How to Wrap a Wrist Sprain with an Elastic Bandage | Nursing Skill Tutorial
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- Опубликовано: 31 июл 2024
- In this video I demonstrate how to wrap a wrist sprain with an elastic bandage all by yourself. It is easier to apply an elastic bandage if you have someone else to help, but it's still possible to do on your own. Applying an elastic bandage to a wrist injury helps decrease swelling and pain, and promotes healing by limiting mobility of the wrist joint. In this nursing skill tutorial, I walk you through how to wrap a knee step by step so that the elastic bandage will provide the most benefit to you or your patient. In this video I demonstrate the wrist wrapping with a 3 inch elastic bandage i picked up at Dollar Tree store. I've talked about these elastic bandages in some of my other videos, but I wanted to try one out myself to test the quality of the Dollar Tree brand elastic bandages and give you my honest review of them. I hope after watching this video you can easily apply your wrist wrap own your own!
These elastic bandages have velcro on the ends if you prefer that:
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This is a really good video. Very clear and informative of how and why to wrap a sprain.
Thanks! I like to teach how I learn...keeping it simple and clear. 👍🏻☺️
Thank you very much I sprained my wrist the other day and it’s been hurting like heck but since flowing your video and putting on a wrap it’s starting to feel better and I can actually move it more without as much pain😁
this is great for me as a sculptor and painter after holding my wrists at weird angles for hours at a time!
Ahhh I can only imagine! Glad it helped ☺️
Thank you I just finished wrapping my wrist and it feels very comfortable. Thank you for your video
You’re welcome! Happy to hear this. ☺️
Exactly what I needed to see! Thank you very much!
Awe you’re welcome! 😊
I used your video to put an ace bandage back on over a splint after surgery. It had been on for two weeks and I couldn’t take it anymore. Thank you.
I did that too. The splint waa driving me crazy.
thank you so much :) I had difficulty starting the wrap but this method really helped
You’re welcome! So happy to hear ☺️
Sprained my wrist after lifting a weight akwardly and now im here. Thank you very much now i need another one for my sprained ankle I have neglected for about 3 weeks now. 😊
Awh I hope you’re healing up okay!
Thank you, I have been trying to bandage my wrist, after watching your video, I can see how I've been doing this wrong, ì have subscribed incase you have any more like this video, very educational 🙂
Awe thank you so much, glad it helped! 😊
i recently sprained my wrist while saving a ball playing gk this helped me alot🙂🙂🙂🙂
Helpful video for Uncle John and all of his injuries Lol.
Hahaha omg I laughed out loud at this. It’s so true though! 🙈😆
Ha i was going to say the same thing!
@@marilynsartadventures3956 lol
This really good video thank you so much for sharing watching from Africa Uganda God bless you
Awe thank you very much! ❤️
@@thesunnyedge you're so welcome glad to hear from you, do you have an email address? I'm from Africa Uganda I already subscribe to you I would like to connect ,i am from Africa Uganda
Thank you sharing this video! My son recently had a minor wrist fracture and he absolutely can’t stand wearing the big splint they have him at the urgent care, since he doesn’t really have any pain anymore, we decided to take off the splint and wrap it instead. This was very helpful thank you!
You’re welcome, I’m glad this video helped! ☺️
Thanks for the heads up! Also cool that you're into helping out with low cost products...ps just watching this made my hurt wrist feel better. Placebo Effect? Good enough for me!
You’re welcome! Yea I always try to recommend more affordable products to patients if I know that they work well.
Great video! I went to the hospital this morning for a bad sprain (they thought it was broken until the x-rays came back). The tech who wrapped it did a really bad job. Glad I found this.
I hope your sprain heals up quickly! Glad this video helped!
Oh my gosh really they did a bad job at the hospital? That's wild. Some of these videos are really helpful. I just sprained my own wrist really badly two days ago. I went to an urgent care clinic the next day and they put a splint on it and wrapped that to my wrist. Kind of primitive. I took it off last night because the cheap foam on it itched so much I couldn't stand it. Now I have to wrap it again myself and this video was helpful. I thought my wrist was broken also. It was such a relief to hear that it wasn't - although there still could be a hairline fracture, they said they would let me know after sending the x-rays for further evaluation by a specialist. But I haven't heard back so I guess it's just a sprain. Sorry this is so long. I hope your wrist healed well.
I fell from my skateboard and now I'm here 😆
Awe feel better! ❤️
Hii, I like demo, I'm injured in hand, after seen this demo, I wrapped self, im from india country, Maharashtra 🙏
I hope you feel better soon!
