Hand & Wrist Pain Treatment in Birmingham
Assessment-led care for wrist pain, hand pain, RSI, arthritis and nerve-type symptoms.
Hand and wrist pain can be caused by injury, repetitive strain, arthritis, tendon irritation, carpal tunnel syndrome or soft-tissue problems. We assess what is likely contributing to your symptoms and explain the most suitable next step.
Pain or stiffness?
Help for wrist pain, hand pain, swelling, reduced movement and recurring flare-ups.
Tingling or numbness?
Symptoms such as pins and needles, night tingling or hand weakness should be assessed.
Clear treatment plan
Care may include physiotherapy, support, imaging, ultrasound or selected injection options.
There are several reasons your hand or wrist may hurt
Sprains from abrupt injuries are common causes of wrist pain. Longer-term issues such as repetitive strain, arthritis and carpal tunnel syndrome can also create pain, tingling or reduced function.
Because many causes can feel similar, a correct assessment is important before choosing treatment.
- Pain with gripping, typing or lifting
- Stiffness, swelling or reduced movement
- Night tingling or pins and needles
- Weakness, catching or thumb-side wrist pain
Conditions that can cause hand and wrist pain
Different hand and wrist problems can overlap. Your assessment helps identify what is most relevant to your symptoms.
Sprains and strains
Pain after a fall, twist or sudden impact through the hand or wrist.
Repetitive strain injury
Symptoms linked with repeated gripping, typing, sport, music or manual work.
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Pins and needles, tingling, numbness or hand symptoms linked with median nerve irritation.
De Quervain’s tenosynovitis
Pain around the thumb side of the wrist, often worse with gripping or lifting.
Arthritis
Joint pain, stiffness or swelling linked with osteoarthritis or inflammatory arthritis.
Ganglion cysts
Soft-tissue lumps around the hand or wrist that can be painful or restrict movement.
What happens during your hand and wrist assessment?
Your clinician will listen to your symptoms, examine the painful area and check movement, tenderness, swelling, grip strength and nerve-related signs where relevant.
We listen
How it started, what movements hurt, whether symptoms are worse at night and what you have already tried.
We assess
Tenderness, swelling, wrist and hand movement, grip strength and functional signs.
We plan
You receive clear guidance on treatment, physiotherapy, splints, imaging, injections or referral where needed.
How hand and wrist pain may be treated
Treatment depends on the likely cause, symptom severity, your goals and how your hand or wrist is functioning.
Short-term changes to aggravating tasks can help calm pain while the cause is assessed.
Movement, strength, mobility and functional advice tailored to your hand or wrist problem.
Support may be used where it helps reduce strain, protect the area or improve comfort.
Ultrasound may help assess selected soft-tissue, tendon, joint or cyst-related concerns.
Steroid injection may be considered for selected conditions after appropriate assessment.
Additional clinic treatments may be discussed where clinically suitable.
Further assessment and guided treatment where suitable
Diagnostic ultrasound can be performed alongside musculoskeletal assessment and may provide additional information about soft tissues, tendons, joints, cysts or selected injection options.
Hand and wrist pain questions, answered
Helpful answers before booking a hand or wrist pain assessment in Harborne, Birmingham.
Call the clinic and the team can guide you towards the most suitable appointment.
Call 0121 285 5656Hand and wrist pain can come from sprains, repetitive strain, arthritis, tendon irritation, carpal tunnel syndrome, ganglion cysts or injury.
Not everyone needs imaging. Ultrasound, X-ray, CT, MRI or nerve tests may be discussed depending on your symptoms and examination findings.
Yes. Physiotherapy can help many presentations with advice, movement work, strength exercises, activity changes and support options.
Injection treatment may be considered for selected conditions after assessment, discussion of risks, benefits and alternatives.
Yes. Tingling, numbness, weakness or night symptoms should be assessed rather than ignored.
Ready to have your hand or wrist pain assessed?
Book online or call the clinic if you are unsure which appointment is right for you.