What to do if you sprain your wrist

What should you do if you sprain your wrist? Many people don’t know this. Wrist sprain is an accidental thing, but it is also very harmful to human health. Therefore, when such a situation occurs, it is necessary to improve it in time, otherwise the wrist problem will become more serious. We must also pay attention to this point. Many people do not take sprains seriously, which makes the problem more serious.

So what should you do if you sprain your wrist? The following is a detailed introduction so that you can have a good understanding of this problem. When it occurs, you will know what to do and how to improve the sprain problem.

What to do if you sprain your wrist:

principle:

After the wrist is subjected to gravity pressure or impact, it usually has an inflammatory reaction, such as swelling, local heat, and redness, depending on the location and degree of damage. Sometimes these reactions are not obvious, and there may be no inflammatory response for several hours after the injury, only disability (lack of strength, loss of control of the injured area or more distal limbs, numbness) reactions.

symptom:

Minor injury: Generally there is no obvious swelling and mild pain, and pain only occurs when the wrist joint is moved in a large range.

Severe sprain: The wrist is swollen and painful, and the wrist cannot be moved or the pain is aggravated by movement. During the examination, if the wrist joint is forcefully flexed and pain occurs on the dorsal side, it indicates that the dorsal wrist ligament and wrist extensor tendon are damaged; otherwise, it indicates that the palmar wrist ligament or wrist flexor tendon is damaged. If the wrist joint is tilted toward the ulnar side with force and pain occurs in the radial styloid process, it is an injury to the radial collateral ligament; otherwise, it is an injury to the ulnar collateral ligament. If there is pain in all directions of wrist movement and the movement is significantly restricted, it indicates a complex injury of ligaments, tendons, etc. There is tenderness at the site of injury or abnormal changes in muscle tissue can be felt. Wrist injuries should be treated promptly to prevent ischemic necrosis of the scaphoid and lunate bones.

Treatment: External application of Huoxue Powder and Jiegu Powder is the best choice. Internal use of Shujin Huoxue Decoction: relaxes the muscles and dredges the meridians, promotes qi and blood circulation

treat:

1. Prescription: 50g fresh Achyranthes bidentata, 5g salt

Usage: Wash and mash the foot medicine, add salt and mix well, apply to the affected area, fix with a bandage, and change the dressing once a day.

Efficacy: Mild cases can be cured with one dose and severe cases can be cured with two doses, with an effective rate of 100%

2. Prescription: 50g each of Gardenia and Frankincense

Usage: Grind the two medicines into powder, add appropriate amount of rice wine, heat in a pot, stir into a paste, and apply to the affected area. The medicine is 1.5 cm thick, covered with oil paper, and bandaged with gauze. Change the dressing once every two days. It is contraindicated for those with skin lesions.

Efficacy: Take the medicine twice. The recovery rate is 96.4%

3. If the swelling continues, immediately find ice cubes and apply pressure (pressure means a little tighter, but you must always pay attention to the skin color of the fingertips and compare it with the normal color of the fingertips. If it is a different color, remove the bandage immediately). Bandage, in winter, half an hour is enough!

4. If there is persistent redness, swelling, pain, or deformation, you must seek medical attention as soon as possible.

5. During the recovery period, do not work or do physical work with the injured hand to prevent re-injury.

6. You can exercise your palms and wrists appropriately every day, and you can also do some care and physical therapy.

Through the above introduction, we have some understanding of what to do if the wrist is sprained. It takes a long time to improve such a problem. This will be of great help in improving the problem. At the same time, it will not cause too much harm to your own health. Increasing exercise is also the best treatment option.