RachelMarie
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- Apr 9, 2009
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De Quervain's Tendinitis to be exact.
How should I handle this while shooting? My wrists are not always in pain, but I usually feel discomfort after shooting for at least a few days. Sometimes the pain starts after the first shot, or in mid-range time.
I need to keep up on training and such so I usually try and shoot through the pain. And after a while, when it gets bad enough I end up getting an injection of corticosteroids into the tendon. (That being said, My doctor is giving me one more injection before the last option, surgery.)
I do physical therapy at home but no matter how much I do, I'm always on the verge of pain. Even playing a round of catch with my husband will get it to flare up pretty good.
My doctor has given me splints (which are always in my range bag when not on my wrists) but after talking with a few fellow shooters I've decided against using them while shooting (I don't want to be reliant on them in a situation where I need to use my firearm.).
So what should I do? Should I put these splints on at the range once (and if) the pain hits? Or should I continue shooting through the pain? I was told to avoid activities that cause the problem but that would leave me rather bored. But when it flares up really bad, it's hard to do the smallest things. It's amazing how useful your thumbs are.....
Any ideas?
Btw....Said splints make me have constant "Thumbs up". It's rather entertaining, really.
How should I handle this while shooting? My wrists are not always in pain, but I usually feel discomfort after shooting for at least a few days. Sometimes the pain starts after the first shot, or in mid-range time.
I need to keep up on training and such so I usually try and shoot through the pain. And after a while, when it gets bad enough I end up getting an injection of corticosteroids into the tendon. (That being said, My doctor is giving me one more injection before the last option, surgery.)
I do physical therapy at home but no matter how much I do, I'm always on the verge of pain. Even playing a round of catch with my husband will get it to flare up pretty good.
My doctor has given me splints (which are always in my range bag when not on my wrists) but after talking with a few fellow shooters I've decided against using them while shooting (I don't want to be reliant on them in a situation where I need to use my firearm.).
So what should I do? Should I put these splints on at the range once (and if) the pain hits? Or should I continue shooting through the pain? I was told to avoid activities that cause the problem but that would leave me rather bored. But when it flares up really bad, it's hard to do the smallest things. It's amazing how useful your thumbs are.....
Any ideas?
Btw....Said splints make me have constant "Thumbs up". It's rather entertaining, really.