Care at your location
Wrist & Hand Pain
Wrist and hand discomfort can make typing, gripping, opening jars, or performing precise tasks difficult.
Chiropractic evaluation and care at your home or workplace in Delaware County and surrounding service areas.
Symptoms & related concerns
- Forearm or elbow discomfort
- Grip difficulty
- Finger stiffness
- Tingling or numbness
- Neck or shoulder symptoms
What do you want to do more comfortably?
Less pain
Use your hands more comfortably
Build strength and control
Work toward typing, gripping, and performing everyday hand tasks more comfortably.
Goals depend on your findings and needs; results vary.
What may contribute to wrist & hand pain?
Symptoms may involve joints, tendons, muscles, or nerves. Repetitive tasks, injury, and sustained wrist positions can contribute. Carpal tunnel syndrome is one possible cause of tingling and numbness, but not every hand complaint is carpal tunnel.
Conditions often seen with wrist & hand pain
These concerns may occur together, but do not always share the same cause.
Care often used for wrist & hand pain
The examination considers wrist and finger movement, grip, tendon loading, and relevant nerve findings. Dr. DeFries may also assess the elbow, shoulder, and neck when appropriate. Care may include soft tissue treatment, appropriate joint treatment, movement guidance, and targeted exercises. Nerve symptoms may require additional medical evaluation.
This information describes care options. An examination is needed to determine what is appropriate for you.
Practical guidance at your location
Guidance may include adapting repetitive tasks and practicing exercises with careful attention to symptoms. Persistent numbness should not be ignored simply because pain is mild.
Symptoms that need urgent medical attention
Arrange prompt medical evaluation for progressive weakness, persistent loss of sensation, or loss of hand function. Injury with deformity or a cold, pale hand requires urgent evaluation.
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