I broke my wrist almost 2 years ago.  When the cast came off, the x-rays were fine.  My wrist is still very weak, however, and I can't put much pressure on it.  It also hurts if I bend it a certain way.  Is this normal?
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Because the cast was on for 6-8 weeks, the muscles were weakened considerably in that wrist. Sometimes in a compound brake-fragments of bone do not heal exactly straight. Sometimes a nerve gets pinched or tweaked. Is it your dominant hand? You could try simple exercises like squeezing a stress ball that is made of soft foam and does not put much pressure on the tendons/ligaments. You have to gradually build the wrist strength up. Normal- I don't know. If it bothers you-schedule an appointment with a doctor.
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Actually, as an xray tech, they do one of your wrist and your hand.  You have 8 bones in your wrist. These are the carpal bones.  Most babies aren't born with them so they develop over time.  If they see your carpal bones are or aren't developed that can tell you how far ahead you are in growth/how far behind you are. They use those body parts and compare them to the normal for someone your exact age.  It's just a uniform part of the anatomy from an xray standpoint.  It will be of your left hand and/or wrist and is most likely called a Bone Age Study.  Probably the easiest xray u will ever have. all you do is sit there with your hand on the table :)
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Sorry, but the only way to tell if a bone is broken is with an x-ray unless it is visibly deformed. Please try to go to the doctor. In the mean time, keep it elevated and put ice compresses to reduce the swelling. Good luck.
247513
I had a similar experience about 2 years ago.  I fell and I thought I had a really bad sprain.  It was really swollen and I had bruises all the way up to my knee.  I had never broken anything before and I was pretty sure it wasn't broken.  I didn't hear anything snap and it hurt when I fell, but not too bad.  My mom, a nurse, came and looked at it and told me to keep it elevated.\n\nAbout a month later, I had an appointment with a Podiatrist for something totally unrelated.  When he saw how swollen and bruised I was after 4 weeks, he took an x-ray.  I had broken my leg and my ankle was broken in 3 places.  I was shocked - I always thought breaking a bone would be excruchiating pain!  I had to have surgery and they put a plate and some screws in there.  Now I'm back to normal, with a lovely scar to show for it.  No offense to my mom, but I'm thinking it's a good thing she is retired.\n\nIf after 6 weeks you are still swollen, there is definitely something wrong.  They've ruled out broken bones, but you'll have to wait for the MRI to find out what is really wrong.  Sure, you might need surgery, but it could be worse.  For example, did I mention the fact that I have MS, which affects my left leg and my breaks were in my right leg?  What this meant is that, because my left leg is not able to hold me up, crutches did no good.  I was basically living on my couch for 2 months.  \n\nGood luck with everything - I'm sure you'll be fine =)
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It sounds like just a bruise. You may have hit your funny bone causing tingliness and such. You have now gained all feeling back, which is good. Wait a day or two, and if its doesnt improve get it xrayed. If its not swollen, your fine.
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OK, the short answers:\n\nQ: My hand is tingling and is sore too what happened?\nA: You probably subluxated your shoulder, meaning it popped slightly out of the socket, but not fully. This being said, any one of several things could have happened to your hand, injury or subsequent pain are quite common with this type of injury. More than likely you've strained a nerve or pinched one.\n\nQ:The doc x rayed and said it is back in place and he said i have rotary cup damage what does that mean?\nA: Your rotary cup is the collection of muscles binding and holding your shoulder into the socket. Some tearing or stretching (straining) of these muscles are common with this type of injury.\n\nQ: He said i may need surgery why is that?\nA: If you have actually torn some or all of your rotary cup, surgery will be required in order to reconnect the muscle tissues and ensure proper healing.\n\nQ: I am supposed to check the circulation in my hand every once in awhile by checking my finger nails why do I have to do that?\nA: This is called "capillary reaction". What you are doing is pushing all the blood out of the capillaries under your nail and ensuring it fills back up in good time. You were asked to check this to ensure that your loosened shoulder is not pinching off any veins and that you haven't damaged any during the injury, which would probably result in you loosing your arm (the capillary reaction under normal circumstances for most people turns white when pinched and red within a couple seconds afterward).\n\nQ: Do i have to wear the collar and cuff that he gave me?\nA: If you want to heal, yes. Attempting to move the arm retards the healing process greatly and can cause improper healing.\n\n\nFinal Thoughs: To speed your healing, do EVERYTHING your doctor tells you. Wear your cuff, avoid moving/jarring your shoulder, maintain appointments with doctor and call him/her if you have questions or something seems wrong.\n\n\nAdditional Questions:\n-Your chiro is not a MD.\n-Muscles tears generally will not show up in Xray\n-Your doc should make that descision with you.
