Do i have a broken/sprained hand or wrist?!


Question: hello. im a skateboarder and i dont fall often however today i did. long story short i fell on both hands by catching myself by accident. i have had a broken wrost before etc. but this pain isnt like this. only 1 hand hurts and its hard to move but when i soak it in warm water i can move it fine. i personally think i broke my scaphoid bone. any ideas, should i see a doctor.


Answers: hello. im a skateboarder and i dont fall often however today i did. long story short i fell on both hands by catching myself by accident. i have had a broken wrost before etc. but this pain isnt like this. only 1 hand hurts and its hard to move but when i soak it in warm water i can move it fine. i personally think i broke my scaphoid bone. any ideas, should i see a doctor.

well of course you should see a doc...and u should be putting an ice pack on it instead. Also it doesnt swell as much as a usual break. The scaphoid is much harder to break than say a forearm. The problem with that type of fracture is that sometimes they dont see that fracture because its so small. You would of had to fall pretty hard to break it...but if you have any doubts..go to the doc because it can seem better for now but cause you problems later....

yes, c a doctor!

U probably just sprained it.
You can wrap it in some gauge but if that doesn't work then you should go see a doctor in like, 8- 12 days if that doesn't work

You should actually go to the doctor if you think at all possible it's broken. My daughter was 6 and fell off her bike, she never got black and blue and didn't even swell...well a few days later she fell at daycare and hit the same arm...I took her to the ER and the next thing I knew all the doctors were asking me about her "previous" break, which I had no idea about....just get it checked out.





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