<p>I know lots of smart people post on these boards and in desperate need of some help. Here’s my case:</p>
<p>I am a 16 year old male. About 16 months ago I broke my wrist snowboarding. I wore a splint and cast for 2 weeks each. I’m not sure what went wrong, maybe it just took a long time to heal, or maybe I started using it too soon and played tennis too soon with it, but it still kept hurting and feeling sore and weak for about 8 months after I broke it, the doctor said it should be fine in 2-4 months. I went to a wrist specialist and a orthopedic surgeon and they couldn’t fine out what was wrong. I even had an MRI done and nothing was found. They just to do exercises with it. Anyways after about 9 months it basically felt 100%, I played JV tennis for a season and I was feeling great and had no wrists pain for about 7 months. Then, about a month ago, now 16 months after the break it is starting to hurt again. What’s wrong? It mainly hurts when I put pressure on it, but even things like squeezing a bottle and turning a door handle hurt. Playing tennis hurts when I hit the ball. I have been playing a lot of tennis to try to make varsity next year and have changed my grip like 2 months ago which makes me hit with more spin and use my wrist more. After all this time my wrist is starting to hurt again and I really want to play tennis! What’s wrong? I’m really frustrated with this problem.</p>
<p>Anyone have any experience or know anything? All insight is appreciated. I am going to see a wrist specialist next week.</p>
<p>well, I have NEVER heard of a bone healing completely in 4 weeks. I think you/ the DR/ did not give it enough time to heal properly based on this very telling statement
" it still kept hurting and feeling sore and weak for about 8 months after I broke it"
and you need to go to an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in sports related injuries, PRONTO. I have a feeling you injured / tore[?] some ligaments when you broke your wrist, and ligaments can take a LONG time to heal, because they have little blood supply. The twisting motion required to hit a ball with spin is probably putting new stress on your ligaments and muscles. Change your grip back to the old way and see if that helps lessen the problem. But you may have to accept the fact that you might need to rest your wrist for a long while, and/or have surgery to correct the problem.</p>
<p>LSkaiWalk - the specialist should be able to give you a better answer than any of us! However, I note that you do not mention physical therapy, but you mention exercises.</p>
<p>It is imperative that you continue to do the physical therapy exercises even though your physical therapy sessions may have ended! It also sounds like you may be trying to do too much too soon - the varsity tennis team may have to wait a year.</p>
<p>Be forewarned - if you don’t let your wrist heal and you push yourself you will pay for it in your 30s and upward. There are many stories about athletes who pushed themselves to get back into their sport and years later found themselves physically impaired.</p>
<p>Shot in the dark here… Perhaps you are aggravating it by doing too much computer/gaming stuff? Could carpel tunnel syndrome be a possibility and not the bone?</p>
<p>After breaking a bone, many people have pain and tenderness during periods of changes in barometric pressure (weather)…perhaps you avoided this because of more consistent activity, but now you are doing different things, and you are sensitive. Just a thought…</p>
<p>^^^ My son broke his foot, and I had a knee operation(when I was 18), anytime a storm front comes in, I feel it, so does he. It is a dull sharp pain…nonstop…as soon as the front goes through I am fine!</p>