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Suggest Treatment For Persistent Wrist Pain And Swollen Hands

I had rotator cuff surgery earlier in the week and was in a sling for 3 days my right arm was sore from not being straightened out until I cpuld take the sling off. almost immediately my wrist became sore anmd my fingers ached. today my hand is swollen and fingers are extremely painful when I try to bend them. my wrist pain is about a 9 and is driving me nuts. what is it?
Tue, 26 Sep 2017
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Hi this is called shoulder hand syndrome. It is pain in hand and wrists due to shoulder injury. You will need a course of anti inflammatory drug treatment--regards
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Suggest Treatment For Persistent Wrist Pain And Swollen Hands

Hi this is called shoulder hand syndrome. It is pain in hand and wrists due to shoulder injury. You will need a course of anti inflammatory drug treatment--regards