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A member asked:
I went to a kickboxing class tonight (includes boxing with heavy bags). everything went great! 3 hours later noticed swelling in my thumb and light pain - now my wrist and forearm are starting to swell. how can i tell if it's arthritis or sprain?
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Sounds like a sprain: The acute onset and the acute trauma to the hand points to sprain from trauma. You must stop this blunt force. Not good
Answered 7/28/2017
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