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Recently fell on my thumb with a pole in hand, was pretty ugly. It has been 48 hours, and it's definitely a lot better, but there is still quite a bit of swelling, and pain. as well as some black and blues. I've immobilized it with a splint and a wrist guard. But I was wondering if anyone has any tips for dealing, and healing a sprained thumb.
I had it last year and I don't see what it's all hyped up to be. I fell while night skiing And my thumb hurt, next run it was really hurting so I dropped the poles and kept skiing and skiied until I went in for a snack and reallized it swelled up so much I could barely take off my glove but it didn't really hurt that bad. Went back out, skiied had a great time. I went to school the next day and it hurt to write but manageable. The next 2 days I skiied and just had to take some Tylenol through out the day. Long story but pretty much if you just take some pain killers and anti swell stuff you will be fine and I definitely didn't need a splint or anything like that
HELLO SIR, WELCOME TO THE SUPPORT GROUP. I am currently in a brace for this.
I work at a ski shop, I know the pole strap rule. It was also -10 outside and I wasn't thinking straight so I put on pole strap properly but then was twisting it, negating the technique. I fell, jammed my thumb, first run of the long weekend. It didn't hurt so bad so I just let it sit. It still hurt a bit doing certain specific things a month later..... when I fell on a jump (with no pole straps on) then it REALLY HURT.
I tore the UCL ligament in between the thumb and index finger and I chipped a piece of the bone off. Luckily after an MRI it was determined I don't need surgery. Based on my experience over the last 6 weeks, if it doesn't get better in a few days (as mine did at first but not after reinjury) see a doctor. It took a solid 2 and half weeks for my thumb to feel any improvement after my second fall.
Let me add, all that I was told to do is rest it, it takes 4-6 weeks for a full recovery, this stuff heals slow. In my case I'm giving myself longer cause of the double injury. Secondly, wikipedia "gamekeepers thumb" it'll tell you what you need to know.
Ive broke my right thumb 4 times and had many more sprains, left isn't quite so bad. My advice is to cut your straps or go poleless if you don't mind it.
This does more for your wrist than your thumb. When I jam/get skiers thumb its usually because I smash my thumb into the ground with the pole on top pushing it down. Only real way to prevent it is to ditch the poles upon a crash.
hold your hurt thumb horizontal with the back of your hand facing you. Take your other thumb and put it right at the bottom of the base of your thumb (on the joint that connect your thumb to your hand). Gently take your index finger and apply downwards pressure against the tip of your hurt thumb. If you've completely torn your UCL ligament, you'll notice that there is nothing stoping it from moving in this direction. Compare with your healthy thumb.
I'd recommend getting this fixed ASAP if you get bad results. The ligament is tiny and waiting too long can make it very hard to repair and heal.
This happens to me all the time, you kinda get used to it and sometimes the pain doesn't go away for weeks on end! Basically the rule of "THUMB" for me is if I can move it, I'm fine and I just suck it up and if it does feel broken just try to make sure it's close to the right place then splint it up as you did and let it heel!cause honestly theres nothing you can do about a broken finger all that the doctors gonna do is put bandages or a splint on it.
hold your hurt thumb horizontal with the back of your hand facing you. Take your other thumb and put it right at the bottom of the base of your thumb (on the joint that connect your thumb to your hand). Gently take your index finger and apply downwards pressure against the tip of your hurt thumb. If you've completely torn your UCL ligament, you'll notice that there is nothing stoping it from moving in this direction. Compare with your healthy thumb.
I'd recommend getting this fixed ASAP if you get bad results. The ligament is tiny and waiting too long can make it very hard to repair and heal.
Do you mean nothing at all or it stops a little after the healthy thumb? Thanks
vichka.fonarevDo you mean nothing at all or it stops a little after the healthy thumb? Thanks
You should feel a definite HARD stop. The ligament that holds it in place is tiny and doesn't really have any elasticity. If you keep pushing past the point of the healthy thumb does it feel unstable? (like you could pop it out of socket?) Its possible that swelling could be the cause of the additional travel.
Also, I'm a climber, so for me it was a no brainer that I get it fixed. A lot of people just let it go. It really depends on how critical thumb stability is in your life.
