cranestyle Posted April 26, 2005 Posted April 26, 2005 Anybody know a good sports medicine doctor in Portland? Location: SW is ideal, but not necessary. Injury: tendonitis in the wrist, not sure of exact diagnosis. Tried Physical Therapy, but looking for some more information and thought sports medicine is the way to go. thanks! Quote
matt_warfield Posted April 26, 2005 Posted April 26, 2005 How did you hurt it- climbing, computer use, repetitive motion, other? Do you have any nerve symptoms a la carpal tunnel syndrome? Be careful- I was shut down climbing for about two years by not fixing problems created by computer use and climbing in the beginning. Unfortunately I am not familiar with options in Portland. Quote
cranestyle Posted April 26, 2005 Author Posted April 26, 2005 I'm actually investigating for a friend. I don't think he has nerve symptoms. It wasn't from computer use, but repetitive motion and climbing is definitely an aggravating factor. He's tried "fixing" the problem, but it still persists after months of resting, stretches/strengthening, hot/cold, etc. What else do you suggest? Quote
matt_warfield Posted April 26, 2005 Posted April 26, 2005 I was in denial about the rest time it takes to heal tendon problems. They are poorly vascularized and take much longer to heal than muscles. I started with a week of rest, then a month, and then much more (from climbing) but the problem with wrist tendons is that you are using them in regular life all the time even if you aren't doing what injured them. In the end I spent over a year doing minimal climbing and also making adjustments in regular life as feasible and saw slow but steady progress. The important thing is to be very patient because the condition probably crept up slowly and will need to heal slowly. The final phase of recovery came from a hand/wrist specialty clinic where they distinguish between tendonitis (an injury that is inflamed and can be healed) and tendonosis (a poorly healed tendon that isn't working well and may not change). They have different treatment options. Find out about hand/wrist clinics because they see it all and a lot of it is sports related. They can treat or refer. Good luck to your friend. In my case I use a computer and climb. Climbing is fun while computers pay well but otherwise Quote
cranestyle Posted April 26, 2005 Author Posted April 26, 2005 (edited) I didn't know hand/wrist clinics existed. Thanks for the info, I pass it on. Edited April 26, 2005 by cranestyle Quote
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