Broken Finger.

PowerHouseDan · 24-05-2005 1:00pm #1

Dont know what forum to post this in so move as you wish. I broke my finger yesterday playing rugby, now i was told it would be 4 weeks before it would be ok, Is there anything i can do to make it heal faster?Or is rest the only solution.

Einstein · 24-05-2005 1:04pm

only time will heal a broken bone.
Even when the strapping/sling is off, it'll still be seriously sensitive. Which finger did you break? Make sure when you go back playing that you strap it up properly.

Dave

PowerHouseDan · 24-05-2005 1:06pm

My right little finger,Like we have a blitz starting thursday obviously i wont be playing it will prob be the 4th week?i will straight it up good when i do go back.

Einstein · 24-05-2005 1:16pm

I broke the exact same finger when I was 8. hurt like a mutha. I'm a therapist for naas rugby team, seen plenty of broken fingers pass through! LIke you said you would, - make sure it's strapped well when you get the all clear.

dave

PowerHouseDan · 24-05-2005 1:18pm

Cheers for the advise.

PowerHouseDan · 28-05-2005 5:24pm

Went in for checkup on Wed told i had to get surgery to straighten the finger :P was in there for 3 days only just out.

Ruxjit · 15-05-2014 7:13pm

I broke my little finger over 4 weeks ago. I was abroad when it happened. On the advise of the doctor aboard he told me to have it X-rayed 4 weeks after fracture.

So I went and had an X-ray done on Monday (4 week mark) and unbelievably there was no doctor there to examine it. They said they will send a report back to my GP which will take 1 to 2 weeks and the he will refer me to a fracture clinic? WTF?

I'm thinking of taking my cast off next week (5 weeks after injury) and then look up some physiotherapy exercises for my injury on you tube.

Has anyone had the same injury can give me advise.? It could be 3 or 4 weeks before get to a fracture clinic. I fear being in a cast for too long could cause problems.

My fracture was not a complete break more of a crack on baby metacarpal.

Would it be ok to take off the cast after 5 weeks?

CM24 · 16-05-2014 7:07am

I broke my little finger playing rugby a few years back. I tried to train away for another week or so but it just wasn't healing. I didn't realise it was broken til I got it scanned. I was in a cast for close to 6 weeks and couldn't do weights or anything that involved the finger basically. Awful for rugby as you lose a lot of muscle in the upper body.

It will heal, but that baby finger is now a lot shorter than the other one! Fractured fingers are actually worse so count yourself lucky.

Broken Finger.

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