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My wrist hurts only when exposed to high pressure like lifting or draging heavy things it's been hurting for 3 weeks ?

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Treat as sprain: If you have no history of trauma, i would treat this injury as a sprain with rest and bracing if needed. If pain lingers past 6 weeks, i would then get wrist evaluated from either ongoing new injury or an exacerbation of an old injury. With a history of trauma, i would have wrist evaluated soon.

Dr Fisher and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 1/25/2015

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