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A 26-year-old female asked:

Could my doctor give me a hard cast for wrist tendonitis. as i always take my splint off. i just want to relax my wrist. splint isn't working.

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Dr. Joseph Shen
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Cardiac Electrophysiology 33 years experience
May be not: You need to have some motion to let blood flow freely to accelerate heeling...
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Family Medicine 37 years experience
Would not: A cast is usu for joint /bone fracture because the joint needs to immobilize for healing.You have tendonitis -inflammation of tendon due to some repetitive use, you should continue as instructed by your doctor to use the splint when you use the wrist repetitive, take anti-infl and give time because it takes few weeks to few months to heal the tendon.
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