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Title: What usually causes wrist pain?
Post by: Pseudoscience-is-malarkey on 23/11/2021 15:35:54
My left wrist and the base of my thumb hurt a little when I twist or flex them a certain way.

And please no jokes like "You'll have to masturbate with your right hand".
Title: Re: What usually causes wrist pain?
Post by: Bored chemist on 23/11/2021 19:49:39
My left wrist and the base of my thumb hurt a little when I twist or flex them a certain way.
Then don't  twist or flex them that certain way.
Title: Re: What usually causes wrist pain?
Post by: vhfpmr on 24/11/2021 13:35:58
My left wrist and the base of my thumb hurt a little when I twist or flex them a certain way.
Then don't  twist or flex them that certain way.
That's your impersonation of an obtuse doctor, is it?
"Doctor, I hit my head on the corner of the kitchen cupboard and now there's a soft mushy depression in my scalp that makes my head spin when I touch it"
"Well don't touch it then."
Title: Re: What usually causes wrist pain?
Post by: Origin on 24/11/2021 13:44:00
Ask your doctor what he thinks.
Title: Re: What usually causes wrist pain?
Post by: Bored chemist on 24/11/2021 18:30:53
That's your impersonation of an obtuse doctor, is it?
No.
It's my way of pointing out that the OP shouldn't expect medical advice on line to be any good.

In fairness, I think  Origin's way of putting it
Ask your doctor what he thinks.

 was probably better (give or take the fact that some doctors are "she" rather than "he").

Title: Re: What usually causes wrist pain?
Post by: Bored chemist on 24/11/2021 18:31:47
"Well don't touch it then."
That would be very sound advice, wouldn't it?