Elbow, wrist and hand pain treatment in Morris Plains.

Usually not to get started. Most elbow, wrist and hand problems can be sorted out by hand, with movement testing, grip testing and specific nerve tests that tell us where the trouble actually sits. Imaging often shows tendon wear and tear in people who have no pain at all, so a picture doesn’t always name the cause. If a scan or a nerve study becomes genuinely necessary, we’ll help you get it. Waiting on one mostly costs you time you could have spent getting better.

In most cases yes, and the right amount of load is what actually heals a tendon. Hurt does not always mean harm. Full rest, or a brace worn all day for weeks, tends to leave the tendon weaker and the wrist stiffer, so the pain comes straight back when real life does. What matters is how much, how often, and which grips to change in the meantime. That gets dialed in one-on-one with a Doctor of Physical Therapy, every visit.

Many people feel meaningful change within the first four to six visits. Tendons take longer to rebuild than they take to calm down, so a full plan works through all four phases, Pain, Prime, Perform, and Prevent. Either way you get a plan with an endpoint. You’ll always know which phase you’re in and what’s left, instead of an open-ended string of appointments. And you spend it one-on-one with a Doctor of Physical Therapy, every visit.