Wrist soreness

you're probably fine, especially at 15. can you tell if it's more in the
muscle or more in the joint. make sure you're not putting too much
stress on it by using correct form and such. you haven't fallen on it
in weird way or anything have you?

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markf said:

you're probably fine, especially at 15. can you tell if it's more in the
muscle or more in the joint. make sure you're not putting too much
stress on it by using correct form and such. you haven't fallen on it
in weird way or anything have you?

I think its the joint...like, the first time, it got so bad i couldnt
use that wrist to squeeze shampoo out of the bottle...I eased upa lot
after that...
I think I'm using correct form...what exactly IS correct form? I havent
fallen on either wrist
I gotta go now, class is almost over..I'll check back in tonight

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I hope it gets better, I got a trials uni a few weeks ago, and spent an
hour or so about 2 weeks ago trying to get 180 unispins on it. I can
do a uni spin, but the other unis I had done it on were lighter or
something. Finally got it. 2 days later I tried again, and got
shooting pain in my right wrist. I waited a week, and I managed about
2 spins before the pain was too much. Hope I can ride soon so the
wrist strengthens...

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monkeyman said:

I think its the joint...

That might explain why you fell off... probably best to stay off that
before riding 😉

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rob.northcott said:

That might explain why you fell off... probably best to stay off that
before riding 😉

I never fell....

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It's probably just an overuse injury. As your technique improves, you
will need less muscle in your hops, and your wrist will also get
stronger, but you might want to specifically do strengthening exercises
also, like one of those hand grippy things, or wrist curls with small
weights.

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From my experience, soreness such you have described are the result of
over-use *-AND -*misuse.

If you are really out of shape of course there will be some soreness.
However, I think that it might be more likely a result of misuse. When
I am trying to learn something new I tend to over-grip, far tighter
than makes sense. As you become more comfortable and relaxed you will
naturally loosen that death-grip. My wrists used to just ache and ache!
Too, I used to have blisters and bruises as a result. Relax. Give
yourself a couple of days to recover and then pay attention to not
mis-spending energy. Lighten up on your body. When you watch the
masters on various videos you see smooth and relaxed moves but, too,
you can see them applying just enough force or grip to get the job
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I don't mean this in a bragging way, but i consider myself in good
shape...I'm on swim team..I think it is just misuse/overuse though...
Question: Do wrist guards help with wrist soreness? LIke after I'm
'healed', wold wearing wrist guards (like the 661's at unicyclist.com)
help to prevent that?
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Wrist guards would help reduce soreness caused by impacts, but not by
use. They're a good idea, though, as wrist soreness from a single
impact can be bothersome for a long time.

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monkeyman said:

I never fell....

Sorry... it was a joke... wasn't supposed to be helpful :o

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rob.northcott said:

Sorry... it was a joke... wasn't supposed to be helpful

Oh but it was, I have a whole Wednesday to get thru here...

Back to the wrist thing, I 'hurt my right wrist'
(http://tinyurl.com/zfah4), the one grabbing the front of the seat,
while learning to freemount my raffie. It got so bad that I had to stop
doing it for a while. A bad fall trying to ride down stairs and a
couple of rock climbing-related wrist injuries didn't make it any
better. I always figured it was just overuse.

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