If my finger swells and gets sore, and now i realize i cant pop the knuckle, what might i have done to it?

Question

I hurt my finger, apparently, this summer. it was slightly swollen in the middle part of the digit. it hasnt stopped being sore and swollen, on a daily basis - bad in the morning, better by evening. Just today I realized that it is the only finger that will NOT pop when i try to crack my knuckles. Did i do something to the joint, or what?

Answer 1

Sounds like a simple strain or you dislocated it, take care of it and don't crack the knuckle. try soaking it in hot then cold water, 10 min hot 10 min cold this will get the blood flowing and should reduce the swelllling. do this for 30 - 40 minutes for 3 nights if it doesn't improve in 3 days doing this you may have cracked the knuckle and need medical attention...something like a bone chip on the knuckle. The reason yoyu can's crak it is because it is swollen.. the knuckle is imflamed... Oh ya and drink more milk :-)

Answer 2

I had that problem quite a few years ago. You probably smashed your finger,around the nail and cuticle. In turn you got some kind if bacterial infection, which is causing your finger to swell.
The doctor had to give me a tetnus shot, (if you haven't had one for at least five years), then he cut my finger all the way down to let the poisons out. I had to soak my finger in bedatine iodine for quite a while at the doctor, and when I got home for a few days.
The swelling went down at felt better within a few days.

Answer 3

maybe you popped it a little too much, or when it was swollen during the summer, some of the fluid still stayed between your knuckles to fill in the space evrytime you tried to pop it.

Answer 4

its really bad to crack your knuckles you can actually develop arthritis from doing that...get it checked out before it gets worse

Answer 5

you should drink more milk