Wrist pain after 'cross racing

For the last 2.5 weeks i’ve been experiencing a very annoying wrist pain. It started because of cross and i think that the repeated rattling of racing and training on single track was a little bit of a shock. I’ve crashed a couple times but nothing serious. It hurts most when i twist my writs (screw in light bulb motion), and a little when extend backwards (rev motorcycle motion), and now any time i put pressure on it in a way that mimics having your hands on the hoods. I’ve canceled both my races this weekend to give it some rest which leaves my thoroughly depressed. After racing with it this past Wednesday, i noticed that i’ve lost a lot of strength and the little bone ball thingy on the outside of my wrist is quite swollen.

Going to the pharmacy to try and find a suitable ice pack this afternoon. Considering a brace of some kind also and maybe a stress ball to exercise it, not sure though. Any helpful advice and/or jokes about masturbation are welcome.

Are you using a death grip on the bars? What kind of fork? How much air in the tires? Those are all possible changes you can make besides extra padding on the bars. Sounds like ice and Motrin for a while.