Hi, my son 11 years old was playing basketball and injured his ring finger. Theres is a bruising seen between 3rd and 4th phalanges. I applied cold compress and bandaged together, but he is still complaining of pain. Today is 3rd day, bruising going away, theres no sweeling, should I still X-ray him?
Hello First I will advise doing 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 injury. If you are having swelling and pain you can strap your finger to get proper rest to joint. And apply crêpe 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 Colin [it C] and antioxidant with anti-inflammatory [Tab enzymic 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