Sprained wrist

Credit: ANDREW LAMBERT PHOTOGRAPHY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

Caption: Sprained wrist. Cold pack being used to reduce the swelling from a sprained wrist. A sprain is an injury where the muscles, ligaments and tendons of a joint have been excessively stretched. This can lead to swelling and pain. The pain can be numbed by the use of a cold pack, and the cold can also trigger the slowing or reversal of some of the physiological responses to the initial injury.

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