Originally Posted by: Slipin LizardWhatever you do, DO NOT "play through pain"...

This is very good advice! Playing guitar shouldn't hurt. I have a few friends who unfortunately played through pain, and their problems became permanent. This was with tendinitis though, not wrist pain, but better to be safe than sorry.

As Slipin Lizard said, it's hard to tell without pictures/video, so please post those so we can help you out a bit more.

Lately, I have shortened my strap and raised my guitar, and what a difference that makes. If Tom Morello can have it up high, so can we :). If you really want to have it low, it's a good idea to play barre chords etc. the Jimi Hendrix way, with your thumb fretting the bass note.