“Can chiropractors help wrist tendonitis?”
I am an 18 year old male and I have wrist tendonitis. Can chiropractors help wrist tendonitis?
13 Answers
Hello, as a chiropractor I see a lot of patients with a wrist tendonitis. I do adjust them with the conjunction of the physical therapy.
Yes, with a rehab program.
Yes Chiropractor can help any tendonitis with gentle manipulation, therapy, stretch, laser, electroanalgia and exercise.
Maybe a little bit but the better choice would be an exam & then physical therapy.
Probably not. Stretches ice anti-inflammatories would be appropriate
No. Chiropractors essentially specialize in bone alignment. Tendonitis is inflammation of tendons. Usually means there is injury or overuse. You need imagins, ideally Ultrasound or MRI, and then physical therapy and/or injections of a product that can correctly fix the tissues (regenerative medicine), not steroids.
It depends on the chiropractor. A lot of chiropractors simply pop joints and think it does something magical. Other chiropractors utilize a lot of physical therapy to manage musculoskeletal conditions. Others might use functional medicine, acupuncture, etc. in order to speed the healing process.
My personal opinion is that, for wrist issues, you always want to rule out the neck as the main cause first. You don't have to have neck pain for there to be a disc bulge that can compress on the nerves that control the strength of the muscles in your arm or hand (depending on the joint level in your neck where the bulge could theoretically be).
If the bulge is big enough to press on the nerves which control the muscles in part of your arm, you wouldn't feel pain. But certain muscles may need to work more throughout the day to make up for the other muscles, which are underactive because of the neck issue.
Any tendinitis is an overuse injury, but of you haven't been suddenly overexerting certain muscles around a joint, then the only reason the tendon in the wrist is inflamed is because your body is trying to compensate in that area due to the neck issue.
So, I don't recommend a specific profession for the treatment of it, but a school of thought.
My personal opinion is that, for wrist issues, you always want to rule out the neck as the main cause first. You don't have to have neck pain for there to be a disc bulge that can compress on the nerves that control the strength of the muscles in your arm or hand (depending on the joint level in your neck where the bulge could theoretically be).
If the bulge is big enough to press on the nerves which control the muscles in part of your arm, you wouldn't feel pain. But certain muscles may need to work more throughout the day to make up for the other muscles, which are underactive because of the neck issue.
Any tendinitis is an overuse injury, but of you haven't been suddenly overexerting certain muscles around a joint, then the only reason the tendon in the wrist is inflamed is because your body is trying to compensate in that area due to the neck issue.
So, I don't recommend a specific profession for the treatment of it, but a school of thought.
yes
Yes, Chiropractors are well trained in conditions involving the wrists and their joints, ligaments, and tendons.
Probably better served by a physical Or occupational hand therapist, rest, ice, stretching, NSAIDs as needed, etc.
Many of the joints (upper and lower extremities) that have tendinitis can be treated successfully with chiropractic.
Yes
The short answer is yes. There have been a few studies that have, indeed, shown that manual therapy, including chiropractic treatment can help with wrist tendinitis.
