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A 37-year-old female asked:

I have a bad hand / wrist sprain after a bad fall - had x-ray(fine)-splint, ice, advil, (ibuprofen) still having pain, numbness, tingling is that normal after wk?

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Dr. Ilya Averbuchanswered

48 years experience

Nerve pain: Numbness + tingling = nerve pain. The real question is: where is that nerve pain generator? It may or may not be in the hand itself...

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