Dorsal Wrist Impingement Syndrome: Pain During Weight Bearing and Physiotherapy
Dorsal wrist impingement can cause pain when supporting weight through the hand. Explore its symptoms, related conditions, and an assessment-led rehabilitation approach.
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Dorsal wrist impingement can cause pain when supporting weight through the hand. Explore its symptoms, related conditions, and an assessment-led rehabilitation approach.
Ulnar impaction syndrome can cause load-related pain on the little-finger side of the wrist. Physiotherapy is planned around everyday load adjustment, controlled movement and progressive development of capacity.
TFCC injuries can cause pain on the little-finger side of the wrist and difficulty bearing weight through the hand. Physiotherapy is planned around joint stability, appropriate protection and progressive restoration of movement and load tolerance.
Pain and a rubbing sensation a few centimetres above the wrist may indicate intersection syndrome. Assessment considers both pain location and daily loading.
Thumb-side wrist pain is not always simply inflammation. In de Quervain’s, tendon passage anatomy, daily loading and hand function should be assessed together.
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