What is wrist sprain?

A wrist sprain is a common injury. There are many ligaments in the wrist that can be stretched or torn, resulting in a sprain. This occurs when the wrist is bent forcefully, such as in a fall onto an outstretched hand.

How do members experience wrist sprain?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with wrist sprain*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for wrist sprain*

Who has wrist sprain on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 3
30s 5
40s 10
50s 16
60s 9
70+ 5

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 10
Female 38