I have had a wrist strain for 4 weeks and it hasnt healed, why?

4 weeks ago i strained my wrist from playing on the piano (stretching my hand too much doing the octaves) still hasnt healed. I cant feel any problems when theres a pull on my wrist, only when pushing. I can do pull ups without feeling a thing, but cant do any push ups at all. When i roll my wrist i can feel cracking/crackling in my wrist. I dont get any pain when my wrist is idle or doing anything that doesnt put a pushing pressure on it. I tried using a brace that kept it still, but it seemed to make my wrist worse, mabye the warmth or the lack of movement? ive been using IBULEVE gel on my wrist for 2 days, cant say for sure if its helping or not. My wrist seemed to be ok yesterday, but woke up this morning in the same shape as usual. Ive stopped playing the piano entirely, and when im typing on the computer i only use my good hand. Any suggestions? thanks