Wrist
WRIST SPRAIN
- Fall on outstretched hand get a sprain between couple of your wrist bones
Treatment
- PRICE protocol
- P- Protection
- R- Rest
- I- Ice
- C- Compression
- E- Elevation
Therapeutic Exercise
- Wrist strenghthening
- Wrist isometric
- Wrist flexor strenghthening
- Wrist extensor strenghthening
CARPEL TUNNEL SYNDROME
- Median nerve compression in carpal tunnel
- Difficulty in wringing cloths
- Inability to hold a cup of water
- Couldn't grip things or pain during gripping
- Numbness and tingling feeling in the hand during typing or wrist movements
- Night pain
Special Test
- Tinnel's test
- Wrist flexion median nerve compression test
- Phalens test
- Modified phalens test
- Closed fist lumbrical provocation test
Treatment
- Electrotherapy
- Ultra sound
- LASER
- Dry Needling
Therapeutic Exercise
- Meadian nerve glide
- ADL modification
- Myofascil release
- Manual therapy
- Stretching
WRIST STIFFNESS
- Common after colle's fracture
Treatment
- Electrotherapy
- Heat therapy
Therapeutic Exercise
- Wrist isometrics
- Wrist mobilization
- Mallet twist
- Table top wrist stretch
THUMB ARTHRITIS
- Pain, Swelling, decresed strength and ROM
- Difficulty in doing simple task such as turning door knobs and opening jars
Special Test
- Grind test
Treatment
- Electrotherapy
- Wax therapy
- Dry Needling
Therapeutic Exercise
- ADL Modification
- Joint mobilization
- Thumb passive ROM
- Self thumb traction
- Rubber band exercise
- Squeeze ball press
- Taping
- Thumb spica splint
DE QUERVAIN'S TENOYNOVITS
- Thickening of thumb's tendon
- Restricted back and forth movement
- Pain and tenderness
- Decresed movements of thumb
Special Test
- Finkelstein test
Treatment
- Electrotherapy
- Dry Needling
- Ultra sound
Therapeutic Exercise
- Rubber band exercise
- Squeeze ball pressing
- Thumb spica splint