No one wants it, yet it's the body's way of getting your attention when something is wrong. You're probably sufficiently in tune with your body to know when the pain is just a bother, perhaps the result of moving furniture a day or two before or eating that third enchilada.
Wrist Blood Pressure Monitors use the radial artery to measure blood pressure instead of the more commonly used brachial artery. The key is to place the monitor on your wrist properly, just above the wrist bone and then to hold your wrist up level with or above your heart.
Other types of sore wrist problems are more elusive and ongoing. Carpal tunnel syndrome is a highly reported cause of wrist pain due to a nerve that has been compressed from a variety of activities. It has several symptoms, including numbness, weakness, and sharp pains, all emanating from the wrist to the hand and arm.