What did I do to my finger?!?!
Question: What did I do to my finger.?!.?
About a little bit more than a month ago, I was playing volleyball and I jammed my finger. I was going up to tip the ball over the net, when the other team was clearly on our side of the night and spiked it. It was swollen for awhile and bruised. The tournament was coming up so I figured I should have it checked out. The doctor was really weird. He said my finger was injured....well duh! He said it was just an injury with minor bruising.
It is still swollen now and a little bruised. I can bend my bottom knuckle fine, it is the top part that bothers me. The finger itself it actually wants to bend down. that is it's natural position as of now. All my friends say it slooks slighty deformed.
Club Volleyball starts very soon! I neeed to know what I did to it. We can't afford to have x-rays done for a doctor just to tell us it's injured! Please help!
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It is still swollen now and a little bruised. I can bend my bottom knuckle fine, it is the top part that bothers me. The finger itself it actually wants to bend down. that is it's natural position as of now. All my friends say it slooks slighty deformed.
Club Volleyball starts very soon! I neeed to know what I did to it. We can't afford to have x-rays done for a doctor just to tell us it's injured! Please help!
Thanks!Health Question & Answer
Answers:
Your tendons run over little "pulleys". This sounds very much like a tendon has slipped off the pulley and your finger has a contracture. This will not show up on X-ray.
When you try to straighten your finger, do you feel a "snap".? That is pretty conclusive evidence of a slipped tendon.
Sorry to tell you, but it probably will not get better by itself.
I strongly recommend that you see an orthopedist.
If this injury occurred at school, you may see if the school is responsible for any medical bills.Health Question & Answer
When you try to straighten your finger, do you feel a "snap".? That is pretty conclusive evidence of a slipped tendon.
Sorry to tell you, but it probably will not get better by itself.
I strongly recommend that you see an orthopedist.
If this injury occurred at school, you may see if the school is responsible for any medical bills.Health Question & Answer