What is the disease of the wrist and neck?

Wrist pain is a common condition for badminton players, including professional operators as well as balance players. The wrist is made up of 2 bones of the arm (ultra and radial) and 8 bones of the wrist. This bones are connected together by chains. When your wrist hurts from playing badminton, you may have a muscle strain, sprain or worse, a broken hand.

When playing badminton the wrist part is very much and the wrist trade is unavoidable. Here are some of the first multipliers that come to hand when playing badminton:

Injuries due to muscle tension

Wrists when playing badminton are subjected to a sudden force and change of motion that leads to injuries such as muscle strain or tearing or tearing of some muscle fibers in the wrist.

In addition, due to muscle tension that can be caused by the wrong hand position or when holding the badminton racket with the wrong technique, the racket is too heavy or light, which also leads to muscle tension, thereby causing wrist pain.

The sign of muscle tension in the wrist in badminton players is swelling around the wrist, when movement will be painful. The wrist part is red or discolored differently from the wrist.

Badminton players often flex the wrist over the tendon that is prone to injury because the horizontal edge of the wrist is susceptible to great pressure when rotating the wrist.

Wrist flexor tendonitis usually occurs from excessive rotation or extension of the wrist. To reduce pain, you need to rest, apply ice to the tendon or immobilize the arm with a brace. In addition, anti-inflammatory drugs can be used.

In addition, a partial dislocation of the wrist flexor tendon is one of the serious causes that can be caused by slipping from its original position leading to tendon rupture. Therefore, when you have symptoms that you feel that you have sprained your tendon, you must limit your movement. In case if you have severe wrist pain when moving, you should immobilize your wrist and go to the hospital immediately.

A wrist synovial cyst is a fluid in soft tissue that can put pressure on surrounding nerves leading to pain and limited mobility. According to research, about 50% of cysts will go away on their own, the rest need to be treated with aspiration. This is also one of the causes of wrist pain in badminton athletes.

When stress can accumulate in the wrist and lead to fracture when the pressure is too much. This cause often occurs with professional badminton players or longtime players. When a stress fracture can occur after a strong serve, the impact is large, and the appropriate point of contact cannot be found. Stress fractures are often difficult to diagnose because the fracture is internal and the displacement is negligible, so sometimes it goes undetected.

If your wrist pain does not improve and becomes severe, you should immediately go to the hospital for a more thorough examination. Here are some symptoms of a wrist injury:

Severe pain when moving the wrist.

Severe swelling or edema, the skin of the hand is stretched as if holding water.

Changes in sensation in the hand such as numbness or loss of sensation.

Unable to perform normal activities for about 2 days due to injury.

When you have a wrist injury, you can apply some care methods to immediately improve your pain such as:

Ice: When you have a wrist injury, you can reduce pain and prevent it by applying ice to the wound to reduce blood flow to the area. It is fully effective within 1-2 days of your injury. Note that you should wrap the ice in a towel to avoid numbing your hands.

Protection: When playing badminton, you should use extra hand protection aids to avoid unnecessary injuries.

Rest: When you have a wrist injury, limit exercise to give your hand time to rest and recover.

Elevate the wrist: If you have a wrist injury, keep the injured area above the heart to improve blood circulation to the wrist, it helps reduce swelling and help the hand heal faster.