Man I really hate injuries

[bricks]

Ok....These past 5 weeks I have been taking time off the gym mainly because I sustained an injury(tendonitis) in my right wrist....I think the main reason I got it was from my job. My job involves constant repetition. A lot of clutching and grabbing all day long. I usually grab with my right hand, it is my dominant hand. Because of this, I got a strain in my wrist...It is an inflammed tendon. It all started from the thumb and worked it's way down towards the left portion of my wrist. the tendon tissue from the thumb runs along the wrist towards the upper portion of your forearm. That's what the doctors told me and it does make sense. Think of it this way, flick your thumb back and forth, and you will notice the bone from your thumb and how it runs along your wrist. Your tendon is the exact same way. So the strain is there due to constant repition of clutching and grabbing. Furthermore, I aggravated it from doing bench presses and shoulder presses when I was working out. When your doing presses, a lot of the load that comes from the weight is compressed towards your wrists and runs throughout your whole entire arm. Also, It is essential to properly keep your wrists straight rather than having them bend backwards. Well, I had a tendency to bend my wrists backwards. Because of this, more stress is being applied to the area(tendon) that was strained. So basically, what it is is stress on top of strain. And man is it ever painful. I guess I'm learning from my mistakes.


It has been such a setback because I feel I really want to go to the gym but I just can't...Doctors have told me to keep away from the weights for at least 1 month. It has been 5 weeks and the pain has been somewhat relieved
but not entirely. The most frustrating part of it all is my job. I can't work my way around my job. Unless, I purposely told them I need the time off for whatever reason other than injury. I can't afford to take time off work. Tendonitis seems like it never goes away. the only way it can go away is, you have to really really take care of it and go through proper treatment and rehab. Basically, I have to take at the very least 6 weeks off work and the gym. In other words, 6 weeks of doing absolutely nothing. It makes sense to do this, to avoid the strain and stress. While that has been taken care of, there are several anti-inflammatory pills to help ease the swelling. Ibuprophen and sodium diclofenec to name a few. Also, icing the inflammed tendon, 3 times a day for 15 minutes helps. Afterwards, it also helps to get the tendon heat treated, and/or lazer therapy. Has anybody here ever had tendonitis? May I ask you to please share with me your thoughts, and opinions. Are there any other helpful remedies out there that you guys would know of, to help in the process of healing. Thank you so much for your undivided attention.

*I know you guys aren't doctors, but, I'm sure somebody out there can offer some good advice....Again, Thank you