Wrist Pain Management Physician in Plano, TX

If your wrist is hurting, there is a broad range of reasons why it might hurt, including acute injuries, overuse or repetitive strain injuries, or a musculoskeletal condition. If you recently experienced some form of physical trauma that involved your wrist or forearm, the pain is likely due to a sprain, fracture, or strain of one of the ligaments (sprain), bones (fracture), muscles, or tendons (strain). However, if you do not recall any specific injury, the reason for your wrist and forearm pain is more likely due to a musculoskeletal condition or an overuse or repetitive strain injury.

With that being said, some injuries or conditions that could be causing your wrist and forearm to hurt include the following:

• Carpal tunnel syndrome
• Dislocation, fracture, sprain, or strain in the forearm, hand, or wrist
• Osteoarthritis
• Radial tunnel syndrome
• Tendonitis in the forearm, hand, or wrist

If you have torn or ruptured a tendon in your forearm, you will likely experience significant pain in addition to several other symptoms, such as the following:

• Deformity in the wrist or forearm
• Hear or feel a pop or snap at the moment of the injury
• Immediate or rapid bruising at the injury site
• Inability to use or move your arm
• Significant weakness in the forearm and wrist

There are numerous types of wrist injuries, including acute injuries, chronic injuries, and repetitive strain or overuse injuries. With that in mind, some of the most common wrist injuries include the following:

• Anterior lunate dislocation
• Carpal tunnel syndrome
• De Quervain’s syndrome, also known as de Quervain’s disease or de Quervain’s tenosynovitis
• Extensor carpi ulnaris (ECU) tendonitis
• Fractures, such as Barton’s fracture, Chauffeur’s fracture, Colles’ fracture, Scaphoid fracture, and Smith’s fracture
• Osteoarthritis
• Perilunate dislocation
• Repetitive motion syndrome
• Thumb dislocation, fracture, sprain, or strain
• Triangular fibrocartilage complex injury
• Wrist sprains and strains

The length of time it takes for a forearm injury to heal ultimately depends on its severity. There are two bones in the forearm that can experience a problem, namely, the radius and the ulna bones. The radius is thicker than the ulna bone, but the ulna bone is longer than the radius bone. In a forearm injury, either one or both bones can be affected.

With that being said, a mild to moderate injury in the forearm will likely take around four to eight weeks to heal. After that sometimes we need rehabilitation or physical therapy may be required to restore strength, flexibility, and range of motion to the joints, bones, muscles, and tendons in the affected area.

If you have suffered a wrist or forearm injury and are looking for high-quality treatment options, we welcome you to come to NorthStar Joint and Spine. We can help you determine what is causing your pain and develop a treatment plan to best suit your needs. Call us today to book an appointment for shoulder pain treatment. We look forward to serving you! We serve patients from Plano TX, McKinney TX, Richardson TX, Frisco TX, Allen TX, Addison TX, Carrollton TX, and BEYOND!