| Â | | | | (tendonitis). This is termed a repetitive motion |
| Wrist and metacarpal injuries are more common | | | | injury and is really not a true sprain. Carpal tunnel |
| in contact sports, racquet sports, and gymnastics. | | | | syndrome is another common wrist injury that |
| The wrist represents one of the most | | | | may occur from repetitive motion. |
| complicated regions of the musculoskeletal | | | | Symptoms |
| anatomy. It is comprised of 15 bones, 27 articular | | | | When an injury occurs, pain and swelling are the |
| surfaces, and an elaborate system of ligaments | | | | main symptoms. The wrist may become |
| that maintain these bones and surfaces in proper | | | | discolored and bruised. Doctors refer to this as |
| relation to one another. | | | | ecchymosis. The wrist may remain painful for |
| The wrist joint is formed proximally by the distal | | | | several weeks. There are no specific symptoms |
| surface of the radius and ulna and the attached | | | | that allow your doctor to determine whether a |
| fibrocartillage disc, and distally by the scaphoid, | | | | wrist ligament injury has occurred. |
| lunate and triquetral bones. The wrist as a region | | | | Typically, there will be pain, tenderness, swelling, |
| extends from the distal radius and ulna to the | | | | or bruising of the injured wrist. If the injury is |
| base of the metacarpals. The wrist positions and | | | | serious, you may have trouble moving the wrist. |
| supports the hand and therefore has to combine | | | | Wrist Injury Treatment |
| strength and precision with a wide range of | | | | If there is no fracture seen on the x-ray, the |
| movement with stability. | | | | doctor may diagnose a sprain. In cases where |
| Wrist pain is common. Repetitive motion can | | | | there is tenderness in the anatomical snuffbox, |
| damage your wrist. Everyday activities like typing, | | | | the doctor may also suspect there may be a |
| racquet sports or sewing can cause pain, or even | | | | fracture of the scaphoid that is not apparent on |
| carpal tunnel syndrome. Wrist pain with bruising | | | | the x-rays. |
| and swelling can be a sign of injury. The signs of a | | | | For more severe sprains, you will likely be given a |
| possible fracture include misshapen joints and | | | | Velcro wrist splint that you can take on and off. |
| inability to move your wrist. Some wrist fractures | | | | Also you might be prescribed some form of pain |
| are a result of osteoporosis. | | | | medication. You should make sure that you let the |
| Causes | | | | doctor know what other medications you are |
| You can also have wrist pain from repetitive use | | | | taking and any allergies that you have. |
| that results in an inflammation of the tendons | | | | |