Apple Watch causing wrist pain

The HRM (not Rex) does not cause any sort of cell damage.

Sandra Andina1 wrote:

Two orthopedists thus far have told me the watch has nothing to do with my wrist issues

That doesn't surprise me in the least.

So I assume you do not use a cell phone with LTE?

I did read carefully. The "like Samsung" makes no difference, Apple has the highest SAR of all cell phones, bar none.

I’m having the same dull wrist pain as well.

No, there is no software update that added anything that would send a shock and cause your arm to hurt.

Hope you have a quick recovery and rehab goes well.

Div-man,

Your questions deserve to be answered by your physician.

FWIW, I had a some wrist pain after I started using my watch, but I discovered that it was because I was overusing it when I was learning how best to use the features. After I better understood how to use it, I consulted it less, and the pain disappeared.

See your doctor. There are any number of things that could be causing your pain, from wearing it too tight, or too loose, to the bulge on the back irritating a nerve. This is a technical forum. No one here can offer you medical advice beyond a) consult your physician, and b) If it hurts when you do that, then don't do that...

Hi Div-man,

I had never used a smart watch that had a senor for heart rate before I felt the same pain you are describing. At first I thought it was the watch it may be too tight. Then I schedule an appt with apple and the watch was fine. I decided to continue to test it out. I bought a plastic bumper for the watch because I felt like it was the metal against my skin that bothered me. However, after that I felt fine. Only when I wear it too tight I feel that same pain again.

Just another perspective hope this helps.

I have the aluminium silver sport apple watch series 2.

After wearing my watch for 11 days my wrist/arm started hurting. So I didn’t wear it for a full day. Put is on the next day and the pain started in again. The Washington Post had an article on Electrohypersensitivity: Are ‘WiFi allergies’ a real thing? A quick guide to electromagnetic hypersensitivity. - The Washington Post. I think the watch sitting on my wrist constantly communicating via WiFi to my phone and or cellular connection has caused the pain. I took my watch back! The young man accepting the return said he never heard of the watch causing pain, but was going to look it up.

Now the wrist is pain free most of the time, however, I find that when I use my iPad it begins to tingle and burn. So I try to limit my use.

GillesFK wrote:

On my side, I think the problem is the curvature of the back of the watch which creates a single point of contact with the skin/wrist. This point is a high pressure point as it is the tangent of this curve and of very small area. In my opinion, it is a flawed design. There is no good reason for pushing a "needle" in someone skin... a watch should not have singular pressure point...

Some doctors have speculated that, for some people, the convex back of the watch may cause a problem. But, it seems to be a very small number of people. There is no way that Apple will make a product that is perfect for everyone.

If your watch is in good condition, I'm sure that you can sell if for a pretty good price.

GillesFK wrote:

As it seems that you are extensively on this forum, would you have by any chance a contact detail of someone at Apple that I could contact? That would be helpful. Thanks a lot.

Use the Contact Support link at the top right of every page. Or, make an appointment at your local Apple Store. We are users, just like you. We don't have a special hotline to people at Apple.