The longer you do your handstands, the more likely you will get wrists pain. At least for me. One good way to relieve the pain is to do some counter exercises for the wrists to release the tension. The exercises here are not only good for relief of pain from handstand but also generally good for the wrists after say working very long at the PC.
Wrists Exercises
1. Put you hands into prayer position. Then instead of having the palm touching the other palm, turn the hands around and have the backs of the hands against each other ( your fingers pointing down ). Hold in this position for a while. This is a quick way to release the tension.
2. This second one is more intense. Sit on your heels. Put your palms on the floor in front of you and this automatically lift yourself from the heels. Turn your palms out and back inwards, meaning now with fingers pointing to the knees. Then slowly try to sit back on the heels. This will create a nice stretch on the inside of your wrists. Repeat again.
3. In the same sitting position as above, place your hands on the floor in front again. Then turn your palms’ backs on the floor with the fingers facing each other. ( the other wrists will be facing outwards to the side and the fingers pointing at each other ) Clench and unclench your palms in this position.
4. This final exercise is what my teacher mentioned as a “tiger eating a crane”. First, make a crane with one side of the hand which essentially is to touch all the tips of fingers together and form a “beak”. Using the other hand, image it as the tiger’s mouth opening and “eating” your other hand, the crane. The “tiger” will “engorge” the “crane” and slightly tug the “crane” while keeping the elbows together.
(pictures will definitely help here… must take picture…)
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