Possible A3/A4 injury - would love input
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Hello MountainProject, |
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I don't know what you did to your finger, but I'm sure a large pizza from Miguel's and a 6-pack of Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale, chased with a little Maker's will fix you right up. |
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I had a pop followed by ~3 months of tenderness last year. Basically time and using my ring finger less is what helped to heal. |
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Interwebs doctors aren't going to help you diagnose what's injured and to what extent. If you're a college kid, go to the kinesiology department or sports trainers and have them look at it. Or as they say back in the Corps, "drink water, take motrin"... |
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If you're a college kid, go to the kinesiology department or sports trainers and have them look at it.
In my experience the sports medicine people at the university(s} I've attended are not worth the trouble. I had a similar injury bouldering, pop, than pain in my ring finger. Couldn't put pressure on the finger with out excruciating pain. Went to see the sports guy through the student health service and all he said was don't climb until it doesn't hurt. Pretty much the same response I've had to a few other injuries. The advice worked, had to take a summer off but I recovered. My bet is if you have a doctor (or more likely an RN) look at they will tell you to possibly immobilize it and avoid any activity that causes pain, until it heals. |
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I blew my ring finger quite a while ago. I felt the pain shoot all the way up my forearm. Afterward there was no pain but also no strength in that finger. It was like it was dead. Rest and ibuprofen did the trick and it's fine now. |
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climbinginjuries.com/finger… is a great place to start. If you think it's grade II + get a referral to see a hand specialist or ortho. In any case, they wont be able to diagnose further than what's provided in the above article. They'll recommend imaging...which I doubt you need, considering you'd already be in a Dr office rather than consulting the interwebs if it was that bad.
FWIW Here's my uneducated opinion on what happened: You have a minor tear in your pulley (Grade II). Doesnt really matter where or what is hurt; make no diff, you're out. Lay off it for a few weeks. Ice & promote bloodflow. Then ease back into it till it stops hurting. |