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I love the Astanga version of sun salutations

(but am a practice slackard, I admit). Has anyone else

ever had a wrist problem? I now have a sore lump where

my thumb joins my wrist which I believe probably

came from down dog.Ouch! Hope this doesn't involve

rest for 6 months- I'm not that much of a slackard.

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I often have a bit of pain in my wrists during

sun salutations and vinyasas. Moving into up dog

particularly irritates my right wrist. I've never had a lump

like the one you describe though. The thing I've found

most helpful is to do some wrist stretches before

practice. I use the ones I was taught when I used to take

aikido. Aikido buts a lot of strain on the wrists so you

have to warm them up thoroughly before class. I'd have

a hard time describing them all here just in

words... there might be some images somewhere online or if

there are any dojos near you you could take a class

(also I assume a judo or jiu-jitsu class would use

similar stretches).

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Curiously, I have the same problem. However, I

also know that I have repetitive strain injury from

excessive use of my computer mouse. I did practice 3-5

times a week until last week when I was sidelined by an

abdominal muscle strain (the doctor said no excercise for

two weeks). I have been told by one of my teachers

that downward dog is supposed to be beneficial for

wrist problems such as carpal tunnel/rsi. I am getting

my wrist checked by the doctor anyway. I asked my

teacher if I should take any precations with asanas and

have only been advised that if my wrist bothers me to

skip some vinyasas and sit and breathe for a moment

instead. If I get a diagnosis on the painful thumb/wrist

connection swelling or practical suggestions to prevent

further injury, I'll pass it on. Good luck. Namaste, K.

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I also have this same problem involving the

metacarpal joint on my left hand (pain where the base of the

thumb meets the wrist)! I have had it on-and-off since

getting serious about ashtanga. <br><br><br>Since I also

rock climb fairly seriously and work at a keyboard all

day, I've often wondered if it was a typical RSI (de

quervain's tenosynovitis for example). But it really seems

most closely related to yoga practice. If I don't

practice for several days, it gets a little better. When

another injury had me stop ashtanga for weeks, I felt

almost healed. <br><br>I have tried icing and stretching

with some minor improvement and recently purchased a

forearm massaging device for this and other hand-related

issues. Still, if anyone discovers a more permanent

solution I'd love to hear about it. Unfortunately right

now, while training for an upcoming climbing trip,

I've had to severely modify my yoga practice to

preserve the integrity of my hands . . . <br><br>Oh, one

thing that does seem to help me is to watch my hands

and arms religiously while in chaturanga and down

dog, always making sure the form is as close to

correct as possible (palms completely flat, 90 degree

angle in elbow in chaturanga, concentrating weight in

feet and hips in down dog, etcetera -- also using

bandhas rather than arms in jump-backs!) <br><br>Looking

forward to hearing more from you fellow sufferers . .

..<br><br>All the best,<br>Robyn

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My teacher has pointed me several times, that in

downward dog (actually adho mukha svanasana or sat if

counted in sur. A) you need to keep your middle fingers

pointed straight forward. If your wrists are twisted out-

or inwards it may cause severe wrist pain and

problems. If you can push the most of your weight on your

feet (as it is supposed to do), the wrists can't

naturally get that strained..

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