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My thumb hurts! Could I have broken it?
I was at practice the other day and after awhile I don't know what happened but my thumb started really hurting. When I try to bend it to crack it, it hurts but when i pulled it to pop it did pop. SO i don't know if I broke it you bruised the bone....i don't know and it hurts if i put pressure on the knuckle so any help?
Please and Thank You
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Maybe give some free advice about: Injuries?
None of us are doctors; to tell if a bone is broken you have to have an x ray. The standard treatment if there is no nerve damage is to just splint the finger and let it heal. But this requires a doctor to make these decisions not one of us.
You need to go to a doctor, a hospital ER or one of the emergency clinics and have the thumb looked at by a doctor. If you have damaged the nerve or the ligaments surrounding the thumb you will need to see a hand specialist. If not properly treated some really bad things can happen to your hand.
Tell mom or dad what happened and ask them to take you to a doctor or clinic to have your hand looked at.
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The general rule I was taught was that if moving hurts, there's a chance that the bone is broken. You could also have damaged some of the fibrous tissue in your thumb like muscles or ligaments. If you've torn something, you need to get it treated right away because waiting could cause permanent damage. Whether it's a broken bone or something else, you should have it looked at as soon as you can. It's better to go to the doctor and find out it's a simple sprain than not go in and end up with a stiff thumb for the rest of your life.
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