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Wrist Pain

« on: March 13, 2008, 05:57 AM »

So after reading Bart's article on improving the weaker hand I decided to stop messing about and have a real go at improving my left hand. I've been practising fairly intensely, focusing on the left hand, for a few weeks now and I've developed pain in my left wrist. Now I have noticed this pain before in my right wrist, along ith a small lump, and put it down to a ganglion cyst (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganglion_cyst) and I think now the same thing may be happening on my left hand side. Has anybody ever experienced this, specifically after increasing the workload on one hand or the other or even just in general?


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« Reply #1 on: March 13, 2008, 07:56 AM »

Yes, I have a small tendon sheath ganglion cyst in my right pinkie. I went to a hand surgeon, and he said it would be easy to remove, if it bothered me.

The surgeon wasn't sure what causes them, but sometimes they can happen as a joint heals after an injury. I suspect it happened while snowboarding, and the surgeon said it most likely wasn't from drumming.

It's in the first knuckle, where the pinkie meets the hand. It only bothers me if I over use the hand, or if something physically puts pressure on the joint. I opted not to have it removed, unless it really becomes a problem.

I would definitely go to a doctor for any kind of wrist pain. There are too many muscles and tendons in there, and our wrists are so essential to what we do! Repetitive motion injuries are common among drummers, and sometimes the only treatment is to rest.