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Wrist & Hand Pain

Get back to using your hands without pain getting in the way.

We use our hands for almost everything.

Typing. Driving. Cooking. Working. Carrying shopping. Holding your phone. Lifting weights. Playing sport. Picking up your children.

So when your wrist or hand starts hurting, even simple everyday tasks can suddenly become frustrating.

At Motion, we'll help you understand what's happening, get things settled and work towards getting you back to using your hand confidently again.

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33 years combined experience

Over 140 5-star reviews

Helping people across Blackpool & the Fylde Coast

How we help

Start with understanding you.

You don't need to know exactly what's causing your symptoms before coming to see us.

We'll start by understanding how the problem began, where you're experiencing symptoms, what aggravates them and what they're stopping you from doing.

We'll then assess the areas relevant to your symptoms. This may include movement, grip strength, wrist and hand strength, specific movements or tasks and relevant clinical tests.

If you're experiencing pins and needles, numbness or weakness, we'll also consider the nerves supplying the arm and hand and assess further up the arm or into the neck where appropriate.

From there, we'll explain what we think is happening and help you understand what comes next.

Understanding your symptoms

Common causes of wrist and hand pain

Wrist and hand symptoms can develop gradually or follow a specific injury.

Problems we may assess include:

You may already have been given a diagnosis.

Or you might simply know that something hurts when you grip, lift or use your hand.

Either way, we'll assess what's happening and how it's affecting you before deciding what may help.

  • Wrist sprains and strains
  • Tendon-related wrist and hand pain
  • De Quervain's tenosynovitis
  • Carpal tunnel syndrome
  • Thumb and wrist osteoarthritis
  • Joint-related pain and stiffness
  • Sports and gym-related wrist injuries
  • Repetitive loading or work-related symptoms
  • Nerve-related pain, tingling or numbness
  • Persistent or recurring wrist and hand pain

01 / Find a starting point

First, let's get things settled.

Completely resting your hand or wrist isn't always realistic. You probably still need it for work and everyday life.

The first part of your plan may therefore involve finding ways to manage your symptoms while keeping you doing as much as reasonably possible.

Depending on what we find, that could involve temporarily adapting certain activities, appropriate movement and exercise, advice around managing the demands on your wrist or hand and hands-on treatment where useful.

The aim is to find a sensible starting point and begin moving forward.

02 / Get back to what matters

Then we'll build you back up.

Once symptoms begin to settle, we'll work towards rebuilding the movement, grip strength and capacity you need.

For one person, that might mean typing or using a mouse comfortably throughout the working day.

For someone else, it's using tools, lifting weights, playing racket sports, getting back on the golf course or comfortably carrying their children.

Your rehabilitation should prepare your wrist and hand for what you actually need them to do.

People we’ve helped

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Over 140 5-star reviews from people we’ve helped across Blackpool and the Fylde Coast.

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How we help

Injury Assessment

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Get out of pain. Get back to life.

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Start here.

You don't need to work out whether your symptoms are coming from a tendon, joint, nerve or something else before booking.

That's what we're here to help with.

We'll listen, assess what's happening, explain what we find and build a plan around getting you back to using your hand normally again.

Settle the symptoms. Rebuild strength and confidence. Get back to life.

Book an initial assessment