Children's wrist pain may be caused by this disease

Parents need to pay attention to children's wrist pain in daily life. Generally, wrist pain in children may be caused by tenosynovitis. Tenosynovitis can easily cause wrist pain, local redness and swelling, and tingling. If the child is injured, it can also easily cause wrist pain. You can go to the hospital for a detailed examination and apply cold compresses to relieve the pain.

Causes of wrist pain in children

First: Wrist pain is partly caused by wrist tenosynovitis. Numbness, edema, tingling, decreased sensitivity in the wrist or fingers, or pain when pressed, inflexible joints, difficulty and weakness in bending fingers to hold things, and increased discomfort when the fingers move. These are obvious wrist tenosynovitis. If you feel pain on the dorsal side when you forcefully flex your wrist, it indicates that the dorsal wrist ligament and wrist extensor tendon are damaged. Otherwise, it is an injury to the palmar wrist ligament or wrist flexor tendon.

Second: Most of them have an obvious history of trauma. After the injury, wrist pain, wrist weakness, and limited wrist movement occur. For minor injuries, there is generally no obvious swelling and mild pain, and pain only occurs when the wrist joint is moved in a large range. Severe sprains are not taken seriously by clinicians because the changes in bones and joints are subtle, but there is indeed pain or joint restriction. After a few years or even decades, it is easy to be overlooked.

Third: Wrist injuries should be treated promptly to prevent ischemic necrosis of the scaphoid and lunate bones.

Relieve wrist pain

1. If you feel tingling in your hands, you should do some gentle hand exercises, such as rotating your wrists. Continue to clench and release your hands, straighten your fingers and then bend them, and practice repeatedly.

2. Raise your hands above your head, rotating your arms and wrists at the same time to help adjust the position of your shoulders, neck and upper back.

3. Perform head and neck exercises, such as rotating the head, looking left and right, and other simple movements.

4. Vitamin C has a repairing effect on tissues, while vitamin B6 and pyridoxine zinc can reduce tissue inflammation, accelerate blood circulation and act as a mild diuretic.

5. Keeping your elbows higher than your shoulders, supporting your elbows on the table, or leaning your hands on the chair rails are good ways to give your hands a rest.

6. Using aspirin can help reduce inflammation and relieve pain. Vitamin B6 can help relieve symptoms of wrist pain syndrome, but it must be taken under the supervision of a doctor.

7. Cold and hot compress

① Cold compress: Use an ice pack on the painful area and apply mineral oil to the skin where the ice pack is to be placed. Place a damp towel on top of the oil and place the ice pack on top of the towel. To achieve the desired isolation effect, cover the ice pack with a towel. Apply the cold compress for 10-20 minutes at a time, and check your skin every 5-10 minutes. If you notice your skin turning white or purple, remove the ice pack immediately to avoid frostbite on your wrist. Alternate 10 to 15 times.