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What Causes Wrist Pain?

My wrist has been hurting for several months now. It sometimes hurts when I wake up, but mostly when I am typing or writing. It seems like a combination of tendonitis and carpal tunnel. In my thumb, I sometimes feel a pulling. Also, I sometimes experience twitches in the area below the thumb. The pain in my wrist is in my palm and about halfway up to my elbow. I have not had any previous trauma or conditions.
Tue, 7 Aug 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

It could be a carpel tunnel syndrome arising due to compression of your median nerve in the wrist. Nothing much to worry as it can be cured permanently. As a first line of management, you can try analgesics like Diclofenac it ibuprofen for pain. If pain persists even with analgesics surgical correction may be needed. Consult a orthopedic and he will direct you accordingly.

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What Causes Wrist Pain?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. It could be a carpel tunnel syndrome arising due to compression of your median nerve in the wrist. Nothing much to worry as it can be cured permanently. As a first line of management, you can try analgesics like Diclofenac it ibuprofen for pain. If pain persists even with analgesics surgical correction may be needed. Consult a orthopedic and he will direct you accordingly. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.