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Possible to sprain wrist from sleeping funny on it?

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Paula - 30 Aug 2004 03:12 GMT
I had a nap on the couch today with my sick son for a couple of hours
and my son was resting on my arm and my wrist was slightly bent back.
When I moved it, it was stiff and sore.  In the past few hours it's
become a little immoble (but not too bad, just bad enough to hurt
while typing and moving wrist up and down) and there is a bump
developing near the hand to arm joint (on the side of my pinky finger
- where there is a small round bone).  There is no redness.

Is this a sprain of a wrist ligament?  Should I go to the DR right
away, or wait a couple of days to see if the bump goes down?  I've
read a brace may be necessary to prevent further injury - but I don't
want to jump the gun and be a big baby about a sore wrist.  Advice?

Thanks!
Paula
Griffin - 30 Aug 2004 03:47 GMT
> I had a nap on the couch today with my sick son for a couple of hours
> and my son was resting on my arm and my wrist was slightly bent back.
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
> developing near the hand to arm joint (on the side of my pinky finger
> - where there is a small round bone).  There is no redness.

In the absence of significant trauma, you've likely only sustained a
mild ligament strain, which will be self-limited. Put some ice on it,
take some Motrin (assuming you've no medical contraindications), and
give it a few days.
 
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