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Wrist support for volleyball players

A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. John Michalski
Orthopedic Surgery 38 years experience
Wrist & elbow pain: Consider ice, rest, gentle massage, purified omega, modalities/laser if really swollen, NSAIDs.
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Dr. Diane Minich
Family Medicine 39 years experience
Ice the areas: and rest, Can use advil (ibuprofen) or alieve as directed on the box as long as there are no contraindications to you using them
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Philip Miller
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Family Medicine 49 years experience
Get checked: for traumatic v. overuse tendonitis of the wrist, You will need aggressive PT, a wrist support and antiinflammatory medication.
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mark Owolabi
Family Medicine 8 years experience
Possible tendonitis. You need a full exam by a sports medicine doc. I assume you should be able to access that at your school. An accurate diagnosis w... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. James Chen
Orthopaedic Surgery 17 years experience
No: Definitely not if your wrist is broken. It takes 8 to 12 weeks for bone to heal in an adult.
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A 16-year-old female asked:
Dr. Rick Pospisil
Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery
Wrist pain: Severe wrist pain that lasts for several days in a young volleyball player is of concern . You should be checked by an orthopedist soon.
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Dr. John Kayvanfar
Sports Medicine 48 years experience
Refer to answer: Most common problem is tendonitis. But this should occur rarely under normal circumstances. Place ice on the area that hurts for 15 minutes and stretc... Read More
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Sprain: There are quite a few ligaments and tendons around the wrist and joints of the hand therefore any injury to this area can easily result in a sprain o... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Daniel Ziegler
Emergency Medicine 32 years experience
What you mean by the "outer part" (thumb [radial] side or pinky [ulnar] side) could help answer this question. The motion you describe would strain th... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Birendra Tandan
Urology 36 years experience
Sounds like strain sprain. But in view of your sport needs to be X-rayd. Let your coach/ teamdoc know. Wish wwll in your games.
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A 38-year-old female asked:
Dr. Karen Butler
Family Medicine 23 years experience
Yes: Probably jammed the joint. Rest the thumb. Ice if helps. But if you rest the thumb should recovery but may take a few weeks
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