Gliding Palm
Sharp horrible wrist pain?
I never hurt my wrist ... but lately the pain has been going on and off. Today, down the stairs, my hand slid down the rail and when I pulled away, a sharp pain hit my wrist. The pain went away (I can move my hand freely), but when I sat down and used my hand to help me get up, a horrible Sharp pain just erupted in my wrist. The pain is at the base of my wrist (under the palm) slightly to the left, which is in line with my thumb. It is extremely excruciating pain, I can not ask any pressure. I can move freely and make things, but when I do things that put pressure (by using for me the balance, do push ups, etc.) it's painful! ps I play the piano and violin a lot ... And other repetitive movements. that affect it?
Sounds like it could be Quervain tenosynovitis, which is quite common, especially with someone who does a lot of repetitive wrist movements. Here is the description of the Mayo Clinic in it. See if anything seems familiar. You can also do some http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/de-quervains-tenosynovitis/DS00692 thing called the Finkelstein's test to give you a better idea of whether or not it is Quervain. This video gives you a general idea of how Finkelstein's test: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXn5mr7Hu9E