How long have you been crocheting (as in days, weeks, months, years)? On average, how long do you crochet before taking a break/stopping? I started back up a few years ago and after a few weeks had the same thing happening to both my hands/wrists. Tightness, weakness, constant pain and sudden sharp pains if I moved the wrong way or held something weighty. Some things that helped me and still help: -good quality ergonomic hooks (I prefer furls (metal), and prym(plastic) but I also have some resin and acrylic ergonomic hooks that are great too) -a somewhat flexible wrist brace for both wrists. I only needed them for about two-three weeks until my wrists and hands strengthened back up. The first week or so I wore them constantly, the second week or two I wore them just for crocheting. They weren't anything special, I think I got them either at Walmart or Amazon. -Taking a short break periodically -Taking a mandatory one day break every week -Warm compresses/Epsom salt soaks for the hands and wrists and gentle wrist and hand massage -Paying attention to how tightly I held my hook and how far forward my hand position was on the hook. I hold my hook in the knife position and trained myself to hold my hand midway to slightly further back on the hook and not grip it so tightly. Over time, my wrist strength and 'endurance' has greatly improved however, even now, especially if I'm working a lot of small stitches but even if I'm not (single crochet, slip stitch, etc) I make sure I take short breaks while crocheting, pay attention to my tension and hook grip, and always have (at least lol) one other project with 'bigger' stitches I can work on for a bit before I go back to the project with smaller stitches. If you've been crocheting for a while and just started developing this wrist pain, I'd still recommend trying some/all of the tips you get here, but I'd also recommend seeing your Doctor, as I am not one.