I had fractured my wrist while in gym class by falling the hospital put on a splint on my wrist with the hard part and all the other stuff for the first 2 weeks , I went yesterday they put on something like this with Velcro and it was tight so I took it off and they said I can put it back on by myself if it’s too tight and I didn’t know how to so thank you!
I hope your wrist is feeling better and you’re on a strong road to recovery! 💕
Thanks. It helps 🤗
You’re welcome!
Thank you so much this helped me a lot no one in my family that I live with has never sprained their wrist and I have never sprained my wrist and it was two days ago thank you so much
Awe I’m happy to hear this helped. I hope your wrist heals up fast! ❤️
Thank you
Thank you! Had to share with my friend she sprained her wrist
Awe hope she feels better soon!
I sprained my wrist yesterday while playing Goalie and this video helped so much!! Thank you!
Yo me toooo, I’m a goalkeeper and I sprained it yesterday, I can’t really move my fingers.
@@booboosengthavong2269 we just good like that as goalies 💪
Really helpful 😁
Awe great to hear! 😊
Thanks for the demonstration video. Very helpful. Cheers 🦅🦅🇺🇸
Happy to hear that! I appreciate the feedback. 😊
Tx. My wrist already feels better once I wrapped as you showed
Awesome! Glad it helped!
Tysm! I injured my arm a week ago and I don’t want the huge splint so I’ll just use a wrap!
I hope you feel better soon! 💕
So Helpful, my wrist feels like it has so much support! Thank You!!!
What if I sprained my fingers w/my wrist? Do I continue up? Do I tape them individually?
Ms ty sm i am pregnant and i injured my wrist. I made a home made bind. I appreciate it so much.
Awe glad it helped! ❤️
Thank you!!!!
You’re very welcome! Glad it helped!
Thank you for this I sprained my wrist skateboarding down a ramp taking a big fall this helps a lot
Awh I hope your wrist feels better soon. Glad the video helped!
Oh, be careful! Skateboarding is fun, but injuries are not. Maybe you should wear wrist guards and knee guards and stuff. At least a helmet, right? I don't know if many skateboarders wear helmets but they should. If bike riders are to wear them, doing skateboarding stunts seems even more dangerous. Just don't worry about not looking cool; it's not cool to risk breaking your bones. Congratulations on being a gutsy skater though. I broke my wrist 2 years ago losing my balance on some roller blades; and just now I sprained my wrist falling off a bicycle. Maybe I'm a little clumsy. Anyhow, be careful! Hope you healed well and haven't had any more bad falls.
I hurt my wrist yesterday playing basketball, so this'll help a lot thanks!
Wishing you a speedy recovery!
Thanks
Thank god for this video
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would wetting the bandage and rapping like you instructed help and how tight should bandage actually be applied ?
Very useful
Great to hear! 😄
Thank you so much i fell dancing in the kitchen and slipped on oil and sprained my rist haha
Awh dancing in the kitchen sounds fun! Sorry it ended with an injury. I hope you feel better soon!
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Awesome thanks!! I appreciate it. 😄💕
I met with an accident a few days ago and i wrapped my wrist with bandage. I just want to know whether there is any exercise that will quicken healing process
i was doing monsters as a warm up and i kicked my leg back and i fell on my wrist and now it hurts is it a sprain
Thank you. I have a question though. I feel a tingling sensation and numbness in my fingers after wrapping my wrist. The first time it was obviously too tight, but the second try it was super loose that it didn't even provide any stability to my wrist yet it still gave me the same numb feeling. Could I be doing something wrong or is it just the physiology of my wrist or something that it doesn't allow me to wrap it without restricting blood flow?
Word I fell off my bike so this helps
Also that dog playing in the background lmao
fell off my bike, my wrist hurts a lot but there's no swelling. day 3 now still painful to move it sideways, is it helpful to put on a bandage like this?
It has been almost two months that I had a sprain. Will wrapping it do the work? Or do I need to apply something? It doesn't hurt unless carrying a heavy objects though
Same
Does this offer thumb support as well?
Edit: just tried it. That feels better than with thumb support.
Can you please demonstrate how to do that exact same thing except with the velcro portion please
Thanks for this video my wrist started hurting me again and I found a tensor bandage wrap in my house and I have no idea how to do this myself
Glad this video helped! Hope your wrist feels better soon
I sprained my pinky and didn't know how in the world to wrap the bottom part so I used this 😁
Hope you feel better soon! 💕
Take care army
Need help please ASAP I sprained my wrist and dislocated my tendon on my right wrist by fighting and I can’t open any water bottle or do much
I never feel pain anyways because of my autism my doctor says it is neurological and we don't understand why so if I had to have help wrapping myself what would I be looking for as an autistic who doesn't feel pain in general? My NP says she wouldn't know because I am an odd case and her boss agrees
Thank you for your videos- using them for my health class! As an athletic trainer/physical therapist, my only suggestion for your wrapping videos is to have the roll on top of the tail instead of under it as you wrap the hand/elbow etc. ______O like this instead of ------o. Great videos overall thanks!
