Indeed Karen, that's my plan. I've come to the conclusion of ligament because I'm at a loss as to what else it could be.. Also, I have recently finished university, and that generally involves ashamedly large quantities of alcohol, so it is quite possible that I fell, and even that I damaged something, without remembering. It did start roughly around that time as well. I'd also like to stress that the pain is only present at end of range radial deviation. It's painless at rest, on resisted movements and in any other range. From you're experience, would you expect it to be more painful if it were a scaphoid fracture?

Uma Madhu - Yes, "getting an x-ray" generally involves a wait of around 4-6 hrs (if you're lucky) in an A+E waiting room, before the triage nurse tells you to go home and rest it. I'm not sure whether "head" is a typo or not, but I'm at a loss as to how I would break it? Also I'm not using ice, as it's in the sub-acute phase, and there's none of the signs of inflammation.

Thank-you for your continued input - it is much appreciated, more from a professional point of view, than a patient.