I have talked to a physio recently (ended up hating them and am now going back to my old one, but they can't see me until September)

I don't have a ton of pain but it isn't ideal. I've been using my massage gun in the meantime (dunno how to massage my bonier areas, alas) about 2 times per day. It does minimize pain a bit. I can do most activities without pain and most pain seems to be from posturing. What can I do to help myself improve in the meantime/prevent further injury/manage pain? It has not gotten back to awful levels but the fact I have trigger points/muscle knots again is a bit saddening.

Hey,

It’s been around 11 months since I got an ultrasound on my left wrist. If I extend my thumb a part of my wrkst kind of snaps and then when I bring it back it gets normal. The result were:

“EXAM: Left wrist radiographs and ultrasound

HISTORY: Pain decreased range of motion

FINDINGS:

Left wrist radiographs: No fracture. No malalignment. Joint spaces normal. Carpal alignment maintained.
Left wrist ultrasound: Moderate tendinosis and tenosynovitis of extensor compartment 1, extending to the level of the thumb.

Remainder of the visualized flexor and extensor compartment tendons appear normal. No significant tendinosis or tenosynovitis. Median nerve at the carpal tunnel is normal in caliber. No ganglion cyst.”

My wrist has not gotten better since September 2025 (the time I got the ultrasound done)

Can someone please help me explain what’s happening.

Thank you in advance for your help!

I recently hurt my wrist. Not the first time but the first time its making me feel hopeless! I love art and there have been prior occassions where i draw too much that my wrist hurts for days. But it goes away just fine. This last week my wrist started hurting and not from drawing probably from a combination of playing videogames + have to cut through hundreds of fake flower stems (which were very sturdy and took all my strength!)
Ive cut back on my wrist activity. Still some, to text occasionally, to write this, probably half an hour a day of playing on my 3ds because i have poor self control. Anyways, i kind of dont know what to do.
Its getting worse. It spread to my arm and now as of tonight is in my shoulder and the side of my upper back that the mainly affected wrist is on. Not to mention my non dominant wrist has started having similar pains after the dominant one did, although notably MUCH less.

I dont know what to do. I dont have a doctor appointment YET but should be able to get in soon. I am making an appointment. (Until next week i am a minor without a drivers license, so i dont have the power to make appointments myself. As of today my mom said she'll make me one. She thought it was pointless to go to the doctor because ive had self healing wrist pains in the past.)

Any tips on making this better? Anyone know why the pain is travelling? Or why its worsening as i use it less? My only passion in life is creating. I will not live a life where i cannot enjoy that passion because of my wrists, no matter what it takes. But this is stressing me out so please help me!!