What to do if you sprain your wrist

In daily life, wrist sprains often occur. Sometimes it is because of the lack of preparation for the activity, or it may be due to improper force when working. When a wrist is sprained, it will feel pain in the wrist, and there will be swelling, and the movement of the wrist will be affected. At this time, it is best to go to the hospital for examination and treatment to recover from the sprain as soon as possible.

What to do if you sprain your wrist

1 When I just sprained my wrist

Local swelling often occurs. Within 24 hours, you can use ice cubes or a cool towel for cold compress to prevent the swelling from expanding. Then use hot compress to improve blood circulation and promote the absorption of blood stasis. After using cold and hot compresses, you can take blood stasis, swelling and pain relief drugs such as Shujin Huoxue tablets, Qilin powder, Dieda pills and other medicines to relax the muscles and tendons, promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis.

2 Tongjin recommends acupuncture for treatment

Acupuncture treatment can not only quickly cure a sprain in 1-3 sessions, but it also takes less time and costs less money. For those patients who have undergone some treatment before but still feel uncomfortable and have limited mobility, acupuncture treatment can provide further cure.

3 You can also use the following two prescriptions:

50 grams of fresh Achyranthes bidentata, 5 grams of salt. Usage: wash and mash the foot medicine, add salt and mix well, apply to the affected area, fix with a bandage, and change the dressing once a day. Efficacy: Mild cases can be cured with one dose and severe cases can be cured with two doses, with an effective rate of 100%

4 Prescription :

50 grams each of gardenia and frankincense. Usage: Grind the two medicines into powder, add appropriate amount of rice wine, put it in a pot and heat it, stir it into a paste, and apply it to the affected area. The medicine is 1.5 cm thick, covered with oil paper, and bandaged with gauze. Change the dressing once every two days. It is contraindicated for those with skin lesions. Efficacy: Take the medicine twice. The recovery rate is 96.4%

Note:

At the same time, please note: After a wrist sprain occurs, take protective measures immediately, reduce wrist movement, wrap a bandage, and protect the wrist tissue to prevent the situation from becoming more serious. After spraining your wrist, you should give your wrist proper rest to avoid fatigue that may aggravate the condition. You can also do appropriate exercises occasionally to restore wrist strength.

How to Prevent Wrist Sprains

1 Before any strenuous activity, you must do careful warm-up exercises, such as various wrist joint activities, so that the wrist and other joints can be fully exercised. Adequate movement can fully stretch the ligaments of the wrist joint and avoid and reduce wrist sprains as much as possible.

2 Before engaging in strenuous activities, wear protective gear such as wrist guards to better protect your wrist joints and avoid and reduce unnecessary accidents.

3. Get active and exercise regularly. When the wrists are doing a lot of work, they must be properly relaxed and exercised. Playing badminton and table tennis more often can help avoid sequelae to the wrists caused by long-term activities.

Precautions

Don't ignore wrist injuries! Get treatment early.