I know some of you guys have been doing flatbed for many years so I'm hoping someone out there has a remedy for wrist pain from the winch bar. I have it, it's getting worse. I've only been on flatbed for four years. Maybe my technique needs work. I know some guys keep their right arm straight and locked, when winching. I've avoided the locked arm method because when I did that at first, I was getting shoulder pain. For the last 2 years or so I lean my ribs onto the end of the bar, with my right arm bent at a sharp angle, and my shoulder pain went away, but now my right wrist is acting up. Is there a third way to do this?
Right wrist pain
Discussion in 'Flatbed Trucking Forum' started by basedinMN_, Jun 11, 2022.
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If u figure it out let me know. My wrist always hurts too. Not sure if from the winch bar or throwing straps. But definitely from something related to flatbed because it didn't exist before.
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I’ve been doing skateboarding most of my trucking life, I’ve been injured, had pains in wrist, arms, shoulders etc. It’s never had stopped me from anything. I’ve never thought about a technique. Only different thing I did last year was get a longer winch bar and bought a few ratchet binders. I run local so I’m always either throwing straps or chains through out the day. One thing I’ll add is on tall steel loads, I’ll throw a rope over and hook the end of the chain hook to pull the chain over. Other than that, it’s just another day at the office, pain or no pain.
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If it's from the winch bar just switching to left hand use should help some, it'll be awkward as all get out at first but if you force yourself to you can be semi ambidextrous.
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One thing you can try, is first using a wrist wrap/splint to help stabilize that area when you work. Don't forget, if you are also using a manual transmission, that your wrist is doing a lot of work regularly, using that shifter and when you start using the winch bar, you may be just putting weight and injury on something that's actually a repetitive stress injury from shifting all the time. If it's concerning enough, see a physical therapist for diagnostic and therapy options.
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PS: this precious writing was addressed to the OP, quotes were used for reference only and no harm was done to the writer's wrists while typing.BoxCarKidd, Another Canadian driver and MOBee Thank this. -
Not sure what is causing the pain, but something that may help is a longer winch bar for more leverage and less work. I’ve suggested this in other threads: hook two winch bars together, It’s a quick and easy alternative to welding something to your bar (others may suggest finding a length of steel pipe that fits over your winch bar which works fine too).
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Wild guess.
Are you holding the bar like you would a pistol?
Excess force in that motion of “pointing the pistol up and down using only your wrist “ may be the issue.
For the last tightening stroke, try palm down, left hand over right wrist/hand.Sirscrapntruckalot, cke, beastr123 and 3 others Thank this. -
Excessive force......pointing......tightening stroke....... this thread has gone sideways!Sirscrapntruckalot, cke, blairandgretchen and 1 other person Thank this. -
The weight pressure on the wrist can NOT do any harm, unless there is a problem to begin with. Push ups, weights lifting, push ups on parallel bars (which is the same as tying strap down), etc.. do not harm anything wrist related. It was designed to "hold the weight" of the body and some.Sirscrapntruckalot, pavrom and Another Canadian driver Thank this.
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