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What Causes Pain In Hand After Knocked Against The Wall?
so i accidently knocked my hand against the wall a couple days ago. It broke some skin on my knuckle and i thought i might just bruise a bit. But it still hurts, especially when i flex my hand or clench my fist. It s not a bad pain, maybe a 4 on a 1-10 scale but i m wondering if i should worry
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hi,
thank you for providing the brief description of your history.
A thorough hand assessment is advised.
As mentioned by you that few days back you have had injury of the knuckle, there might be a small hairline fracture possibility based on the force of the impact. Also by taking an x-ray or a CT or a MRI we can understand better the status of the bone and soft tissues. With the help of the assessment of hand, we can come closer to the possible weakness of the hand and the functions.
Usually, Medication, rest and physical therapy is advised. With the physical therapy the recovery is immense and the strength of the hand muscles will be regained.
In my clinical practice patients with similar issues has recovered to 100% of their hand. As hand rehabilitation needs 100% of attention because of its complicated anatomical evolution.
Regards
Jay Indravadan Patel
thank you for providing the brief description of your history.
A thorough hand assessment is advised.
As mentioned by you that few days back you have had injury of the knuckle, there might be a small hairline fracture possibility based on the force of the impact. Also by taking an x-ray or a CT or a MRI we can understand better the status of the bone and soft tissues. With the help of the assessment of hand, we can come closer to the possible weakness of the hand and the functions.
Usually, Medication, rest and physical therapy is advised. With the physical therapy the recovery is immense and the strength of the hand muscles will be regained.
In my clinical practice patients with similar issues has recovered to 100% of their hand. As hand rehabilitation needs 100% of attention because of its complicated anatomical evolution.
Regards
Jay Indravadan Patel
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