How do you know if your wrist is broken?

It would hurt a lot, maybe even throb. Also, you wouldn’t be able to move it. Hope it’s not broken.

You should be able to rotate your wrist in a full circle. If you can’t move it all the way around, you should have it x-rayed. I broke my wrist a few years ago. I was able to move it forward but not backwards.

If you’re wondering whether your wrist is broken or not, you’re not in enough pain, and it’s probably not.

@cwilbur not true. When I broke my wrist I went around for half a day believing that it was just bruised or sprained.

Hairline fractures may not be particularly painful but require medical attention nonetheless.

I agree that you should have alot of pain, but if you are good with pain and have a high tollerance then you may not know. My mother broke her wrist once bowling and didnt know it was broken for two weeks. I would go get a xray to be on the safe side. Even if its not broken it could be fractured.

use the xray webapp! ;)

You go to your doctor, get an x-ray, and they will tell you whether it’s broken or not. Do not take chances.

In my case, I slipped and put my hand out reflexively to catch myself. I was on a hill, facing downhill and so landed on hand w. more force than normal on a fall on level ground. The wrist and forearm swelled, became distorted, purple and really painful within 5 seconds. It was very clear. A cast for 6 weeks and PT for two months. But this was the distal end of the ulna and more than just a hairline.

You would barely have been able to type the question if it was…

omfgTALIjustIMDu has the best answer. Get it xrayed! That is the only way to tell for sure.

i have the same question my wrist feels tingly and it’s bruised i can’t move it at all

i was thinking the same thing my wrists swollen and it hurts like hell! and i cant move it at all!

Look for deformity and discoloration also.

i feel alot of pain in my wrist and it happend when a foot ball flew tawards my head and i blocked with my hand