Treating wrist injuries

As a wrist doctor in Patchogue, East End Occupational Therapy specializes in treating wrist injuries. Our team will develop a plan that caters to your specific needs to ensure you are back to your old self as fast as possible.  We understand the emotional and physical pain associated with injuring your wrist. Wrist injuries can affect all parts of your life such as work, school, sports, and everyday living. Wrist injuries can be caused by several things. These causes can be:

• Old age
• Lifting items that are too heavy
• Falling 

Treating wrist injuries can be done in numerous ways depending on the severity of the injury and what type of injury it is.

Wrist Sprains

For wrist sprains, you would typically take ibuprofen and wear a splint or elastic bandage for five to six weeks. Surgery is typically not required as there is no break or fracture to fix.

Wrist Fractures

Surgery to fix the fractured bone can help heal a fractured wrist. Pins or metal plates are screwed into the fractured bones to set them in the correct placement and assist them in healing. After the surgery you would usually wear a splint or a cast for about five to six weeks or until the bone is fully healed. 

Failure to treat a wrist injury can have long term effects such as:

• Prolonged pain of the wrist
• Loss of range of motion
• Complete loss of movement of the wrist
• Increased swelling and tenderness

Physical therapy to heal an injured wrist is better done earlier than it is done later. The longer you wait to fix your wrist injury, the harder it will be to fix it, and the less likely that you will have good results at the end of your treatment.

East End Occupational Therapy is a wrist doctor in Patchogue, New York that specializes in treating several types of wrist injuries. We will develop a plan of treatment catered to your specific needs and ensure you get back to your normal daily routine as fast as possible.