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Suggest Treatment For Wrist Pain After Getting A Plate In Elbow
Hi. So I broke my elbow when I was 8 years old and had to get a plate put in my elbow..now I am 18 now and for the past year I get extremely really bad pain in my wrist. It feels like someone broke my wrist. I went to get it checked out but of course when I went the pain was gone..I can go like two days where I can do what ever I want with my wrist and then next I can t even move my fingers without it hurting..its my left wrist and I never use that wrist for anything...I m so hangry because nothings helping it ..when it hurts I sometimes still can pick light things up but its just I can t move my wrist up or down and I get open any doors ..please help!
Mon, 25 Apr 2016
hi,
thank-you for providing the brief history of you.
A thorough neuromuscular assessment is advised.
As you had surgery 10 years back with screws and plates in the elbow, my first doubt here is , is the plate and screws removed. If not than it has to be done for which you can discuss in person with an ortho.
Also, when you have pain in the wrist and not able to even pick a ball then the motor and sensory nerves needs an assessment since you had a past injury which was treated with the screws and plates. as the muscles must have been weaker.
Also usually with simple physical therapy the strength is regained back and muscle re-education is provided by physical therapy.
In case if the screws and plates are not removed I will strongly recommend to get it removed as it will lead to restrictions in the overall growth of the bone and muscle system.
Regards
Jay Indravadan Patel
thank-you for providing the brief history of you.
A thorough neuromuscular assessment is advised.
As you had surgery 10 years back with screws and plates in the elbow, my first doubt here is , is the plate and screws removed. If not than it has to be done for which you can discuss in person with an ortho.
Also, when you have pain in the wrist and not able to even pick a ball then the motor and sensory nerves needs an assessment since you had a past injury which was treated with the screws and plates. as the muscles must have been weaker.
Also usually with simple physical therapy the strength is regained back and muscle re-education is provided by physical therapy.
In case if the screws and plates are not removed I will strongly recommend to get it removed as it will lead to restrictions in the overall growth of the bone and muscle system.
Regards
Jay Indravadan Patel
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