Q. One of the nurses in your department asks you to examine her right wrist. She is 24-years-old. Two days ago, she had a fall on an outstretched arm while walking. Following the fall, she had moderate wrist pain, exacerbated by movement. She used a commercial wrist brace for the past 48 hours, but her wrist is still painful. On examination, palpation of the joint line is not tender, but the snuff box is tender and axial loading of the wrist is painful. There is no swelling, increased warmth, and erythema in the wrist. The wrist's range of motion is moderately painful, especially in radial-ulnar deviations. She has no history of any significant disease. The x-ray is shown below. What is the best management option for her?

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