Sprained Elbow--Can I still type on the computer or is this bad?!
Question: Last night I fell---today I got xrayed and my elbow is sprained. It hurt all day and I could not do anything.
I got a brace and painkillers and the pain is not that bad. But, am worried that all this typing is going to make it worse. Should I rest my arm?
Answers: Last night I fell---today I got xrayed and my elbow is sprained. It hurt all day and I could not do anything.
I got a brace and painkillers and the pain is not that bad. But, am worried that all this typing is going to make it worse. Should I rest my arm?
Don't know if you went to the hospital to get an xray. They should have given you a discharge paper and told you what to do.
I fell a few years ago and fractured my elbow. I had to wear a brace, sling and rest it. A sprain is not much different, if you don't rest it-it won't heal.
:-( you need to get off the computer and give Y/A a rest.
Rest your elbow. That means to put off using the computer for a few days. The painkillers and the brace have given you comfort.
Don't take that comfort to mean that your elbow is ok.
You want it to heal or what? If the doctor told you to rest it then do what you are told. I know that I can type with one hand but it takes forever.
Ice Ice Ice---heat, rest, elevetate