Schiek Wrist Support/straps Ever Injure Anyones Thumbs

[marsab73]

I Have Been Using These Straps For A Few Months Now And Just About 3 Weeks Ago I Noticed Alot Of Pain At The Base Of My Thumbs (right Side More) Almost Inside My Palm.

I Picked Up These Straps Since They Have The Wrist Supports Attached And Thought They Would Help With My Weak Wrists. Prior To These I Used The Old Fashioned Canvas Style That Have Been Around For Years. Well I Have Recently Noticed That When Doing Heavy Dumbells (120-130's)whether Im Pressing Shruging Or Whatever, I Feel The Wrist Strap Pushing Down On Base Of My Thumbs With An Excruciating Pain.... Ouch, I Have Since Stopped Using The Strap And Only Use The Wrist Supports. I Have Also Incorporated Chalk To Help With Grip And It Seems To Be Working , Messy But Works Great.

Anyone Else Had This Problem Or One Similar, And A Fix. I Will Be Making An Appointment With My Doc To See If She Can Pinpoint The Injury.

Any Help Or Suggestions Are Greatly Appreciated.

Thanks In Advance.

[killrbusa]

Same exact thing happened to me...after a heavy back workout I got the same pain in the same place. It hurt like hell to shake hands with someone. My doctor gave me anti-inflamitories which helped but I finally trashed the straps and the pain went away. It took a couple months but now I can lift just as heavy without them and my forearms blew up. I also aquired a new steel grip! I love shaking hands with some annoying a-hole and jerking them like a puppet. He-he.

[THE_DOME]

yea i have had the same problem