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Pain In The Pinky Finger Joint, Aggravates In Moving Away From The Ring Finger. Relief On Taping It. How Can I Eliminate It Completely?
Pain in my first right pinky joint . It s been this way for about 3 weeks now. I was working out with a friend and then a few days later I noticed that when my pinky stretches away from my ring finger it hurts really badly. Some days are better than others but it still hurts pretty bad when I use it. It s not swollen or anything that I can see but it hurts. I m just curious how I can support it or something to make the pain less. It only hurts when it separates from my ring finger. I ve tried just taping it and that helps for the most part but it s uncomfortable to have my finger taped like that. It s always tingling until I take the tape off. Any ideas? Thanks!
Tue, 1 Apr 2014
Taping is a good answer but you need to do it correctly which is to leave the joints free to move. Did you dislocate your finger? If so you should have an X-ray. Whether a dislocation, fracture or sprain it should be starting to improve now anyway and the most important thing is to keep it moving to avoid stiffness. You should be pushing it for a full range from now on.
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