Title: Wrist Sprains – How serious are wrist sprains? | Sports Health | stltoday.com
Headings: Wrist Sprains – How serious are wrist sprains?
Wrist Sprains – How serious are wrist sprains?
Symptoms
Types of Wrist Sprains
Treatment
Preventing Wrist Sprains
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Content: • Ice the injury for 15 to 20-minute intervals several times a day to control swelling. • Compress the swelling with an elastic compression bandage starting from the base of the fingers to the elbow. • Elevate the injury by keeping the joint above the level of the heart. Grade two sprains may need to be immobilized with a wrist brace, splint or cast for a few weeks. This immobilization may cause some stiffness in the wrist; therefore, stretching exercises may be used to help regain full mobility and function. Grade three sprains may require surgery to repair the completely torn ligament, reconnecting the ligament to the bone. Surgery is followed by a period of rehabilitation and exercises to strengthen the wrist and restore motion and function. Generally, the ligament can be expected to heal in six to eight weeks. Depending on the severity of the sprain, rehabilitation with full recovery of motion and strength can take several months.