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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

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Dr. Saisudha Kotla

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Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi

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Dr. Vaishalee Punj

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Wrist Drop Recovery Time

Premium Questions

Dr. VPYK Prasanna MD

numbness and discomfort to my hand and forearm. I had tendon transplant surgery in 1997 for wrist drop on the same arm. the discomfort I feel is kind of how it started when I ended up with wrist... View answer

Answered by : Dr. VPYK Prasanna ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Ajay Panwar MD

Hello, difficult to type. woke up yesterday with a limp wrist and only pain in my forearm as i dug around for a source... neuropathy? cannot lift my left wrist. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ajay Panwar ( Neurologist)
Dr. Erion Spaho MD

I have Saturday night palsy from falling asleep while reading with my arm resting on a metal chair arm. It was compressed below the elbow and now I have wrist drop and can't move fingers very well. I ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Erion Spaho ( Neurologist)
Dr. Atul Wankhede MD

wrist drop . I also had walking issues and pain in lower legs. After partial corpectomy surgery at c5 c6...the wrist and arm have recovered around 90% in 4 months...the left leg is fine except for... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Atul Wankhede ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar MD

wrist drop lost of digital functions and a locked elbow.which limits my range of motion a little beyond ... wrist but especially at the elbow ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar ( General & Family Physician)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr.  Vaibhav Gandhi MD

is experiencing the wrist drop due to my drips and antibiotic for 72hrs. What should i do to speed my recovery and how long will it last, now I m using a wrist guard and doing physio. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vaibhav Gandhi ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Jay Indravadan Patel MD

.I had radiculopathy in left arm with wrist drop. I also had walking issues and pain in lower legs. After partial corpectomy surgeryI had radiculopathy in left arm with wrist drop. I also had... View answer

Answered by : Jay Indravadan Patel ( Physical Therapist or Physiotherapist)
Dr. Ilir Sharka MD

I have wrist drop, and can move last three fingers more, side to side if not up and down. My thumb ... cannot move my wrist at all..how long before I should get worried? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ilir Sharka ( Cardiologist)
Dr.  Veera Raghava Rao. Buddha. MD

i have the condition wrist drop . what is the normal recovery period? started 3 days ago with significant improvement. ct scan , mri of head, heart and chest x-ray all clear after trip to ER. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Veera Raghava Rao. Buddha. ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Vaibhav Gandhi MD

surgery 4 years back for wrist drop which was unsuccessful. Recently another doctor advised me a tendon transfer for wrist drop and finger extension in which they will use one of my flexor... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vaibhav Gandhi ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)