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How Long Does Swelling In The Hand Take To Alleviate?

Hand was smashed in a trap almost 4 weeks ago and it is still swollen (but not as much as the first two weeks), can t grab or hold anything with weight(this has also improved could not hold anything in hand 3 weeks ago and it was very painful). It no longer hurts all the time and I have some movement. It is my dominant hand. How long will it take for mobility to come back and hand to go back to normal?
Mon, 30 Jul 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service.
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

It will take sometime, some weeks to few years to completely recover. Take the help of a Physiotherapist. Physical therapy is helpful & effective to restore the lost functions. There are strengthening exercises that will prevent muscle weakness, stretching exercises will prevent development of stiffness, to mobilize joints you will have to repeat some simple movements. These exercises will help the blood circulation to improve & hence better strength & power in the muscles will be experienced. In the meantime take multivitamin tabs & nutritious food.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Nupur K.
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How Long Does Swelling In The Hand Take To Alleviate?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. It will take sometime, some weeks to few years to completely recover. Take the help of a Physiotherapist. Physical therapy is helpful & effective to restore the lost functions. There are strengthening exercises that will prevent muscle weakness, stretching exercises will prevent development of stiffness, to mobilize joints you will have to repeat some simple movements. These exercises will help the blood circulation to improve & hence better strength & power in the muscles will be experienced. In the meantime take multivitamin tabs & nutritious food. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Nupur K.