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How To Cure Swollen Fingers After An Accident?
I smashed my finger in the car door and it immediately swole up and discolored. The next day I went to e.r because it was swelling even more and almost the whole nail was discolored all I got was pain meds. Should I leave it alone or seek medical help?
Wed, 8 Oct 2014
Hello
First I will advise to do x ray and rule out any unicortical fracture in your finger.
According to your history it looks that there is possibility of injury to soft tissue due to crush injury.
If you are having swelling and pain you can strap your finger to get proper rest to joint.And apply crepe bandage for support and compression.
Use ice packs to reduce swelling, inflammation and pain.
Physiotherapy with ultrasound and Tens will help you,
For early healing you can take Tab celin [vit C] and antioxidant with anti-inflammatory [Tab enzomac plus ].
If there is no relief them you may need to consult doctor again.
Hope this answers your query. If you have additional questions or follow up queries then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your queries.
Wishing you good health.
Take care
First I will advise to do x ray and rule out any unicortical fracture in your finger.
According to your history it looks that there is possibility of injury to soft tissue due to crush injury.
If you are having swelling and pain you can strap your finger to get proper rest to joint.And apply crepe bandage for support and compression.
Use ice packs to reduce swelling, inflammation and pain.
Physiotherapy with ultrasound and Tens will help you,
For early healing you can take Tab celin [vit C] and antioxidant with anti-inflammatory [Tab enzomac plus ].
If there is no relief them you may need to consult doctor again.
Hope this answers your query. If you have additional questions or follow up queries then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your queries.
Wishing you good health.
Take care
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