Hand, wrist, elbow, shoulder problems--you got em? - Page 2

Flint · 04-28-2010, 12:47 PM

Left shoulder has had bursitis intermittently ever since I decided that the rowing machine was a good idea. It wasn't. It turns out rowers get shoulder bursitis! Ironically, I've lifted weights on-and-off for years but never had shoulder problems (I don't do any "behind the neck" movements).

Left wrist sometimes get strained and/or sprained in a way that makes the conventional "curling" position very painful. Recently my right wrist developed this same problem. I noticed this after mowing the lawn. Things that do not hurt at all: lifting (pulling, pressing, or hammer-grip curling) very heavy weights, playing the drums (I did have wrist pain within the first six months of playing drums, after which I learned correct technique and have not had any wrist problems for YEARS). Things that instantly cause a SHARP PAIN: trying to close the overhead door on the back of my van, trying to open a window, pushing against a steering wheel with the pinky side of my hand.

Summary

Things that injure me: rowing a boat, mowing the lawn.

Things that are perfectly safe: lifting weights, playing drums.

Quote:

I made a concerted* effort to relax my arm while playing, and it went away.

*get it?!

Okay, show-off. We already made a thread about your superior brain. Quit hot-dogging!

xoxoxoBruce · 04-28-2010, 04:35 PM

Nice try, now get out there and mow the damn lawn.

lumberjim · 04-28-2010, 08:45 PM

my left shoulder has been hinky for a while. it gets better and worse. it's not bad right now..... I think it has to do with the location of my printer. i have to reach back and up a lot to load forms.

Flint · 05-03-2010, 12:35 PM

R.I.C.E.

Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation.

Continue to work around little nagging injuries, avoiding movements that aggravate them.

Went to get a wrist splint to immobilize my wrist during activities like driving. Looked at many of them before I found one (an Ace) that had a splint on BOTH SIDES and not just the "carpal tunnel" position.

bbro · 05-04-2010, 10:23 AM

I have problems with both of my wrists before I even started typing as much as I do. It is getting worse, but I just take it in stride. My legs are even worse (hips, knees, ankles) because of being double jointed and never tightening up the ligaments. I figure when my arms mess up, it is just my body trying to even itself out.

Flint · 08-02-2010, 06:23 PM

I have a "small tear of the radial insertion of the triangular fibrocartilage complex" that is, some of the connective tissue that connects the forearm bones to the wrist bones. This is from an MRI report. Haven't been back to the Ortho doctor to discuss. Might require surgery, possibly just immobilization and steroids (from what I am reading). Also need x-rays to evaluate for "ulnar variance" that is, the two bones of the forearm are not the ideal length in relation to each other.

Pooka · 08-02-2010, 06:26 PM

Have you called to get the orders for the X-Ray yet?

Flint · 08-02-2010, 06:30 PM

I've tried. Never could get someone to answer the phone. Also, radiology had already called them before for this. I expected they would've already been here, but they weren't. I will have to keep trying to get them to answer the phone, and then probably argue with a series of people to convince them that the doctor did, in fact, want plain films to evaluate ulnar variance, as we had discussed this at the time.

Pooka · 08-02-2010, 06:40 PM

Make sure you aren't trying during lunch... I'm sure you know that. You might also try leaving a message...

HungLikeJesus · 08-02-2010, 08:37 PM

Don't you guys live near each other?

Razzmatazz13 · 08-02-2010, 10:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HungLikeJesus

Don't you guys live near each other?

HLJ is the best

ever.

Gravdigr · 08-03-2010, 06:38 AM

Arthritis. Knees, hips, hands, jaw, and neck.

And today I'm constipated, too.

HungLikeJesus · 08-03-2010, 06:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Razzmatazz13

HLJ is the best

ever.

Razzy, you're not supposed to tell everybody!

But thanks.

Griff · 08-03-2010, 07:09 AM

I can't seem to get the inflammation out of my pointer knuckle er... *google* 2nd metacarpal of my dominant hand. I think it is fencing and concrete work.

HungLikeJesus · 08-03-2010, 07:23 AM

Right now, this is the quote below the tip mug:

Suppose he's masturbating! I'm liable to wind up on the ceiling!
- Woody Allen, _Everything you Always Wanted to Know About Sex But Were Afraid to Ask_

04-28-2010, 04:35 PM	#17
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Nice try, now get out there and mow the damn lawn. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

04-28-2010, 08:45 PM	#18
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	my left shoulder has been hinky for a while. it gets better and worse. it's not bad right now..... I think it has to do with the location of my printer. i have to reach back and up a lot to load forms. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

05-03-2010, 12:35 PM	#19
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	R.I.C.E. Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation. Continue to work around little nagging injuries, avoiding movements that aggravate them. Went to get a wrist splint to immobilize my wrist during activities like driving. Looked at many of them before I found one (an Ace) that had a splint on BOTH SIDES and not just the "carpal tunnel" position. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

08-02-2010, 06:23 PM	#21
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	I have a "small tear of the radial insertion of the triangular fibrocartilage complex" that is, some of the connective tissue that connects the forearm bones to the wrist bones. This is from an MRI report. Haven't been back to the Ortho doctor to discuss. Might require surgery, possibly just immobilization and steroids (from what I am reading). Also need x-rays to evaluate for "ulnar variance" that is, the two bones of the forearm are not the ideal length in relation to each other. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

08-02-2010, 06:30 PM	#23
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	I've tried. Never could get someone to answer the phone. Also, radiology had already called them before for this. I expected they would've already been here, but they weren't. I will have to keep trying to get them to answer the phone, and then probably argue with a series of people to convince them that the doctor did, in fact, want plain films to evaluate ulnar variance, as we had discussed this at the time. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

05-04-2010, 10:23 AM	#20
bbro Insert witty comment here Join Date: May 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 2,182	I have problems with both of my wrists before I even started typing as much as I do. It is getting worse, but I just take it in stride. My legs are even worse (hips, knees, ankles) because of being double jointed and never tightening up the ligaments. I figure when my arms mess up, it is just my body trying to even itself out.

08-02-2010, 06:26 PM	#22
Pooka Your Invisible Rabbit Friend Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Betwixt and Between Posts: 528	Have you called to get the orders for the X-Ray yet?

08-02-2010, 06:40 PM	#24
Pooka Your Invisible Rabbit Friend Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Betwixt and Between Posts: 528	Make sure you aren't trying during lunch... I'm sure you know that. You might also try leaving a message...

08-02-2010, 08:37 PM	#25
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	Don't you guys live near each other? __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

08-03-2010, 06:38 AM	#27
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Arthritis. Knees, hips, hands, jaw, and neck. And today I'm constipated, too. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

08-03-2010, 07:09 AM	#29
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I can't seem to get the inflammation out of my pointer knuckle er... google 2nd metacarpal of my dominant hand. I think it is fencing and concrete work. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

08-03-2010, 07:23 AM	#30
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	Right now, this is the quote below the tip mug: Suppose he's masturbating! I'm liable to wind up on the ceiling! - Woody Allen, _Everything you Always Wanted to Know About Sex But Were Afraid to Ask_ __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

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