Hydrotheropy and wrist splints

madness1985

Hi,

I had my 4th hydrotheropy appointment today and my physio had left so i have been moved to the new girl! Shes really nice but told me to work down a list of exercises not specific for me (my old physio did step work as i can be off balance on stairs.) Anyway i had a back spasum in the pool noticed by physio and she is almost sure its in my back and shoulders cuz i couldnt life one arm very high. But the porblem was it has been extreamly painful and when i got home i had a hot bath (i dnt settle with clorine in my hair) and for the first time after hydro i went to sleep for nearly 6 hours!

I was given wrist splints today from my new physio and the health care prof tried to put them on but it was to painful i though because id just got out the pool. But after my sleep i tried again and they really hurt on my wrist bone is this normal?

Thank you

xx

lindalegs

Sorry about your back ....and I always find hydrotherapy very tiring.

The wrist splints shouldn't hurt you, they should be very comfortable .....you might need to have them adjusted. I'm assuming they were made for your wrists/hands. When I had to wear them I had them adjusted regularly till they were comfortable.

Luv Legs

madness1985

Thanks for your reply lindalegs, they got them out of the store cupboard were they hold tempory insoles ect. my partner put them on with diff lengths on valcrow but it just hurt

lindalegs

I think you ought to get back to your physio and tell them that they hurt you and that you can't wear them at the moment because of the pain and see what they say.....they're not going to give your wrists any support shut in a drawer.

When I had to wear them they were made individually for everyone because we're all different but I suppose with the NHS nowadays it's cheaper just to buy standard sizes :roll:

Give them a ring Madness it can't do any harm.

Luv Legs

salamander

Hi,
My physio wouldn't give me wrist splints, she said it wasn't the policy!
What are they supposed to do anyway?

dorcas

Hi madness,
I agree with the others....the wrist splints shouldn't hurt! Did the physio give you the bog standard 'beige' ones with the metal insert and the velcro fastenings?
those are ok to begin with but if your wrists are misshapen or too swollen with arther then they are going to be pressing in the wrong places and do more damage than good....that's what I was told!

I've had wrist splints for years now and they have to be individually made and are 'moulded' to fit the wrists. Sounds as though these are the ones you need. Good thing is that they provide a lot of support and give protection and strength to the wrists and thumbs.
I also have 'resting splints' for night use...which are a godsend.

It's a balance though between protection, pain relief and maintaining some normal flexibility (if you can) in your hands.
Your physio should have spent more time with you going over this and also checking the 'fit' of the splints!

my splints were made by OT (hand therapist) not physio...don't know if you'd be better asking about a referral to them?

anyway good luck with it all madness...hope you get some ease soon. Iris x

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Wonkylegs

I was originally given the wrist splints I had by the physio, the beige ones with the velcro and the metal strip.

recently I noticed they were broken and I asked my rheumy nurse for another pair. They are not allowed to send them out now it seems in our area they prefer that you see a hand specialist to get wrists assessed first, and then they will make something to work for specific problems.

I have an OT appointment for assessment next week.

Also You mustn't wear the type of splint I was given for driving - I only was told this a few weeks ago - apparently they may invalidate car insurance, although on the thread I did about it there were some people who had informed their car insurance and they were happy for them to be wearing them. confusing eh?

anyway, def don't wear them if they are hurting but ask for another appointment to have them properly fitted. Hurting sounds bad to me!

madness1985

Hi,

Thanks for the information. Yes it is the standard ones with vecrow and mental bits in and they just hurt. I have a new physio tbh i think shes newly qualified as well im going to see her again next week (joys of life lol) and ill mention it to her. As im in wales tommorrow!

I have not worn them since trying them because they hurt, my wrists are definatly painful and my partner says they are mis-shaped.

Thanks again all x

dorcas

Good luck next week madness with your appointment! let us know how you get on.

If your hands are so painful has no-one suggested you have joint injections? I don't know what type of arther you have but if it's any of the inflammatory arthers, then steroid injections might be a good solution, even if it means you only get relief for a few weeks it might be worth considering?

I've got an appointment tomorrow for a wrist joint injection because one of my wrists is killing me; I phoned the rheumy con and he made the arrangement for me to go into hosp tomorrow. Always worth speaking to someone if you're in a lot of pain........

take care madness...hope things get better for you. Irisx

madness1985

Thanks

I have a really bad fear of needles! Im seeing a needle phobiast on Tuesday hopfully i can get the fear gone and more pain relief!

x

dorcas

madness1985 wrote:

Thanks

I have a really bad fear of needles! Im seeing a needle phobiast on Tuesday hopfully i can get the fear gone and more pain relief!

x

Good luck for Tuesday! let us know how you get on with the 'needle phobiast'...
might help a lot of other peeps on the forum who have the same fear of needles to hear what a 'phobiast' can do; especially if it opens up possibility of accessing other lines of treatment. Iris x