I only have a 6-inch wrap... I'm folding it lengthwise
Am I supposed to be able to bend my wrist up and down the slightest bit?
I’m a phlebotomist and my wrist hurts so bad from repetitive movements. I need relief hope this helps
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I did sprain my wrist
Hi once used can I fold it back up and use again or do I bin it
Yes, definitely reusable although elastic bandages tend to wear out/stretch out after 4-5 uses. You can hand-wash them in cold water and hang to dry also.
Thank you by the way I'm a massive fan of yours you have helped me in so many ways x
Awe that’s so nice of you to say! Thank you so much for being here! ❤️
@@thesunnyedge no worries
Thanks for halp 😊
You’re welcome ☺️
I sprained both of my wrist lol
Me too, almost. One is worse than the other; it's mild; I was lucky. But I landed flat on my stomach on the sidewalk with both hands slapping the ground hard. A bikeshare bike (they're heavy): gotta watch where I'm going!
I hope you found someone to help you wrap your wrists! I never hurt both at once before, it was scary. (Could try to use your feet but it would be pretty hard.) Well, there are always those $30.00 wrist braces for sale. Hope your injuries healed and you haven't had any others!
Hello! Can I use a boxing wrap instead?
I’m not too familiar wit boxing wraps but I don’t think they have enough elasticity for therapeutic compression
Thank you for the tutorial! How long are you able to wear the wrist wrap? How many days is recommended to wear a wrist wrap? I have been having sharp pain on my right wrist. Could not do many push ups do to have severe pain on my wrist. It's an on an off thing. I think the reason it hurts is because I punch a table hiting my knuckles. Got emotional after a dog passed away at the hospital. I like the dog she was a good girl.
Generally after a wrist injury we recommend wrapping for 5-7 days or until the patient can be evaluated by a healthcare provider. Chronic pain (lasting longer than three months) should definitely be evaluated by a orthopedist to rule out other types of musculoskeletal injuries.
@@thesunnyedge Thank you for replying!
You’re welcome!
@@thesunnyedge Hi Nurse Sandra. Great video. I have a question. After I saw a health provider, x-rays showed my badly swollen wrist was not broken but just badly sprained. He put a splint on it and then wrapped the splint onto my wrist and hand. It wasn't the kind that comes with its own closures. It's pretty wide. But I was wondering: so, the wrap is to secure and protect the injury until you can see a provider, yes? But in some comments here, people just use the wrap and not a splint. Is that okay after the provider has said to wear a splint for a week? My injury is two and a half days old now. I've had it out of the splint because it was itching like crazy and also he said I could take it off at night and it's easier to ice it this way. Is it okay to just have it wrapped without a splint? Or is that really not enough protection and support for a bad, acute injury? I hurt mine falling off a bicycle- not at any kind of speed, I was just getting on it but trying to avoid a thing in the way. Lost my balance and I guess twisted my wrist. Bumped my head too but no brain bleed.
Fell down while running
Thanks
I need this i'm scaut and bmx Rider
You’re welcome!
Very similar on a large live stock Vet rap is better than the medical rap for people
Ahh yes, it’s the same as coban right?
As a cvtter, who has wrist injuries all the time, it was helpful to see how I can get a bandage to go all the way down and stay stable
Дякую!
How do you make sure it's not broken?
You’ll need to be evaluated by a health care professional so they can determine if it’s a broken bone or not. They may do X-rays as well. I hope you feel better soon!
I sprained my wrist at dance clads
Oh no! Feel better soon! ❤️
Am I the only one who isn't actually hurt and just wants to get out of pe?
Me too
same😭
great video. i rather pay 1 buck and not a velcro snowflake one
Haha touché. Thanks for watching!
I Sprung my wrist doing a cartwheel
I’m sorry to hear this! I hope you feel better soon! ❤️
are they reusable?
They tend to get stretched out after a few uses. Usually have to be tossed within a week.
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Can it get wet?
Elastic bandages are not intended to get wet. If they do, they should be removed as soon as possible and completely dried before reapplying
thanks my wrist no longer fells like it is going to fall off
😊 You’re welcome ❤️
Can I sleep with it ?
Elastic bandages or compression are typically removed at night
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Thanks doctor .. Have a nice day ♥️
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