hey, i dont know how to tell whether i sprained my pinky or broke it....how can you tell without going to a doctor? thank you!
2006-12-07 10:29:45 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
Tap the end of your finger. Does it feel as if pain is "shooting" up your hand? When you move the end of your finger with your other hand, do you feel any "grating" or is there false joint motion? If you answered yes to these, it may be fractured. No big deal. Buddy tape as mentioned in other posts. Try some OTC anti-inflammatories and wait for it to get better. Same goes for a sprain. Sorry about the injury.
2006-12-07 10:40:19 · answer #1 · answered by Speedracer 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Is it swollen? Can you move it? how long have you had the problem?
If it is broken and misplaced it will be obvious. If it is not misplaced the treatment would be much the same. Use ice to reduce swelling and tape the pinky to the 4th digit as a splint. A break may take a month to resolve.
2006-12-07 10:34:13 · answer #2 · answered by captncluise 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't - only an x-ray can show a fracture in the bone. It doesn't matter really, because both are treated in the same way. All a doctor will tell you to do is tape it to your ring finger for the next few weeks. That way, it can heal while not being bent.
2006-12-07 10:38:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah...wether that's purely sprained or no longer it will be damage worse that you actually imagine...my be no longer damaged notwithstanding the record. grant you with suggestion to heal extra valuable and so on...yet dont rush to the emergency room
2016-10-16 12:16:47 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its its broken you couldn't really move it without excruciating pain.
2006-12-07 10:31:26 · answer #5 · answered by snoozer282 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you can move it then its just sprained but if you cant move it then its broken!
2006-12-07 11:11:57 · answer #6 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