The back of the hand is still swollen after one week of wrist sprain, considering that it is a severe soft tissue injury, or ligament injury, tendon injury, etc., you can take daily care to relieve the symptoms, or medication or surgical treatment.
1. Severe soft tissue injury: severe soft tissue injury may be difficult to fully recover in a week, usually need to pay attention to rest and reduce the amount of activity, such as edema is more serious, you can elevate the affected limb. If the pain is serious, you can take ibuprofen for pain relief as prescribed by the doctor.
2. Ligament injury; if the degree of sprain is large and the ligament is injured, the affected limb needs to be elevated, and then fixed by the brace to prevent displacement, and if necessary, endoscopic repair of the ligament needs to be taken in time. When the pain is serious, oral ibuprofen can be taken as prescribed by the doctor to relieve pain.
3. Tendon injury: It is recommended to consult the doctor in time to know the degree of tendon injury. Conservative treatment can be considered for mild injury, while tendon reconstruction should be done as soon as possible for severe tendon injury or rupture. When the pain is strong, oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, such as ibuprofen, should be taken as prescribed by the doctor.
The back of the hand is still swollen after a week of wrist sprain, it may also be caused by fracture and other factors, you need to consult a doctor as soon as possible to analyze the cause of the disease, and then carry out the formal treatment, not fully recovered, try to minimize the local weight-bearing.