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wrist injury
I race BMX and this weekend I fell and hurt my wrist pretty badly. It looked like a broke my arm so I went to the hospital and they x-rayed my forearm and said everything was fine. The next day my wrist started swelling up and it hurts to even touch it the lighest bit but I can move it. Does anyone know what I could have done to my wrist?
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You probably sprained it. Be sure to use a lot of ice. Don't life heavy stuff. Pretty much baby. There would be no harm in wrapping it up for a little bit of support. Keep it elevated too!
Treatment for a sprain is RICE.. I dont know if you've ever heard of it but Rest, Ice, compress, and elevate. Kinda an easy way to remember things.
Ice it for 30 minutes every 2 hours.
Thats what my dr. told me time and time again.
Good luck!!
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Its probly a minor sprain. ice it up alot.
Sprains usually last about a week or two. So if its not feeling better after a week call your family doctor. You wont need to go back to the hospital emergency room.
hope i helped
kim:)
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I would call you doctor up and tell him what happened. He might want to take a look at it. Do you think you might have hurt it in your sleep? Sometimes when I roll around in bed I wake up with bruises and have no idea what I hit myself on while I was in bed. It might also be what others said but I'm not sure about that. But nonetheless, call your doctor up to be on the safe side.
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YOu most likely have sprained it very minorly. That would explain the swelling and pain =D
Practice moving it, and it should be good soon.
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it could be basically anything. if it didn't show up on the xray, it could be bruised or a bad sprain. i twisted my ankle playing basketball a few months ago & its still swollen & bruised. you should let it heal for awhile before riding BMX again or at least get some type of brace. if it doesn't get better in a few days/weeks, i'd suggest going back.
-hope that helped!♥
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