How to Protect Your Hands During Sports and Gym Training
Sport and fitness are great for your health—but not if they damage your hands orwrists. Here’s how athletes, gym-goers, and weekend warriors can stay protected.
Warm Up Properly
Always start with hand and wrist mobility drills. Roll your wrists, stretch your fingers,and activate grip muscles.My Basic Surgical Training (BST) was in Ireland (Royal College of Surgeons) and myspecialist training was in the Mersey Deanery. This was followed by a recognisedfellowship at Wrightington Hospital – an internationally renowned tertiary referral centre.
Always start with hand and wrist mobility drills. Roll your wrists, stretch your fingers,and activate grip muscles.My Basic Surgical Training (BST) was in Ireland (Royal College of Surgeons) and myspecialist training was in the Mersey Deanery. This was followed by a recognisedfellowship at Wrightington Hospital – an internationally renowned tertiary referral centre.
Use the Right Technique
Poor form when lifting weights, punching, or catching can lead to tendon or ligamentinjuries. Learn correct technique and avoid overloading.
Poor form when lifting weights, punching, or catching can lead to tendon or ligamentinjuries. Learn correct technique and avoid overloading.
Use Protective Gear
Wrist wraps, gloves, or taping can offer support during high-impact sports like boxingor climbing.
Wrist wraps, gloves, or taping can offer support during high-impact sports like boxingor climbing.
Don't Train Through Pain
Sharp or persistent pain means something’s wrong. Rest, ice, and see a specialistearly.
Sharp or persistent pain means something’s wrong. Rest, ice, and see a specialistearly.
Balance Strength and Flexibility
Include exercises that strengthen the wrists and stretch the forearms. Grip trainersand resistance bands are excellent tools.
Include exercises that strengthen the wrists and stretch the forearms. Grip trainersand resistance bands are excellent tools.
Stay in the game—
protect your hands before injury forces you out.
protect your hands before injury forces you out.
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