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Finger injuries - ever happened to you?

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  • 07-11-2008 12:06pm
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    Caroline_ie
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    Yeayy! Another Cycling injury for Moi!!!!

    At the outpatiend dept this morning for my broken thumb and I told about another problem of mine, which they described as ' Trigger Finger' on the same hand as the fracture ( left ).

    People whose work or hobbies require repetitive gripping actions are more susceptible... I guess cycling does involve a lot of gripping as well as playing music .. i guess I am double prone to that.

    Has anyone ever had that? I have to do sone therapy and maybe get a injection ( of a banned substance ) if it doesn't improve ...


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    TinyExplosions
    Registered Users Posts: 6,860 ✭✭✭TinyExplosions


    Isn't it a fancy name for **** Cramp?

    I'll get me coat....


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    Ghost Rider
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    Speaking as both musician and cyclist, and also as someone who has fractured fingers in the past, I can tell you that some finger injuries can take quite a while to heal. I had one particular strain that literally took a year to heal - and I was informed by my GP that all I could do was wait. On the plus side, it didn't restrict my movement all that much - it just meant I couldn't make a full fist with one hand. (Naturally I stayed away from O'Connell Street at night, but that was no great hassle.) That said, I also fractured a fingertip and, apart from a bit of swelling, it made no material difference to my life.

    In your case, it sounds as if treatment is available, so I guess that will help to accelerate the healing process.
    Caroline_ie wrote: »
    Yeayy! Another Cycling injury for Moi!!!!

    At the outpatiend dept this morning for my broken thumb and I told about another problem of mine, which they described as ' Trigger Finger' on the same hand as the fracture ( left ).

    People whose work or hobbies require repetitive gripping actions are more susceptible... I guess cycling does involve a lot of gripping as well as playing music .. i guess I am double prone to that.

    Has anyone ever had that? I have to do sone therapy and maybe get a injection ( of a banned substance ) if it doesn't improve ...


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    72hundred
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    Is it your ring or last finger?


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    Caroline_ie
    Registered Users Posts: 5,400 ✭✭✭Caroline_ie


    72hundred wrote: »
    Is it your ring or last finger?
    No No I don't get that ... that is yuk ...

    I get the triger finger on my middle finger.


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    john77
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    1,000th post coming up Caroline, you'll have to come up with something special...


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    Vélo
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    TinyExplosions wrote: »
    Isn't it a fancy name for **** Cramp?

    I'll get me coat....

    That's the 1st thing that came to my mind but I thought "there's no way I can type that" but good auld Tiny did it for me;)


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    TinyExplosions
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    Aquinas73 wrote: »
    That's the 1st thing that came to my mind but I thought "there's no way I can type that" but good auld Tiny did it for me;)

    The voice of the common man, thats Mr Explosions for ya... I say what we're all thinking :)


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