10 Symptoms of a Sprained Wrist
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
Symptom #2: Swelling
Soon after you have sprained your wrist you will notice that the area around the wrist begins to swell. The severity of the swelling will depend on the severity of the injury. The wrist can swell to the size of a baseball or more, but it is all happening for a very good reason.
As soon as the injury occurs, the body sets emergency protocols into action. White blood cells help to defend and repair our bodies in various ways and they are sent to the site in larger than usual numbers. These are then allowed to seep through the walls of the blood vessels into the tissues. Here, they can get to work on the task of repairing the injury.
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