How long does it take to recover from a sprained wrist? – Secondary 11

Question: How long does it take to recover from a sprained wrist?
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  recover,
  sprained,
  wrist
Asked by spacenut to Tess on 3 May 2012.
- Tess Newman answered on 3 May 2012:
  
  This can depend on many things – including how ‘bad’ your sprain is, and how fit and healthy you are. The pain can disappear within a few days, or can take a few weeks. However, the wrist may still be healing inside. Normally when you sprain a wrist you have overstretched your ligaments, fibrous bands that connect bone to bone. This is what takes the longest time to heal, and can take up to a few months.

spacenut commented on 3 May 2012:

Wahoo! My first question answered by the newbiees this week! I have a sprained wrist by a tesco van 8+ weeks of physio:(

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Question: How long does it take to recover from a sprained wrist?