why does my sprained wrist hurt worse tonight than a month ago?

[Grasswire2]

Just killin me
Thinking about going to ER altho that seems silly

[dweller]

1. Is it going

to rain where you are ?

I find my ankle hurts more before and during rainy periods , and clears up when the weather does …

Don’t like it , but I live with it


✌🏻

[magicarpet]

2. Colder temperatures now.

Have you tried a warm wrap to bring blood to the area to promote healing ?

[Silent Type]

3. Sprained my ankle in 1966. It still hurts and tendons pop nowadays. ER or orthopedist visit might be good idea.

[Grasswire2]

4. i've been thinking that my primary doc might not have been enough

and perhaps I need referral to orthoped, altho that would probably take months to get an appt.

[Grasswire2]

5. or maybe sports med

[Laffy Kat]

7. Yes! They are also called physiatrists or physical medicine specialists.

I transcribed for one for three years. They are specially trained to get to the root of the problem. There are so many little bones in the wrists, I wonder if you may have fractured one. Sometimes xrays won't show fractures. You may need an MRI.

That's a great idea. Gosh, good luck. Experiencing that kind of pain blows.

[Grasswire2]

11. I can't have an MRI

I have a pacemaker.

And I can't get a CT appt until Dec 6

[ailsagirl]

6. It's not silly to go to the ER

They are there, 24/7
If you're in pain, I would definitely go.
Good luck!!

[dflprincess]

8. Both the major orthopedic groups in my area have urgent cares

you could try that if there is one where you live.

On the upside, I recently had to see an ortho because the wrist I broke 12 years ago began bothering me, only took 2 weeks for an appointment. That surprised me, it takes 3 months for my internist.

[Intractable]

9. Possibly because you strained it again without realizing it.

It is unfortunate that sometimes injuries don't hurt until later. It can make it hard to understand the cause(s) since they occurred yesterday in a flurry of random events.

Try using a shower massager on the wrist with very warm to hot water for a few minutes daily for a while, even forever.

The only thing that heals the body is the body itself. To heal, you need energy and oxygenated blood flow. The shower massager can aid the blood and lymphatic flows through the area, and also reduce inflammation.

If it's joint pain, it may never get better. If it's tendons (likely), it'll be a few weeks. If it's muscle, just a few days.

[Grasswire2]

12. it has been a month

no fracture on xray day of
no CT appt til dec 6
can't have mri because of pacemaker

[Grasswire2]

13. I'm losing function of fingers on that hand

Tendons is likely

my dominant hand, dammit

[Intractable]

15. How is your neck on your dominant side?

Loss of finger function can be caused by a pinching of the nerves in the neck that go down the arm.

Also, is your wrist compressed? Try loosening it by using the other hand to move it around the full range of motion.

Probably, there are multiple causes of your wrist problem.

[electric_blue68]

17. Best if you can completely relax your hand, wrist before you rotate it w your other hand. Might be tricky at first

[dai13sy]

10. Not silly at all. It could be more than sprained or need to be wrapped

It never hurts to have a nurse look at it. They definitely know their stuff!

[Hope22]

14. Our local Orthopedic Center has an Urgent care.

It might be worth a call if you have something like that near you. My husband had a sad wrist and tingly fingers. He ended up with a brace and a few weeks later a steroid shot. It is better now but he still sleeps in the brace because he feels like it keeps him from over bending it in his sleep. He’s much better now. The best to you on finding an answer. Nagging pain is zero fun!

[mnhtnbb]

16. Are you still in the Triangle area?

Emerge Ortho has urgent care clinics in multiple locations around the Triangle.

https://emergeortho.com/triangle-region/locations/

[yellowdogintexas]

18. a hand brace is a huge help! nt

[electric_blue68]

19. Any luck?