Would a sprain cause this?

[geno]

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Happened today when I was playing football, I was going to go to a doctor to see if it was broken, but about 20 mins later I was able to bend the finger with decent flexibility (couldn't straighten it or bend it totally). It's been marginally swolen until now, but looking at it, it's bruising up all over, and the middle joint looks like it's got blood under the skin... and the bruising didn't come out in the picture as badly as it really is...

just to keep my mind from getting away from me, if the finger was broken, I'd barely be able to move it correct?

 

[Anubis]

put some ice on it, id go to the hospitial cause of teh blood under the skin, if its not broken you may have torn a ligament or something

 

[geno]

yeah I didn't notice the blood until about an hour ago...

 

[geno]

a combination of cold + pressure has helped keep the pain down, thanks Anubis

 

[bradruth]

Yeah, I've had a sprain that looked like that before. I jammed my fingers a lot in HS basketball. :disgust:

 

[DrNoobie]

Jam. They usually hurt worse than breaks. Ice it, and try to keep it from moving. All a hospital will do is put a finger cast on it (Waste of time, IMO).

EDIT: Note, all bruises are from broken blood vessels, meaning blood under the skin

 

[bradruth]

If you have access to some padded finger wrap, I'd recommend it. Just wrap once around the finger and then a second time around an adjacent finger.

 

[geno]

Originally posted by: DrNoobie
Jam. They usually hurt worse than breaks. Ice it, and try to keep it from moving. All a hospital will do is put a finger cast on it (Waste of time, IMO).

yeah that's what I thought, that's the reason I refrained from going to the hospital since it didn't really feel like a break (never had a broken anything before)

thanks for the helpful info guys

badruth, good idea, I'll grab some tape/gauze tomorrow

 

[bradruth]

Originally posted by: geno
bradruth, good idea, I'll grab some tape/gauze tomorrow

Good deal.

 

[geno]

Originally posted by: bradruth

Originally posted by: geno
bradruth, good idea, I'll grab some tape/gauze tomorrow

Good deal.

doh! never noticed that R in there sorry bout that

 

[bradruth]

Originally posted by: geno

Originally posted by: bradruth

Originally posted by: geno
bradruth, good idea, I'll grab some tape/gauze tomorrow

Good deal.

doh! never noticed that R in there sorry bout that

You're not the first to do that. No problem.

 

[geno]

hmm, the blood is spreading still underneath the skin... if it spreads to my hand I'm going to the doctor's