Why Wrist Pain Is Rarely Just About the Wrist.

Last night I ran the first session inside my new Facebook group, The My Body Hurts Club.

We focused on wrist, hand and carpal tunnel pain, something I see constantly in my clinic and something I deal with myself.

One of the biggest misunderstandings about wrist pain is that it’s treated as an isolated problem.

If your wrist hurts, you’re told to rest it. Or splint it. Or stretch it.

But wrists don’t exist on their own.

They’re connected to the forearm. The forearm is connected to the elbow. The elbow is connected to the shoulder. And the shoulder is connected to the neck.

Add in repetition, gripping, lifting, carrying, feeding, typing, driving, working, and it’s no surprise many women develop ongoing wrist and hand discomfort.

Carpal tunnel symptoms are often linked to pressure and load through the wrist. But what contributes to that load is usually bigger than we realise.

Tight forearms.Elevated shoulders.Neck tension.Stress.Hormonal shifts.

Simply “resting it” can calm things temporarily, but unless the overall strain is reduced, symptoms often return.

What we worked through in the session was one very simple, seated movement, gentle loading at low intensity, that helps reduce pressure and improve circulation without forcing anything.

The key isn’t intensity. It’s consistency.

Pain in the wrist doesn’t mean your body is failing. It usually means it’s been working hard.

If wrist or hand pain is something you’ve normalised, it might be worth looking at the bigger picture rather than just the joint itself.

The replay of the session is available inside The My Body Hurts Club if you’d like to explore it further.

Love,

Dawn xx

Sunshine Holistic Therapy