Get Virtual Care
For Businesses
About Us
A member asked:
Why would a doctor cast my wrist & hand for rheumatoid arthritis?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Arthritis : Resting a local joint to prevent mobility could be due to suspicion of a fracture of underlying bone , partial or full thickness tear of a tendon or simply aggregation of underlying arthritis requiring rest and to avoid mobility for a short term . Activity and range of motion to one's tolerance is always encouraged in arthritis.
Answered 8/28/2013
4.9k views
Ask your doctor: Why don't you ask the doctor who did it? Casting in RA is not done very frequently as you do not want to immobilize joints but rather want to move and exercise them.
Answered 6/10/2014
4.9k views
Related Questions
A member asked:
Broken twist and arm cast for 11 weeks. Doc recommended a second surgery so i could have full use of my wrist. Now ot says less than 45 degree. ?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
My son broke his wrist near the radial artery, now it pops when he lifts his arm and has numbness in his thumb. Is this normal? The doctor splinted it until the swelling goes down to have a cast put on.
4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
Doctors don't know what's wrong with my hand, had 3 aces done seperatly, 1 cast, 2 weeks... Worse like it hasn't gotten better. No fracture. Confused!
2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
How do doctors determine whether I need a hard cast or a soft cast for my hand?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
People also searched for:
I get mild to severe pain in wrists and hands, sometimes muscle weakness as well. Tested negative for lupus & rheumatoid artiritis. Any suggestions?
Have rheumatoid arthritis the rheumatologist recommends joint replacement in one hand how can I find a doctor that has done this 83 yrs. Old, claw like hand, can't grab things barely can lift a fork, 3 fingers lay flat in palm can't move them the knuckle
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.
Wrist tendonitis. I take my splint off all the time. Now if i ask for a hard cast that i can't take off for a few weeks so it can rest. Do you think its a possibility my doctor could.Work with children?
I fractured my wrist and the doctor put me in a cast for two weeks how long should i wait before lifting weights again ?
Didn't find what you're looking for?
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.
Ask your questionMore of what we treat
Download HealthTap
Video visit and message your doctor
