Your thumb was hit by a softball yesterday and it hurts to press it against anything or bend it PLEASE HELP?

Answer 1

Welcome to the wonderful world of a jammed joint. Expect swelling, inability to move or wiggle your thumb. This is a common injury on the fingers and thumbs from Baseball, Basketball and football. If you have access to an ace bandage, get a few pieces of cardboard and cut out a piece to wrap your thumb to your hand and wrap up the whole hand. If you have access to a pharmacy, they may have splint for you to purchase, or simply go to the doctor and get one from them. Drink plenty of water to help the body flush out dead blood cells from the injured area. It should be back to normal within a week. If you use the ace bandage, dont tighten too tight or you can restrict blood flow and that would do more harm than good. Unwrap and rewrap daily to test movement and discoloration. As with any health or first aid questions on WikiAnswers, these are only opinions and other options. If you feel that this is an emergency, go to the Emergency room or call your family physician.