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I went out for a paddle on Christmas day (first paddle in a while), and within a few minutes I noticed some pain in my non-dominant hand, roughly from the index finger, along the back of the hand, and around my wrist. I was wearing heavy gloves and a newish drysuit with untrimmed/unstretched gaskets. I removed the gloves and managed to slide the gasket further up my forearm so that my wrist bones were exposed. The pain went away and I continued paddling, concentrating on keeping a loose grip on the paddle. I had heard anecdotal evidence from another paddler that tight wrist gaskets gave him tendonitis at an event this autumn. I did a quick google search this morning and only found two mentions of tendonitis and wrist gaskets. So, I ask here - is wrist pain or tendon issues a real problem with cold-weather paddling, and am I correct in blaming overly-tight wrist gaskets? Any tips to avoid wrist injury, regardless of cause?
