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What Causes Finger Joint Pain In A Child?

hello im babysitting and i put the kids to bed and then one comes out and says his finger feels like its falling off. so i go in all worried and i ask him to bend and wiggle it which he can do and it doesnt seem to hurt him, and then i touch his finger and ask him to tell me if it hurts when i do and he doesnt seem to feel any pain and then he says its the middle joint finger bit that hurts? is he ok?
Tue, 10 Feb 2015
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Hello. I just read through your question.
If he has full range ofotion of the finger, and you do not see any swelling or bruising, and he is not in pain when you apply pressure, there is noyhing to worry about. He is fine and it is very unlikely that anything is going on.
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What Causes Finger Joint Pain In A Child?

Hello. I just read through your question. If he has full range ofotion of the finger, and you do not see any swelling or bruising, and he is not in pain when you apply pressure, there is noyhing to worry about. He is fine and it is very unlikely that anything is going on.