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Suggest Treatment For Bruise On Finger Caused By An Injury

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?
posted on Fri, 9 Oct 2015
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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 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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Suggest Treatment For Bruise On Finger Caused By An Injury

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 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