Wrist Pain: Drug Therapy

Therapy goals

• Reduction of pain and thus increase of mobility.
• Diagnosis finding

Therapy recommendations

• Analgesia (pain relief) during diagnosis until definitive therapy according to WHO staging scheme:
  • Non-opioid analgesic (paracetamol, first-line agent).
  • Low-potency opioid analgesic (e.g., tramadol) + non-opioid analgesic.
  • High-potency opioid analgesic (eg, morphine) + non-opioid analgesic.
• If necessary, anti-inflammatory drugs / drugs that inhibit inflammatory processes (eg, NSAID (non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; synonyms: non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAR); non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, NSAP) such as acetylsalicylic acid, ibuprofen, diclofenac.
• Balneophysical measures (bath therapy):
  • Acute phase: cold treatments
  • Chronic pain: heat therapy