Fast Recovery From Wrist Strain

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Fast Recovery From Wrist Strain

Postby Sharpy » Tue Sep 20, 2005 10:56 am

I don't know how many of you have seen powerballs ( www.powerballs.com ) but I got one simply for the fun-gadget value. It's a handheld gyroscope that you can work up to speeds of (theoretically) 15000 rpm at which point it exerts 20kg of force.

Messing around with it a few weeks ago I was going for my personal best (it's got a counter on top to measure how fast you can get it) and I strained my wrist. It took about two weeks to heal.

I didn't learn my lessen and at the pub last night, I did it again, and again I've woken up this morning with a straigned wrist. I really don't want to take time out of training because I'm finally starting to make my first gains from the bodyweight exercises I've been doing. What can I do to help it heal more quickly?

Thanks, Sharpy.
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Postby Pete » Tue Sep 20, 2005 5:27 pm

Ice is useful first off, hot & cold treatment might aid recovery too. Once the pains gone stretching very gently might be a thing to try. Massage can be benefitial (again done gently & make sure it doesn't irritate the problem area).
My next bit of advice is don't go crazy with a powerball again :)
There are probably safer ways for you get more strength in the wrist/forearm area, it might be that this "toy" isn't for you.
If it's general strength in the area you're after then you can get a bit of elastic that wraps around your fingers & practice finger extensions (an VERY underused muscle that will increase all your gripping moves), get a pair of "fairy balls", once you've mastered the basic circling moves aim at doing it palms down, both ways, that's quite hard, then once you've done that, buy another set & work at doing it with 3, then 4 balls (if your hands are big enough) VERY hard palms down!
You could also invest in a gripper, like a sports shop gripper & have a grip frenzy, or a CoC trainer if you're too strong. Try "catch grips". throw the gripper up in the air, catch & squeeze, no set up. nothing HARD, VERY VERY HARD! Even just getting a gripper & doing a 1 hand, no set-up grip is tougher than the normal way. Put a gripper on the table & using one hand just pick up & squeeze, no set up, no touching with the other hand, tough one.
There's 101 ways to strengthen your grip without risking your wrists with a powerball (I'm not saying powerballs are inherently bad, but it seems they are for YOU). Try out some other ways to train that area & have fun exploring some new toys :D
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Postby Sharpy » Fri Sep 23, 2005 11:56 am

Thanks a lot :) The powerball isn't so much for any gripping benefit, although it's marketed as a strength tool, I'm not really buying that and I just use it because it's damn fun and it's got a dynamo that lights up pretty spinning L.E.D.s.

But I will bare your advice in mind, especially for improving my climbing.
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Postby GenTDuke » Fri Sep 23, 2005 1:22 pm

I ave been using powerball for a few months to re-hab my wrist, it has really helped.
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