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What Is The Treatment For Lump On Finger After Smashing Finger?
My Mom smashed her finger inbetween a piller and a cart, she can make a fist but it hurts to the touch its a lump where she smashed it and its located past the nuckle and before the part where it bends, should she go to the emegency or will it go away?
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Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Swelling and pain secondary to finger getting smashed, most likely suggest soft tissue injury (muscle and fascia).
I would suggest that she does hot compresses, 2-3 times daily.
An OTC pain killer e,g ibuprofen twice or thrice daily, would help in reducing the pain and inflammation. However, I would suggest that you consult an orthopedician. He/She might want to get an X-Ray of the affected area to look for any possible fracture
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Swelling and pain secondary to finger getting smashed, most likely suggest soft tissue injury (muscle and fascia).
I would suggest that she does hot compresses, 2-3 times daily.
An OTC pain killer e,g ibuprofen twice or thrice daily, would help in reducing the pain and inflammation. However, I would suggest that you consult an orthopedician. He/She might want to get an X-Ray of the affected area to look for any possible fracture
regards
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