Thumb sprains can take anywhere from 2-12 weeks to heal depending on the severity of the sprain. Learn about how sprains are graded and treated If you have sprained your thumb, it can take anywhere from 2-12 weeks to heal depending on the severity of the sprain. Minor sprains usually hea...
When you fall on your thumb or jam it hard into a surface, that can cause a thumb sprain injury. This type of UCL injury is typically called a "skier's thumb." Your UCL ligament can also be injured slowly over time by repetitive grabbing and twisting movements of the thumb, an occurre...
@ddljohn-- You must have a relatively minor sprain. My sprained thumb symptoms were quite severe. My thumb was swollen to twice its size and it was throbbing with pain. I was sure that I broke it. I got an x-ray and it turned out to be a sprain. It still took a while to heal...
The finger should be splinted so that the injured jointand adjacent bones are immobilized. Aluminum splints can be custom cut to fit and bent to accommodate most finger injuries. Because there is more tissue damaged in a second-degree sprain, the finger will swell more and may have some disc...
In this article, I’m going to cover one of the most common questions we get and see online: How to Wrap a Wrist. Anyway, The wrist contains several large and small bones and tendons. If you sprain your wrist, it’s advisable to wrap it as soon as possible; this stabilizes the ...
Never attempt to reset a broken toe or any other bone. See your doctor if you think a bone is broken. Do not ice a toe for more than 20 minutes every couple of hours. Finger splints immobilize a finger after an injury1.They can be used for anything from a slight sprain to a broken...
The Panthers will be without Damian Dunn, the team’s third-leading scorer, after he sustained an injury to his right thumb and a left ankle sprain in Sunday’s loss. Dunn underwent surgery on Monday and is expected to miss the next six weeks of p...
Before any of you sprain your brains by trying to figure out what a fluffy cat standing on a partially-finished stone wall (my yard still has quite a few of those, even years after our brief-but-scarifying encounter with the World’s Worst Landscaper™) has to do with the promised top...
Any kind of strong, sudden force that sends your bone and the attachment in opposite directions can cause an avulsion fracture. Common causes are sports injuries, falls, and car crashes. You get an avulsion fracture rather than a sprain or tear because the tendon or ligament is stronger than...
Whenever you jump, run, or change direction, the foot experiences a bit of stress. Usually, this stress is manageable. However, there are other times that the stress is too much, causing foot injuries such as an ankle sprain and a bruised heel. ...