In today’s digital age, our wrists bear the brunt of our busy lifestyles. From tapping away on keyboards to gripping handheld devices to doing things like push-ups, planks, and downward dog, it’s no wonder wrist pain is a common complaint among fitness enthusiasts, office workers, and athletes alike. But many of us don’t think about wrists are until we’ve got wrist pain.
As a personal trainer and yoga teacher, one of the most common requests I receive is for stretches to ease wrist discomfort experienced during workouts and yoga classes. Now I love stretching, however many of the skills in which people experience wrist pain already passively stretch wrists to their full range of extension, which happens when you close the distance between the back of your hand and the top of your forearm...Read full article