wrote:

A question for all you physical therapist fly fishermen out there...:

Last year, I started to experience pretty significant pain in my
casting wrist after a long day on the water. It felt a lot like other
repetitive stress injuries I'd had in the past. I didn't notice it
much at the beginning of the season, but by August it would flare up
pretty good after only a few hours of steady casting, and would
especially become problematic on a multi-day trip.

Any suggestions for what I might do to prevent this, both in the
immediate future, and for the rest of my lifetime?

I'm still relatively new to the sport, and not the best caster in the
world, so I wouldn't be surprised if my form had something to do with
it. Any idea from my description what I might be doing wrong with my
cast? Also, are there exercises I can do to help strengthen / minimize
the pain? Any other thoughts?

Or, is this just part of fly fishing, get used to it?

Many thanks, Tim

I'd suggest seeing a casting instructor. If you're doing something wrong
with your cast, he can help you which then you can follow Ken's advice of
NOT DOING THAT.

Darin