How To Handle Shoulder, Elbow, & Wrist Pain
It’s time to say goodbye to shoulder, elbow and wrist pain once and for all. Identifying the cause of your pain and taking steps to combat ill habits that may be contributing to your discomfort can have a significant impact on your quality of life. Wavegoodbye topain inyourhands,wrists,elbowsandshoulders with targeted techniques from your experienced physical and occupational therapists. WHAT IS CAUSING THE PAIN? Thinkabout the tasks thatmakeup themajorityofyourday-to-day life. It is often said that life in the 21st century is way easier on the body than life during any other time in human history — and it’s true that there is a fair amount of evidence to support this idea. Rather than spending all of your days working in a factory or on a farm, the vast majority of Americans work indoors, often at a computer for a predetermined number of hours week after week. But this new lifestyle isn’t exactly harmless for the body, either. Thereareplentyofways inwhichthecommontasksof21st-century life put the body under a great deal of stress. Sedentary lifestyles frequentlycontribute toweightgain,which increasesyourrisk for a long list of obesity-related diseases. This puts additional stress on your body, which could result in pain in crucial joints like your shoulders, elbows and yes, even your wrists. But even aside from that, therearea lotofpotential issues thatyourbodycan faceasa resultofsedentarybehavior intheworkplace— includingshoulder, elbow and wrist pain.
of workplace injury and overuse. While it is sometimes possible to take action to prevent an injury from developing, it is especially important to be able to recognize when an injury develops and to understandwaysthatyoucancombatthat injuryby identifyingwhat may have caused the pain to develop in the first place. Common issues that can lead to shoulder, wrist and elbow pain include:
• Athletic injuries • Muscle sprain • Muscle strain • Dislocation or
• Issues with poor posture • Carpal tunnel syndrome, which can develop from overuse of the wrist and regular, repetitive motions, such as typing
hyperextension of the joints
• Heavy lifting
GETTING A HANDLE ON WRIST, ELBOW AND SHOULDER PAIN
Oneof thebiggestconcernsregardingpain in theshoulder,elbow and wrist is that it is difficult to impossible to actually allow these partsofthebodytimetorest.Everymovementandactionrequires these body parts — and when the pain develops in both arms, as itoftendoes, treating thepainbecomesevenmorecomplicated. It is impossible to care for your basic needs without involving your shoulder or wrist, let alone get through a day at the office. This iswhysomany issuesregardingpain in theshoulder,elbows andwriststypicallybecomechronic.Since it isdifficulttoallowthese bodyparts time toproperlyrest, theycontinuebeingoverusedand the pain can actually worsen.
Shoulder,elbowandwrist injuriesareespeciallycommonasaresult
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