Symptoms of a sprained wrist ligament

Ligaments are tissues that connect two bones. If the ligaments of the wrist are sprained, it will often affect the movement of the hand, cause severe pain, often cause swelling, and may cause subcutaneous bleeding. At this time, you should go to the hospital for a formal examination and take an X-ray to avoid greater harm to your health. It should be treated urgently. Let us learn about this aspect below.

Symptoms of a sprained wrist ligament

It is usually because during activities, movements beyond the range of joint movement are made, resulting in passive traction of the relevant ligaments and causing tearing or complete rupture. Ligament ruptures are often accompanied by sprains and fractures. Ligament sprain refers to damage to the soft tissues of the limb joints or body (such as muscles, tendons, ligaments, blood vessels, etc.) without fractures, dislocations, skin and flesh damage, etc. The main clinical manifestations are pain and swelling at the injured site and limited joint movement, which often occur in the waist, ankle, knee, shoulder, wrist, elbow and hip. Generally, it is because the movements during activities are beyond the range of joint movement. The degree of ligament injury is not serious, and redness and swelling will appear.

Processing Type

Swelling and bruising will occur at the site of a ligament sprain. The treatment for a ligament sprain is to do the following immediately after the injury: 1. Rest: Stop exercising immediately and do not put weight on the injured joint. 2. Cold compress: Ice or other cold compresses can help reduce pain and swelling because lowering the temperature can reduce blood circulation. Apply cold compress for 15 to 20 minutes at a time, three to four times a day. 3. Compression: Using bandages or other methods to compress the injured area can reduce bleeding and congestion. The bandage should be just tight enough that you can feel the pressure but not enough to cause numbness or ischemia in your extremities. 4. Raise the affected limb: The main purpose of raising the affected limb is to reduce swelling and promote blood return.

Nursing

After ligament injury, small blood vessels usually rupture and bleed: local pain, swelling, intratissue bleeding, hematoma, joint swelling, movement disorder, and tenderness. During physical examination, obvious pain is found in the pulling ligament. If it is completely ruptured, the stability of the joint will decrease. Therefore, you should exercise moderately in your daily life. Warm up before exercise to stretch your joints. Also pay attention to your movements and don't use too much force. in addition. Muscle strengthening exercises are important. Because the stability of joints requires not only the protection of ligaments, but also the help of strong muscle strength. When muscles are stronger, the load on ligaments during exercise will be reduced, which helps reduce the chance of ligament damage.