I get pain in my wrist from time to time. The first time was triggered by something specific but now it just seems to flare up occasionally. It never lasts for more than a few days but can be quite painful to bend it backwards and forwards while it lasts. I asked the doctor about it a couple of times and she just said it was probably an inflamed tendon, take ibuprofen and use a tubigrip while it's bad. But I don't find a tubigrip makes much difference. It seems to be coming back again and I was wondering about using one of those proper stiffened braces, as I feel like it would recover more quickly each time if I couldn't bend it easily. But I wasn't sure whether it's OK to just decide to use one without a doctor having suggested it - could it cause any problems?
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Would you wear a wrist splint if a doctor hadn't recommended it?
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CharitySchmarity · 15/11/2019 12:16
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