A Parent’s Complete Guide to Childhood Wrist Injuries: From Minor Sprains to Growth Plate Fractures
Your Child Fell. Their Wrist Hurts. Now What? It happens in a moment. Your child is running, jumping, playing in the building compound, climbing at school, or cycling in the park, and then they fall. They land on an outstretched hand. There are tears, there is pain, and now the wrist is swollen, and they’re refusing to move it. As a parent, you face an immediate question: is this a serious fracture that needs urgent care, or is it a minor sprain that will settle with rest? It is not always easy to tell. And in children, the stakes are …
