What causes wrist pain after childbirth?

For women, the childbirth process can cause particularly great harm to the body. If they do not pay attention to body care after giving birth, it will lead to the occurrence of some diseases. Among them, postpartum wrist joint pain is a relatively common phenomenon. It has a certain impact on women’s normal life and physical health. If we want to effectively relieve this symptom, we must grasp its cause of the disease. Let’s understand what is postpartum wrist joint pain.

What causes wrist pain after childbirth?

The main reason is that when the mother gives birth, the pores and joints of the skin are opened, and the mother's qi and blood are deficient after childbirth. Once exposed to cold wind and wind, the cold will be retained in the joints and muscles, causing "postpartum disease." In addition, changing diapers, feeding and doing other housework for the baby will aggravate the damage to the muscles and joints, causing damage to the tendons and nerves in the fingers and wrists, causing "extensor tendonitis" and "carpal tunnel syndrome", and pain in the fingers and wrists.

Editor's suggestion:

1. Keep your body warm after delivery and do not use cold water to do housework too early. Normally, when washing hands, feet, and face, be sure to use hot water and avoid contact with cold water.

2. Do not overwork yourself when taking care of your baby. When your wrists and fingers hurt, you must take a rest. It is best to ask someone else to take care of the baby temporarily.

3. During the confinement period, eat less spicy and sour foods, eat less bananas, and drink less beer.

4. When you start to feel pain, you should see a doctor as soon as possible and take medicine under the doctor's guidance. Chinese medicine that nourishes blood, dispels wind, dispels cold and removes dampness is the first choice. There is also a folk remedy in China: soak your palms and fingertips in hot ginger water. Because ginger has the effect of dispelling cold, it helps to drive away the cold in the joints.

5. After experiencing severe pain in your wrist and thumb, do flexion and extension exercises every day. But do not massage the painful area forcefully. If necessary, use ultrashort wave or infrared therapy.

The above is an introduction to what causes wrist joint pain after childbirth. After understanding it, we know that there are many reasons for this phenomenon. Therefore, female friends must pay attention to getting more rest after childbirth. At the same time, they must pay special attention to eating more light and nutritious foods. Once you feel unwell, you should consult a doctor in time.