You use your elbows, wrists, and hands constantly. Nothing makes that clearer than pain in them. A normal morning (bed, teeth, shower, dress, breakfast, commute) already puts your upper extremities through hundreds of uses. Whether pain is from injury, ailment, or an underlying condition, it can crush your quality of life. Physical therapy in South Jordan can bring relief or full recovery.
Do Your Elbows, Wrists, or Hands Hurt?
Physical Therapy Can Help You Find Relief for Pain in Your Upper Extremities
You use your elbows, wrists, and hands constantly throughout the day – but nothing will make you realize just how much you use them like feeling the aches and pains within them.
Just imagine your typical morning: you get out of bed, brush your teeth, shower, get dressed, make breakfast, and begin your commute to work. At this point, you’ve already used your elbows, wrists, and hands hundreds of times – and you’re still at the beginning of your day!
Whether you’re experiencing pain due to an injury, ailment, or some other underlying condition, it can greatly impact your quality of life.
Fortunately, you can find relief or even experience a full recovery by working with a licensed physical therapist in South Jordan, UT. Request an appointment with ImPackt Physical Therapy today to get started on relieving your elbow, wrist, or hand pain.
How will physical therapy help my elbow, wrist, or hand pain?
Whatever the cause of your elbow, wrist, or hand pain may be, physical therapy can help you. Our advanced treatments at ImPackt Physical Therapy can help relieve your pain, restore your range of motion, and get you back to living your normal life.
In many cases, physical therapy treatments can even help you eliminate the need for harmful painkillers or invasive surgical procedures for nerve-damaging conditions like Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
Our South Jordan, UT physical therapists will create a personalized treatment plan unique to the specific needs of your condition. This may include any combination of specialized treatments, such as manual therapy, pain, and inflammation-reducing modalities, and specific therapeutic exercises to restore strength and pain-free motion.
What’s causing the pain in my upper extremities?
Listed below are a few of the most common conditions that may be the culprit for the pain you are feeling:
Strains/Sprains:
Strains and sprains to the elbow, wrist, or hand can result in pain. Strains refer to muscle or tendon injuries, whereas sprains refer more to the ligaments, which connect bone to bone. These injuries typically occur from quick overstretching of the ligaments or tendons, such as a fall on an outstretched arm, or catching something heavy.
Arthritis:
Arthritis is a very common condition that affects approximately 53 million Americans. In fact, according to the Arthritis Foundation, it is the most common form of disability in the United States. There are many different forms of arthritis, but it is typically caused by repetitive motions or an injury that impacts the cartilage in the joints of the elbow, wrist, or hand. Physical therapy helps to improve joint motion, reduce inflammation, and strengthen the surrounding supportive muscles.