Yesterday I sprained the part between my wrist and hand on the thumb side during either freestyle pull or backstroke pull. I was not aware when it happened, but after one lap, I suddenly felt the pain and the hand couldn't make a pull any more (very painful and weak). It hurts a lot and hasn't got any better. The hand is incapable of doing anything in certain directions, even washing hands. I don't know how this could happen :( A pull couldn't have broken a bone, could it? Has this happened to anyone else?
That sounds really bad. I don't even know how to prevent it in future as I still don't know what I did wrong--I just swam as I always did :confused:
Are you sure you didn't do something else with your wrist/hand that caused it to be slightly injured before you swam and then the swimming was the straw that broke the camel's back? That's how I hurt my shoulder last year. Helped with an activity that put strain on my shoulder in an unusual way then swam that evening and it started hurting. I'm almost positive it was the other activity that caused the injury and not the swimming. Either way, hope it feels better soon!
That sounds really bad. I don't even know how to prevent it in future as I still don't know what I did wrong--I just swam as I always did :confused:
Are you sure you didn't do something else with your wrist/hand that caused it to be slightly injured before you swam and then the swimming was the straw that broke the camel's back? That's how I hurt my shoulder last year. Helped with an activity that put strain on my shoulder in an unusual way then swam that evening and it started hurting. I'm almost positive it was the other activity that caused the injury and not the swimming. Either way, hope it feels better soon!