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Dramaqueen, first you need to get a life. Kid's only 15, he doesn't know what the heck's going on. You might ask your parents to call the doctor and see about getting an mri, or some x-rays to see if there is oher damage that they didn't see. I have the same problem with my wrists, and i'm only 17 (darn skateboarding!). In the mean time, try icing it, and maybe a tylenol to ease the pain. As for little miss drama queen, ignore her, she's full of hot air.
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Pain is never a good thing. Go to the doctor but your inactivity may be to blame. We weren't meant to be sedentary creatures and an inactive lifestyle means our muscles become to weak to carry our own frame around. If your abdominal an back muscles are weak it can throw your spine out of alignment which can cause pain all over. Yep even the angle of your shoulder or your wrist.\n\nSee the doctor to rule out anything more serious and then start with a light walk and gentle yoga and work your way up to a more active lifestyle. You are too young to let your body get so old.
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Never thought of that before but you are right I think I do experience some slight pain in my left wrist????? Not sure what causes it though.
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I shattered my finger joint so badly they sent me to a specialist.  He took off the splint right away (1 day after the break) and said that while it was healing I had to move it as much as I wanted to be able to move it after it was done healing, otherwise I would have very restricted movement.  Even though it hurt a lot I bent it all the way back and forth every minute of every day until it was done healing.  I have a joint with normal movement.  Just keep remembering that you want full use of it.  You should have done it from the beginning, but good luck.
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That would depend on the individual and also what type of fracture it is.\n\nSome people continue to use crutches after the cast is off until their leg develops enough muscle strength back.  Other people have walking casts, so depends on what type of fracture to answer your question.  Some fractures are worse than others.
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You probaly did what we used to call jammed it.  If the finger was fractured you would feel sick to your stomach and maybe even throw up.  Also, if it were fractured, it would be misshapen.  In other words it would point or look in an odd direction.  There is a possibility of fracture though.  I would keep trying to move it, keep icing it and watch it.  If it doesn't get better, i would definitely have it x-rayed to make sure.  You could probably wait a couple more days though.
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It certainly could mean a fracture which can be just as bad as a break. You didn't say how long ago this happened, but if you're feeling these symptoms a couple days after the incident you should see your Doctor about getting it X-rayed.
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it's hard to tell, I broke a bone on the side of my foot 4 years ago and had a cast for about a month and a half and was on crutches the entire time.  The bone never healed properly but it doesn't really bother me now.  I guess it all depends on how bad the break was and what doctors tell you!\nGood luck!
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If you had your wrist broken you'll probably could not move it at all \nYou might have cracked it, not broken it if ti still hurts
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Hmmm - Yes and no.  My husband had his tendons stitched near his wrist area.  He also had to do therapy to regain strength.  However, there is internal scarring.  He has a nice lump on that spot.  I honestly don't see how it could be unavoidable.  Good Luck to you!!!
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If your hand hurts real bad it means you either have carple tunel(which would suck) or that u are squeezing too hard on the cap to turn it...and if u dont squeeze as hard and ur hand just spins on the cap, then u are just too weak O_O...\n\nTry doing hand excorsizes such as finding somthing that is not easily compressive and then squeezing it over and over, within a week your hands will be significantly stronger...\n\nEDIT: And its cute cause...it is...i would find it cute too, i dont know, men are weird...maybe its that we like to see women who are weak and need help at some things or somthing like that...or maybe its a consolodated opinion and the few of us who find that sort of thing cute are just freaking weird...the world may never know