Throwing a punch can do a lot of damage to your target but if youre not careful it could hurt you as well.

Can you break your wrist from punching. Whether youre sparring defending yourself or practicing on a punching bag using the wrong form when youre punching can lead to wrist pain or even injury. Although I will say you probably still can break your hand and will probably sprain your wrist if you punch without wraps or gloves. Although a broken wrist can happen in any of these 10 bones by far the most common bone to break is the radius.

People with a metacarpal fracture will report a specific incident where they injured their hand by punching something hard or twisting their hand with great force. There is no specific way for you to break your wrist however the majority of wrist fractures occur when a large amount of pressure is put on the wrist which is usually from a fall. While this is by far the more common knuckle to break you can break any of them if youre careless enough.

Most navicular fractures occur when you stretch your hand out in front of you to protect yourself from a fall. Wearing supportive wrist braces can help alleviate some of the pain. Should you ice and elevate the injury.

The boxers fracture is a break that occurs in the region of the bone called the metacarpal neck. Examining the hand will show significant pain and swelling usually over the knuckle. As with finger and hand pain sharp pain in the wrist means stopping your workout and getting checked by a professional.

If your palm is facing down to the ground then usually the radius bone will break and the bit nearest your wrist will be pushed upwards. There are three main types of metacarpal fracture. This happens naturally as you age because of normal wear and tear on your joints.

The punch for the beginner is best used on the body towards the chest or if youre on the side to the. Your wrist is bound to take some hits when throwing heavy punches but guess what you can train your wrist to manage all that impact by warming up regularly. This is called a distal radius fracture by hand surgeons.