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So you got yourself in an accident and you really hurt your arm, leg, hand, foot, or other extremity.\u00a0 You\u2019re worried now that it might be broken, but pain is pain. Sometimes it can be difficult to tell whether a bone is genuinely broken or if you\u2019re suffering from a simple strain or sprain.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, there\u2019s no surefire way to know, but there are a few specific things you can look for that can indicate a break, rather than something less serious.\u00a0 Here are a few:<\/p>\n
Deformity<\/strong> \u2013 Let\u2019s start with the obvious.\u00a0 If the extremity you injured is bent out of shape, it\u2019s probably fairly serious and a good sign that you\u2019re looking at a break.\u00a0 In cases like these, delay is not your friend.\u00a0 Contact your doctor immediately.<\/p>\n Swelling and\/or Bruising<\/strong> \u2013 This is always present when you have a break but unfortunately, it\u2019s present any time you suffer from a strain or sprain too.\u00a0 By itself then, this is suggestive, but certainly not definitive.<\/p>\n Reduced Motor Function<\/strong> \u2013 This is another suggestive symptom that isn\u2019t definitive in isolation, but it\u2019s certainly a sign post that you could be looking at a break.\u00a0 Obviously, if you\u2019ve broken a bone, you\u2019re going to be faced with a serious lack of mobility. It\u2019s certainly true that the same could be said of serious sprains, albeit usually with less pain than you\u2019d feel if attempting to move a broken bone.<\/p>\n Grinding<\/strong> \u2013 This one is a pretty clear indicator.\u00a0 If you can feel two bits of bone grinding together when you flex or move the extremity you\u2019re worried about, you can bet that you\u2019re looking at something more serious than a simple strain.<\/p>\n Again, it\u2019s not easy to know for sure if you\u2019re dealing with a break or something less serious so don\u2019t take any chances.\u00a0 If you get hurt, your next stop should be your doctor or the nearest emergency clinic, just to be sure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"So you got yourself in an accident and you really hurt your arm, leg, hand, foot, or other extremity.\u00a0 You\u2019re worried now that it might be broken, but pain is …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3429","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/radianthealth.us\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3429","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/radianthealth.us\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/radianthealth.us\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radianthealth.us\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radianthealth.us\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3429"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/radianthealth.us\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3429\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3431,"href":"https:\/\/radianthealth.us\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3429\/revisions\/3431"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/radianthealth.us\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3429"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radianthealth.us\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3429"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radianthealth.us\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3429"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}