I liked the one on the shoulder injury. Very educational.
Maybe we should start a "hospital thread"
I just learnt how to get into straps and harness, however, to learn how, I had to hang of the boom a lot, and hold the sail in strong winds which has caused some damage to my left wrist outer tendons.
The pain has been present since February.
My GP, superficially checked it , and said it was tendonitis. My Physio helped somewhat. Still, every time I go windsurfing, it gets aggravated.
Now, both of them would like to fill me in with Voltaren but I almost died from internal bleeding after a single Voltaren pill so that's not an option.
I can live with pain, but I fear it may develop to something more serious.
Unfortunately, I cannot get myself to stop now that I'm fully strapped/harnessed in, and the "Ashes" are in
Has anyone experienced something similar and can give me an advice?
It's not exactly the same but I get tennis elbow in the left elbow which is strange seeing I'm right handed. As you get better with the harness you will find things get easier. When you are riding along you should be able to "play the piano" on the boom you can just about rest your hands and keep them quite relaxed. If my arms get really tired I let go of the boom with one hand altogether and just travel along with that hand hanging down getting the blood going again.
Depends on where the pain is.
If it's sore right on the edge of the wrist on the little finger side, it is more likely a ligament sprain, which will take 12 mths to heal. I did it once playing hockey, and had to quit some activities for a while, esp guitar.
Extensor tendonitis, which is more commonly known as "tennis elbow" gives most pain at the elbow, but can affect the whole extensor tendon complex, from your elbow right across the back or your forearm. Hard to know without being able to examine you.
Both will heal slowly regardless of treatment.
I had the extensor tendonitis for a year before I banged my shoulder, and it settled eventually.
Cortisone shots are popular for that too, but again, I declined, on the basis that I wanted maximum strength in my tissues.
I agree about the hospital thread. Most of us are in our 40's and very active, so we bang ourselves around a bit. I reckon most of us have musculo-skeletal pain of some sort most days. The trick is to keep moving.
Try a Power balance band...
It is well worth getting a second opinion from a specialist,,,not saying your GP is no good,, but doctors like to use the "its just tendonitis" diagnosis.I had wrist problems for a year after a broke it.My local doc said thats as good as it will ever be,get use to it.
Flew to Sydney and saw a hand and wrist specialist,had an opp, can now bend my wrist,no pain.If I listened to my local doc,I would still be in pain.
Oh, and mybe slow down on the gerkin jerkin
This was not a trauma for me.
No sudden twists causing sharp pains. No breakage, no swelling, just a dull pain as I stretch or twist the hand.
But as you metioned the GPs...
The GP just said : "It'a tendonitis" . No advice on how long, what to do, nothing.
I'm trying to stay away from them if I can because they are unwilling to give me time.
I can imagine they are tied up to the KPIs on high patient turnaround.
In the end it's a business. Always has been... still..
Try changing the diameter of your grip, ie the boom. Move things up or down a bit, different length harness lines. l have found that by having a different position puts the strain else where so does not keep aggravating the injury and allows it to settle down. Stops the RSI in one paticular position. Good luck.
Over-powered on a monster sail is always tricky, but staying hooked in maintains mast foot pressure, which keeps your board composed.
You can sheet out while staying hooked in and organised.
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aawwwwww you two are so sweet, whose gonna propose first?
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My wrist is a bit dodge from my previous life as chef..cuttn pumpkins was the starter, making coffee on them machines does it too.... Now I swing a hammer and it gives me grief every now and then. Recently did the diagnosis with the doc trail and nothing obviously wrong, so strains and overuse syndromes declared with rest and anti inflamatorys perscribed....which never happens unless pain is shockin.
What I find helpfull is to massage the upper forearm near the elbow, the inside of the elbow facing the ceiling with fingers pointed straight toward your toes, it seems to work better if the fingers are hyper extended on something for support.
There is no pain in the wrist while doing this but a fairly intense strech is felt in the meaty bit of muscle. I got this from a physio, Im no doctor so go easy,
For me a few days of this and pain is significantly reduced, I stop doing it and im good until I upset it again...If I massage direclty on the join it gets worse or not better, or even turn it from good to bad!!!
And a toast to old blokes making comebacks..Physically run in and mentally superior!!!
I've got 2 tennis elbow which are a bit different but I rely on the harness heaps..if overpowered I luff the sail a little ( let it out) sit in the harness to keep the weight on the mastfoot/boom .If there is more pull on my front hand as a result of letting the sail out I'll move the front harness line forward a bit to take the pressure off my arm.
Try & stay relaxed..I find I often don't realise how cramped /tense I am sailing especially overpowered and have to focus on relaxing my grip , stance etc..If the harness is doing the work you should be able to lightly hold the boom.
Don't ignore it & hope it will go away.Massage & icegel might help after + stretches if you can get specific ones..
THe other thing I forgot to mention about tendonitis, is that it does respond well to "eccentric loading exercises".
In the OP's case, it more likely a strain of the medial collateral ligament of the wrist, so unlikely to help.