Wrist Question

[Guest guest]

Okay this is going to sound weird but how do you know if you

subluxed, dislocated or just injured your wrist? I dont even

remember what i was doing last night but all of a sudden my wrist

started to really really hurt. It was to the point that i felt

nauseaus and had tears in my eyes. I moved it around to the best of

my ability and felt something 'move' and it felt like something had

shifted back. I put on my wrist brace and took a percocet and went

to bed. Today it is really sore. I can only type for short periods

of time (Which isnt good as i have a 8 - 10 page paper worth 15% of

my mark due in 15 hours!). Because of this paper i cant really take

any pain killers as I have to think straight. The pain is mostly in

the region by my thumb which is weird because lately it has been the

side of my pinky finger that has been sore. Well after this long

winded post I guess my question is how to tell the difference and

should I go get it looked at and by whom. Thank you all in

advance

Stacey

[Guest guest]

Okay this is going to sound weird but how do you know if you

subluxed, dislocated or just injured your wrist? ... I moved it

around to the best of my ability and felt something 'move' and it

felt like something had shifted back. ... The pain is mostly in

the region by my thumb which is weird because lately it has been the

side of my pinky finger that has been sore. ... I guess my question

is how to tell the difference and should I go get it looked at and

by whom.

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Depending on how bad the sublux is, it can be just about impossible

to tell the difference between a sublux and a full dislocation

without an xray. The technical distinction is that a sublux is one

where the two bones in the joint shift from their normal positions

but are still making bone to bone contact. A dislocation is where

they shift so far that they lose bone to bone contact.

As for it feeling wierd being on the thumb side instead of the pinky

finger side, it is definitely possible that the pinky side may have

been acting up and the thumb side was compensating and then just let

go itself.

It sounds like, whichever it was, that you may have shifted it back

into position. Aside from the pain issue, do you have " normal " range

of motion or movement back? Does it feel like there is any grinding

or grating taking place in the joint when you move bend your wrist

in any directions? If it was " out " and you got it back in by moving

it yourself, you would still expect it to hurt afterwards because

the sublux or dislocation would have put stress on the tendons and

ligaments in the wrist. From your description (particularly not

having any idea of what you might have done to cause it) it sounds

most like a somewhat spontaneous sublux. Had you fallen on it or

violently twisted it in some fashion I would suspect a sprain or

strain but it doesn't sound like you did that.

If you do go see someone (doctor, chiro, osteo, pt) you can or

should expect that they will take an xray. You can also expect that

the probable treatment will be rest, ice, anti-inflammatory drugs,

pain killers and a wrist brace until it gets better. I have

personally either subluxed or dislocated bones in my right hand from

falls twice in the last year. My own treatment on myself has been

ice, lymphatic drainage and polarity.

[Guest guest]

Okay this is going to sound weird but how do you know if you

subluxed, dislocated or just injured your wrist? ... I moved it

around to the best of my ability and felt something 'move' and it

felt like something had shifted back. ... The pain is mostly in

the region by my thumb which is weird because lately it has been the

side of my pinky finger that has been sore. ... I guess my question

is how to tell the difference and should I go get it looked at and

by whom.

----------------

Depending on how bad the sublux is, it can be just about impossible

to tell the difference between a sublux and a full dislocation

without an xray. The technical distinction is that a sublux is one

where the two bones in the joint shift from their normal positions

but are still making bone to bone contact. A dislocation is where

they shift so far that they lose bone to bone contact.

As for it feeling wierd being on the thumb side instead of the pinky

finger side, it is definitely possible that the pinky side may have

been acting up and the thumb side was compensating and then just let

go itself.

It sounds like, whichever it was, that you may have shifted it back

into position. Aside from the pain issue, do you have " normal " range

of motion or movement back? Does it feel like there is any grinding

or grating taking place in the joint when you move bend your wrist

in any directions? If it was " out " and you got it back in by moving

it yourself, you would still expect it to hurt afterwards because

the sublux or dislocation would have put stress on the tendons and

ligaments in the wrist. From your description (particularly not

having any idea of what you might have done to cause it) it sounds

most like a somewhat spontaneous sublux. Had you fallen on it or

violently twisted it in some fashion I would suspect a sprain or

strain but it doesn't sound like you did that.

If you do go see someone (doctor, chiro, osteo, pt) you can or

should expect that they will take an xray. You can also expect that

the probable treatment will be rest, ice, anti-inflammatory drugs,

pain killers and a wrist brace until it gets better. I have

personally either subluxed or dislocated bones in my right hand from

falls twice in the last year. My own treatment on myself has been

ice, lymphatic drainage and polarity.

[Guest guest]

Okay this is going to sound weird but how do you know if you

subluxed, dislocated or just injured your wrist? ... I moved it

around to the best of my ability and felt something 'move' and it

felt like something had shifted back. ... The pain is mostly in

the region by my thumb which is weird because lately it has been the

side of my pinky finger that has been sore. ... I guess my question

is how to tell the difference and should I go get it looked at and

by whom.

----------------

Depending on how bad the sublux is, it can be just about impossible

to tell the difference between a sublux and a full dislocation

without an xray. The technical distinction is that a sublux is one

where the two bones in the joint shift from their normal positions

but are still making bone to bone contact. A dislocation is where

they shift so far that they lose bone to bone contact.

As for it feeling wierd being on the thumb side instead of the pinky

finger side, it is definitely possible that the pinky side may have

been acting up and the thumb side was compensating and then just let

go itself.

It sounds like, whichever it was, that you may have shifted it back

into position. Aside from the pain issue, do you have " normal " range

of motion or movement back? Does it feel like there is any grinding

or grating taking place in the joint when you move bend your wrist

in any directions? If it was " out " and you got it back in by moving

it yourself, you would still expect it to hurt afterwards because

the sublux or dislocation would have put stress on the tendons and

ligaments in the wrist. From your description (particularly not

having any idea of what you might have done to cause it) it sounds

most like a somewhat spontaneous sublux. Had you fallen on it or

violently twisted it in some fashion I would suspect a sprain or

strain but it doesn't sound like you did that.

If you do go see someone (doctor, chiro, osteo, pt) you can or

should expect that they will take an xray. You can also expect that

the probable treatment will be rest, ice, anti-inflammatory drugs,

pain killers and a wrist brace until it gets better. I have

personally either subluxed or dislocated bones in my right hand from

falls twice in the last year. My own treatment on myself has been

ice, lymphatic drainage and polarity.