Do I have a sprianed elbow or a hairline fracture?!
Question: Do I have a sprianed elbow or a hairline fracture!?
Just this morning i woke up and almost fell off the stairs but i grabbed the railing and twisted my arm and then one of the poles hit my elbow when it was twisted and it hurt so much! Its been hurting all day and i can move it and twist it but it kind of hurts when i lift my arm and leave it there!. Please reply!.!.!.!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
i would see a doctor!.!.!.!.
but i assume it is only sprained or you have torn or twisted a tendon, try icepacks for 1/2 hour, then a heat pack or heat cream for 1/2 hour, and keep alternating for a couple hours!.!.
that might reduce the swelling and stop it getting even more painful in the following days!.
a hairline fracture would leave you in a lot of pain, and you wouldn't be trying to lift it at all!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
but i assume it is only sprained or you have torn or twisted a tendon, try icepacks for 1/2 hour, then a heat pack or heat cream for 1/2 hour, and keep alternating for a couple hours!.!.
that might reduce the swelling and stop it getting even more painful in the following days!.
a hairline fracture would leave you in a lot of pain, and you wouldn't be trying to lift it at all!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Surfbabe onto something!. Keep icing, after a couple of days try an anti inflammatory cream or tablet, i!.e!. voltaren (NOT if you have history of stomach ulcer)!. The elbow does take a long time to heal, I would be surprised if it was a fracture due to how you did it!. If after 3-4 days it is extremely bruised, I would see a dr but prob needs, rest, ice, compression, elevation!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Please turn web cam on and put elbow closer to screen!.!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
i think you should see a doctorWww@Answer-Health@Com