Apparently, after you sprain your wrist, you should rest it and put ice on it, but also, you should keep it above your heart level.
http://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/wrist-sprain
http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=a00023
I wonder why is that? Possibly to reduce the swelling?
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