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What Causes Difficulty In Finding Pulse On Wrist During Exercise?
Hello doctor, I have a question that's been bothering me for quite a while. I exercise often, but during exercise and for a while after it's hard for me to find my pulse on my wrist or neck, is this normal and caused simply by the highest blood flow or something like that? I have to go to the gym tomorrow and this just bothers me. Thank you in advance.
Wed, 5 Apr 2017
Hi There
There is nothing wrong with you just stop searching for your pulse, sometimes its a matter of practice to localize the pulse. However when we exercise the muscles swell up due to increased workload as well as due to increased amount of blood flowing through them due to which sometimes pulse cannot be felt.
Just continue with your work out and stop bothering about it till you dont feel any discomfort.
Good Luck
There is nothing wrong with you just stop searching for your pulse, sometimes its a matter of practice to localize the pulse. However when we exercise the muscles swell up due to increased workload as well as due to increased amount of blood flowing through them due to which sometimes pulse cannot be felt.
Just continue with your work out and stop bothering about it till you dont feel any discomfort.
Good Luck
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