What Do Swelling And Pain In The Wrists And Arms Indicate After An Accident?

Posted on Mon, 5 Mar 2018

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Question : was knockdown by a cow landed on butt and head bruises and sore but thats all healed howeve3r my wrist/hand is getting worse. left hand cant lift anything without pain shooting up my arm or any pressure at all. as the day goes on it just sorta throbs isn't swollen and really never did.

Answered by Dr. Dr.Raju.A.T (23 minutes later)

Brief Answer:

Immobilization needed

Detailed Answer:

Hi,

If there was no swelling since the incident the chances of a fracture or dislocation may be remote. There could be a joint sprain since the wrist is joint of multiple small bones, the pain may linger on for long.

Immobilization of wrist joint using a crepe bandage or wrist support is necessary. You may have to do it for a minimum of 2 weeks for it to recover.

Hope I have answered your query.

Take care

Regards,
Dr Raju A.T, General & Family Physician

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T