Dislocation Wrist

Definition:
Displacement of the wrist; specifically disturbance or disarrangement of the normal relation of the bones entering into the formation of a joint.
Purchase 3 Phases

Symptoms
  • Pain in the wrist
  • Loss of ROM in the wrist
  • Possible wrist fracture
  • Swelling in the wrist
  • Point tender on the wrist
Causes
  • Fall on an outstretched hand
  • Direct blow
Treatment
  • Period of immobilization
  • Progress to ROM and stretching to wrist
  • Upper extremity strengthening
  • Wrist stabilization exercises
Dislocation Wrist Phase I

Purchase Phase

  • Wrist Extension
  • Wrist Flexor Stretch At Wall
  • Ice Massage Hand Wrist
  • Finger Stretch
  • Ulnar Radial Deviation

Dislocation Wrist Phase II

Purchase Phase

  • Elbow Supination Stretch
  • Elbow Pronation Stretch
  • Rice Hand Opening Closing
  • Web Gripping
  • Putty Gripping

Dislocation Wrist Phase III

Purchase Phase

  • Ulnar Radial Deviation
  • Rice Wrist Flexion And Extension
  • Wrist Curls
  • Rice Wrist Pronation Supination
  • Rice Hand Opening Closing
  • Eccentric Wrist Flexion
  • Eccentric Wrist Extension