Not only is having a wrist sprain painful, it can also become a real inconvenience. We are so dependent on the use of our hands for our normal lives that an injury turns simple everyday tasks into a real chore.

With all the side effects of pharmaceuticals, alternative remedies that ease pain along with increased immune function are a bonus.

It is natural, when falling, to reach out to grasp ourselves and, in doing so, the wrist can be forced beyond the natural stretch limit of a tendon or ligament. Torsion or forceful twisting of the ligament can cause a wrist injury resulting in mild to severe pain, swelling, bruising, and possible loss of function. You may experience a tear in your wrist or perhaps a clicking sound when trying to move it. These wrist sprain symptoms can begin with a simple slip on the ladder, on an icy sidewalk, or playing a sports game.

Although falls are the number one cause of a wrist sprain, it is possible to sprain it from exerting heavy pressure or rotating the wrist in an abnormal position. There are three degrees of severity when diagnosing the symptoms of a wrist sprain.

  • Grade # 1: Mild to moderate pain along with minor ligament damage.
  • Grade # 2: Moderate to severe pain with a loose feeling in the joint, some loss of function, and more severe damage to the ligaments. A doctor should monitor the sprain to make sure it heals without long-term problems, such as tendonitis of the wrist.
  • Grade # 3: Sharp pain, dislodged total torn ligament with severe loss of function. This type of sprain must be examined by a doctor and will require surgical repair.

Finding a wrist sprain treatment that is convenient and learning the healing time really helps get your life back on track. The use of essential oils is a natural remedy for beneficial relief. They’re easy to use, don’t take up much space to transport, and provide many more benefits to the recipient than just relieving an injured wrist.

Many of the pharmaceutical medications that you could use to treat a wrist injury will suppress or compromise your immune system, increasing a risk to your health. But with true essential oils, they add to your health by sending the healing properties of the herbal plant they come from directly into your body. Any essential oil has several healing qualities. For example, geranium essential oils (rose geranium or bourbon geranium) have analgesic and healing properties and increase the function of your liver.

Essential oils follow the nerves, sending the healing qualities to the area in need of repair. This makes them ideal for use in relieving:

  • Sprains
  • Muscle tension
  • Disc herniation
  • Ganglion cyst on the wrist
  • Wrist tendonitis
  • Golfer’s elbow
  • Ankle sprain
  • Back spasms

And … many pain-related diseases. In fact, it is most likely that there is no injury or illness that does not benefit from the use of essential oils as a complement to the already established treatment.

Because essential oils are transported through the body through the nervous system, they are very beneficial in alleviating other nervous disorders such as carpal tunnel syndrome, which often feels like a sprained wrist.

Well, here is the action plan when you have wrist sprain symptoms:

  1. Immobilize the wrist. Wear a cast or splint to keep the joint from moving.
  2. Rest your wrist. If you can, let the wrist rest for at least 2 days (48 hours)
  3. Put ice packs on your wrist for twenty minutes every 4 hours for the 2-day period or until the pain has subsided a little. This helps minimize swelling and bruising.
  4. Gently massage in anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving essential oils such as Helichrysum Italicum, Elemi, Helichrysum Gemnosephalum, and Geranium. Many other essential oils have pain relieving anti-inflammatory properties, but these oils seem to add more instant relief when mixed.
  5. Keep your wrist elevated above your heart. Place it on a pillow or the back of the sofa / chair as often as you can. This will help keep it from getting so swollen.
  6. You may want to take anti-inflammatory pain relievers like ibuprofen. However, taking this can thin the blood and make the crooked wrist more bruised.
  7. After the pain has subsided, practice strengthening exercises, carefully stretching your wrist to begin, as recommended by your doctor. Don’t rush this healing time. Using your wrist too soon after an injury could cause permanent damage to the joint.

Some sprains take up to 10 weeks to heal. And some people experience wrist tendonitis after a wrist injury. Everyone is different. Continue to use essential oil wrist sprain treatment that will help relieve inflammation that may still be in the joint.

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