Wrist Joint Pain for Physical Therapy (PT) 04

Physical Therapy (PT) for Wrist Joint Pain:07

Physical therapy is a conventional treatment provided as an adjuvant therapy to medication, interventional pain therapy and surgery. Physical therapy is prescribed before surgery as a conservative treatment and after surgery as a supporting therapy. Patient with severe pain often resist physical therapy and in such situation injection of local anesthetics in wrist joint often precedes physical therapy.

Goal of Physical Therapy (PT)-

·         Improve Joint Movements

·         Enhance Muscle Strengthening

·         Maintain Normal Muscle Tone

·         Augment Coordination.

Indications for Physical Therapy to Treat Wrist Pain

·         Chronic Wrist Joint Pain

·         Muscle Spasm of Hand And Forearm Muscles

·         Post Surgery Wrist Joint Stiffness

·         Post Surgery Wrist Joint Instability

·         Muscle Atrophy- Hand And Forearm Muscles

·         Hand and Forearm Muscle Weaknesses

Physical Therapy Techniques-

·         Exercise

·         Stretching

·         Ultrasound Therapy

·         Infrared or Heat Therapy

·         Cold Therapy

·         Massage Therapy