What causes wrist pain after childbirth?

Some mothers after childbirth will report that they experience wrist pain. This phenomenon may be caused by the fact that during delivery, the pores of the skin open and the skin becomes cold, which makes it easy for cold air to accumulate in the joints, causing wrist pain. Mothers can take good care of their bodies during the confinement period, which will have a good relieving effect.

What causes wrist pain after childbirth?

Some mothers will experience wrist pain after giving birth. This is mainly because the pores and joints of the skin are opened during childbirth. In addition, 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 "confinement 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.

How to relieve wrist pain after childbirth

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.