A few weeks ago I was shoveling some dirt in our yard, and I injured my wrist. I was twisting the handle of the shovel back and forth so that the dirt would fall off the sides in sort of an even fashion. My wrist felt fine that day, but the following morning, it was really sore. In fact, the forearm was pretty much hurting as well. I couldn’t flex my wrist backwards or forwards very far at all, and I couldn’t apply very much pressure with my fingers. Throughout the following week, it got better, but then on the weekend, I picked up Koa to give him a time-out, and re injured the wrist. Another week of healing went by until Koa needed another time-out, and yes, I hurt my wrist again! This time, it was really painful. So painful, that I decided to get a wrist brace from the drug store. I have been wearing it for the past few days, and it really helps! My wrist is getting better much more quickly. I guess all those small tweaks I used to accidentally give my wrist have been minimized, so the healing can go without any setbacks.
A few times I have wondered if there are any vitamins I could take that would help out. And then I would always think about MLB players and the banned drugs they use, or should I say used. I have a better understanding of why someone would do that now, in order to recover from injury quicker and get back in the lineup.