

JAK.

Jak

To follow up some injuries will just be very difficult to treat, with all my previous injuries generally the best solution has been to develop support muscle which stops strain and gives added protection against aggravation thereby allowing it to heal.

Another possibility is depending on the break things might not have reset correctly.

Other considerations might be your diet, calcium etc or a medical condition whereby you have weak bone structure. Googling bone healing and food should bring something up though after 2 and a half years it's probably bit late to assist the rejoining process.

JAK.

kirn

cheers Jak, very helpful thanks.

pwd

juggling strengthens the wrists to a surprising degree, particularly when using heavy beanbags. It is easy to learn to juggle three balls; most people can learn how within an hour if they are shown the correct method.

kirn

juggling eh?
i will check this out.

puntosporting

A traditional method for strengthening wrists in hurling is to grip the hurley with one hand and with your outstretched arm rotate your wrist with the hurley at full length.
If you dont have a hurley find a good length of wood or similar it does build up your forearm strength and your grip strength.

The_B_Man

i think this is what ur lookin for?

http://www.powerballs.com/
http://www.play.com/play247.asp?pa=stts8&page=title&r=GADG&title=143797
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=232404

roxy

Jaysus Kirn,

first time i go near the fitness board and you're all over that bad boy.
Gas.

I can teach you how to juggle three balls. For serious. I'm not bein funny. (a myriad of jokes about balls dropping awaits..)


Anyway, it's simply two in right hand, one in left.

Throw one from right hand, and just as it begins to descend, throw the one from the left hand, inside the path of the descending ball.

As the second ball is rising, you'll catch the first one in your left hand. As the second one is descending towards your right hand, throw the right hand ball up, again, inside the path of the descending one.

Repeat cycle.

Of course, those are just words. It takes practice.

F

kirn

i just bought a Powerball on your advice, and i'm going to see if that helps.

thanks, Kirn

tk123

Hey Kirn can you let us know how you get on - I've been thinking of getting a powerball too!!

The_B_Man

hey, i helped! go me!

joejoem

kirn wrote:

i just bought a Powerball on your advice, and i'm going to see if that helps.

thanks, Kirn

How did you get on with the powerball, Im thinking of buying one tonight???

kirn

its beem worth it for me, i use it for 5 mins everyday, and my wrist is stronger as a result.

so, i guess i got on good!

incisor71

puntosporting wrote:

A traditional method for strengthening wrists in hurling is to grip the hurley with one hand and with your outstretched arm rotate your wrist with the hurley at full length.
If you dont have a hurley find a good length of wood or similar it does build up your forearm strength and your grip strength.

I've been through the weak wrists odyssey - though it was more carpal tunnel (RSI) condition that build up over years of being a software engineer. They'd gone so weak I couldn't lift a mug of tea without having to use both hands.

A combination of weekly acupuncture sessions, extra glasses of milk for calcium (can't stand cheese, I'd rather eat backyard clay), and wrist curls with increasingly heavier dumbbells did the trick in my case. Practice with a hurley would do good too, though I'm not of a sporting bent so I didn't have one handy. With regard to the exercise itself, I strongly recommend curling the weight with your palms facing down as well as up, even though the former position is more difficult.

For the sceptics, I had X-rays taken three months apart, like a "before and after" setup. They showed a positive change in wrist bone condition, from thinning and a candidate for a rheumatologist, to strong and normal bone density.

Just my EUR0.00001 contribution....

johnnyc

kim what about using the squesser<<hope right spelling>> i had the same prob myself use it for about 2 weeks any your wrist should be strong enough...and continue using the squesser to build the muscle up?

Ponster

I've been using a powerball for a shoulder injury and it's just great.

Without trying to sound like a cheap tv-ad, I never knew that exerceise could be so much fun !

But get the one with the digital counter.