i was hit by a car less than 3 months ago and i was taken to the hospital for treatment on numerous things but they only said my wrist was sprained...it does feel alot better than it did the day after but i still cant put the normal amount of pressure on it i used ot be able to..i cant shoot a basketball because you have to flick your wrist to do so and everytime i try to shoot it hurts...it hurts when i bend it back and forward..i dont wanna see a phsycial therapist...i dont have insurance or a ride to get there...anyone know of any kind of exercise or anything i can do to make it heel better? how long does it take for a sprained wrist to heal completely?
thanks to anyone who answers!!
2007-01-24 11:29:30 · 9 answers · asked by Lacey 4 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
Go back to the doctor and get reevaluated. Some fractures don't often show up right away. 3 months is a long time -- you should have felt fine by now.
2007-01-28 05:59:16 · answer #1 · answered by Liza 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can take a long time for a sprain injury to completely heal. So you'll have to be gentle with it for a while. Here are a couple things that might help:
Hold your injured hand very gently with the other hand, just on the hand side of the wrist, and pull. Not hard, just enough to feel a little stretch. That takes some of the compression off of the joint, and lets it relax.
Move your wrist in slow circles to keep up the range of motion.
If you're playing sports, you may want to wear a wrist brace during the game to keep from re-injuring it.
Be patient, and be gentle with your wrist. It will heal up.
2007-01-24 11:36:42 · answer #2 · answered by Emmy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put a warm compress on it, or run it under warm water in the shower. Then use your other hand to gently push your wrist down, then push it back the other way. Do this a few times in a row a couple times a day. You can use ice on it aftrerwards if it hurts. Ibuproffen will help with swelling and pain. I agree, you can do wrist curls with light weight (5 llbs. or less).
Mos sprains would have been healed already- must've been a bad sprain.
2007-01-24 11:40:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
take a 2 1/2 in die. pipe put friction tape on one end- then have some one hold the other end now turn the pipe one way and back the other keep repeating this will be a low resituns work out for your four arm and hand which is where your wrist strength is.
2016-05-24 05:44:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to health food store and ask about natural medication to help and also put your hand in hot water for 20 minits twice a day after put in hot water do exercises like both palm together like pray and press each other for 10 time than close both hand finger together and move like weave than hold one at 2 inch away from wrist than make round move like clock for 10 time in both direction than move hand like you play drums with both hands, hope this will help you.
2007-01-24 11:53:52 · answer #5 · answered by CHANDU P 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hot and cold compress and pain pills and a brace for your wrist.
2007-01-24 12:07:27 · answer #6 · answered by Gypsy Gal 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't trust your doctors. It's probably still broken. Search the NEW x-rays for a hairline crack. It won't stop hurting till you treat it as a break.
2007-01-24 11:37:27 · answer #7 · answered by thetruthteller 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
roll it around and massage it if it starts hurting emabrace the pain it will either get you used to the pain or make you feel better
2007-01-24 11:34:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
get a light dumbell and wrist curl. it feels better than sex
2007-01-24 11:33:29 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