Physiotherapist

[JEPPE]

Hey guys,

Now that I've started exercising properly again my wrist (fractured+plate due to being hit by a car on my motorcycle years ago) has started getting irritated, to the point where days after exercising my whole arm will be aching.

It's been hurting more often just in general so I'm thinking it would be a good idea to get it consistently looked after.

Can anyone recommend a good physio in this area?

Chuuurs.

[GTR-N1]

Marginally off-thread JEPPE, I wouldn't discount an acupuncturist who's a member of the AAA. Such practitioners are consulted by football teams to shorten recovery time.

So if the physio has given you limited improvement,......

[Mitcho_7]

its hard to find a physio that doesnt do the token treatment these days. They will do a little bit of assessment, rub it a bit, use an ultrasound on it and then TENS machine with either hot or cold.

If you can find someone that doesnt just go through the motions and do that then youll be better off. Unfortunently I cant recommend anyway in your area as im from canberra...

[R31Nismoid]

How about an Osteo?

I have a very good one just near me. They aren't just for backs etc

I found better improvements there than going to the local physio - who has all sorts of sporting team accolades from Olympic teams etc.

[Tangles]

You can buy your own TENS machine these days for not that much $$. Add in some research on exercises and the physio service doesnt really cut the mustard.

Id suggest you try Terrys suggestion & give accupuncture a go. You may very well find it extremely helpful.

[JZP]

How about an Osteo?

I have a very good one just near me. They aren't just for backs etc

I found better improvements there than going to the local physio - who has all sorts of sporting team accolades from Olympic teams etc.

Hey, I'm after an Osteo (I reckon a bad osteo is better than most physio or chiro's)..

Send me the details!!

[GTR-N1]

Osteopaths can do some marvellous wk!

[Melly]

its hard to find a physio that doesnt do the token treatment these days. They will do a little bit of assessment, rub it a bit, use an ultrasound on it and then TENS machine with either hot or cold.

If you can find someone that doesnt just go through the motions and do that then youll be better off. Unfortunently I cant recommend anyway in your area as im from canberra...

Kathy at Good Sport Physio in Deakin is awesome, she doesn't just do the typical stuff...

As for acupuncture, some physios are also doing dry needling now, if you can find a physio that does that (similar to acupuncture) than that is a good idea, a lot of physios are trained in more than one modality these days so if you can find one like that than I would give them a go...

[JEPPE]

Thanks everyone. Ash can you plug please?

Will check out Kathy and research some acu, as long as they allow it to be covered by TAC then I'll try anything and everything... at the same time! (not really)

[rev210]

a physio is a good idea. Go there with some requirements ; 1) manage the present injury /soreness. 2) get a set of recovery and strength movements for that arm.

You likely have underlying muscle / tendon weakness from the damage you sustained from the accident. Recovery to 'normal function' so you can do office work etc. doesn't reveal the strength differences between the two arms.

My guess is you are experiencing tendonitis from exceeding what that arm can handle by giving it the same loads and work that your good arm is doing when doing weights. This makes perfect sense.

What you can do is focus on movements for wrist and grip strengthening for that arm, once it's not sore. This will see you right in a few months. The good arm will not be doing anything while you are training the strength back into the bad one. the goal is to have an equal strength in both (bad arm is playing catch up).

So don't do things like bicep curls and other movements that will load the forearm muscles until you have it right.

If there is no permanent damage to tendons in the arm , then there should be a good chance you will be back to normal in no time.