What to do if your wrist hurts from carrying a baby

Holding a child’s wrist pain needs to be treated according to the cause. For example, the wrist muscles are overstressed can be properly adjusted posture, wrist joint edema can be used local hot compresses, tendonitis take medication and other ways to treat. 1. Excessive wrist force: When holding a child, the hand muscles are in a load-bearing or heavy load state, easy to occur wrist pain. The main reason is that the muscles are in a state of contraction and the tendons are in a state of stiffness and stress in the tendon sheath, leading to edema and compression. At this time, it is recommended to avoid a fixed action for a long time, should be converted to posture and movement can slow down the pain. 2. Carpal edema: If you often hold the child, the carpal muscles and soft tissues may become congested and edematous, and pain may occur. Can be used in the local warm water immersion, or hot water bag for external application, in order to promote local blood circulation in the wrist, to reduce edema, thereby providing relief from the symptoms of pain. 3. Tenosynovitis: Holding a child for a long time may lead to wrist pain, resulting in wrist tenosynovitis. It is recommended to take anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs, such as aspirin enteric-coated tablets, indomethacin tablets and celecoxib under the guidance of a doctor, so as to relieve the symptoms of wrist pain. Physiotherapy such as infrared light can also be disposed of. If the above symptoms occur, it is recommended to go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment in time to avoid delaying the condition. In daily life, pay attention to more rest, avoid repeating a certain action for a long time, avoid exerting both hands, do not bear weight, and combine work and rest.