whats the best way to treat a sprained wrist. thanks?

Answer 1

pain relief, ice, rest, compression, elevation

Answer 2

Wrist Injury Treatment
Self-Care at Home
When you have fallen and injured your wrist, it is important to rest your arm.

If there is an obvious deformity of the wrist or numbness in the hand, you should lay your wrist across a soft pillow and seek medical attention immediately.
If there is no obvious deformity and you are not in severe pain, you may want to take some acetaminophen (such as Tylenol) or ibuprofen (Advil) and wait to see how the wrist feels. Again, a soft pillow is a good temporary splint.
Apply ice to the area. Do not put ice directly on your skin. Wrap a bag of frozen vegetables in a towel to create an icepack.
If pain or other symptoms do not go away within a day, you should see a doctor.
Medical Treatment
If there is no fracture seen on the x-ray, the doctor may diagnose you with a sprain. In cases where there is tenderness in the anatomical snuffbox, the doctor may also suspect there may be a fracture of the scaphoid that is not showing up on the x-rays.
For a wrist sprain, the doctor may decide to treat you with no splint, a Velcro wrist splint, or plaster splint (like a cast). The decision on a splint will be based on your level of pain, amount of swelling, restriction of movement, and concern about an occult or hidden fracture. (An occult fracture is a fracture that is so small that it does not appear on the initial x-rays.) If the doctor has concerns for an occult fracture, the doctor may splint you and advise you to have repeat x-rays at your doctor's office or with an orthopedist (bone specialist) in 5-10 days.
For minor sprains, you will likely be given no splint and told to limit activity appropriate to your level of pain.
For more severe sprains, you will likely be given a Velcro wrist splint that you can take on and off. Also you might be prescribed some form of pain medication. You should make sure that you let the doctor know what other medications you are taking and any allergies that you have.
Most experts recommend only the use of ice for sprains. Some doctors may still recommend switching to heat after 24-48 hours.
Treatment of a fracture (a broken bone) depends on the specific type of fracture found. If you have a fracture, you may be treated by the doctor who sees you initially or you may be referred to an orthopedic surgeon.

Answer 3

I have always had good luck with epison salt warm water hot enough till you can barly stand it pour in the salt soak about 15 min -20 or till it starts to get cold take wrist out clean with warm soapy water then wrap in ace bandage till it is good and supported keep pressure off as much as possible repeat two to three times a day swelling should go down even quicker than ice and will also help with brusing if any

Answer 4

Apply the R.I.C.E method. Rest, Ice, Compress and Elevate. Apply an ice pack - or if you don't have an ice pack, a bag of frozen peas wrapped in a tea-towel or a cold flannel will work just as well - to your wrist for 10 minutes and buy a wrist support.

Answer 5

First aid for sprains and strains is
RICE

R rest
I ice
C compression
E elevation

Rest the limb, Ice it to restrict swelling and to prevent further damage by undue movement. Put a compression bandage on it to support and immobilize it and elevate it to keep the blood away from the effected area. If it is an arm put it in a sling then see your GP if it is a leg, elevate the leg, preferably in a wheel chair and keep the leg raised till you can get to your GP.

Answer 6

Ice it and use an ACE™ bandage that is made for wrists, like, the thing you just open up. And just ice it. And take some Motrin, it will feel loads better.

Answer 7

Cold wrap to stop swelling - when swelling subsides - use a support bandage - not to tight - just tight enough to give support to the weakened joint

Answer 8

You should put ice on it for twenty minutes at a time and wrap it snugly in a tensor bandage. Not too tight but just enough to support it.

Answer 9

rest it and put a cold compress on it after 48 hrs start to use it little building up as you go

Answer 10

Other than using an ACE bandage, soak it in epsom salt.