If you sprain your dominant wrist, can you use the other one?

[AviatorTom]

If you sprain the wrist on your dominant arm/hand, the one you use the most, are you able to use your other arm/hand?

For what? You might ask. For whatever... lifting things, cooking, eating, taking pictures, typing, whatever else you do with your hand...

[Jaximus-Lion]

I have had minor surgery on my right hand, twice and every time the hand was wrapped for a week, 2 - 3 weeks rehab and working to make the hand recover and be stable. So under a whole month, i am using my left hand for everything even writing, phone, cooking, using the knives. i couldn't drive the first two weeks but did at the 3rd week. Did work at the garden all left handed.

[nolabels]

Of course I can!

But may I?

The considerations are so endless that I wouldn't know where to start listing them.

It's a good thing my wife is nearby to help me out.

[Apple1996]

Uhh going through this right now. Accidentally sprained my right wrist. I try to use my left hand as much as possible but it's not always a option so I'll push through the pain and use my right when I need to

[Genie23]

I had a sprained wrist until for over a week. I recovered finally 4 days ago and it was tough for me to hold my phone and type with my left hand and it was impossible to chop vegetables with it. 😕

[Genie23]

Thank you so much for MHO

[OlderAndWiser]

Probably better than most. I have played piano amass percussion since I was about 10 years old so I am somewhat ambidextrous.

[purplepoppy]

I'm pretty good with both hands but prefer my right for the finer stuff

[OfMiceandMen]

I would be okay. I am pretty good with both hands. I always switch things up and use my opposite hand/side for things.

[AnusNdaPainus]

I sprained my palms one summer and I learned to do push-ups on my finger tips

Our bodies are made to adapt to our circumstances

You’ll learn to use the other one like a babe learns to walk

[comekitty]

Yes! I write with my left hand but do most other things with my right hand. 🙂

[DancingQueen16]

Well I have been trying to learn to write with my left hand in case something ever happens to my right hand

[Amy10223]

If I had no other choice, I'd use it todo this things. Anything but driving I think, would be safe.

[exitseven]

Yes, I am left handed and can do a lot of things with my right hand because we live in a right handed world.

[Christoff92]

Sure I can. Am practicing switchy swab with both 😀

[DizzyDesii]

I can barely do anything with my left. It sucks

[runnerboy]

Writing would be difficult and lifting things.

[Andres77]

Not for everything... nope.

[HippieVeganJewslim]

I cannot. My right arm is totally immobilised.

[msc545]

Luckily I can use both hands equally well