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Suggest Treatment For Persistent Wrist Pain And Swollen Hands
I had rotator cuff surgery earlier in the week and was in a sling for 3 days my right arm was sore from not being straightened out until I cpuld take the sling off. almost immediately my wrist became sore anmd my fingers ached. today my hand is swollen and fingers are extremely painful when I try to bend them. my wrist pain is about a 9 and is driving me nuts. what is it?
Tue, 26 Sep 2017
Hi this is called shoulder hand syndrome. It is pain in hand and wrists due to shoulder injury. You will need a course of anti inflammatory drug treatment--regards
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