A male asked:
my right index finger was hit by a basketball, it was swollen for a week, now its better but still cant bend it all the way after 3 weeks. suggestion?
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Dr. M. Hytham Beck answered
43 years experience General Surgery
Exercise: you can either exercise the finger by using a nerve ball or a small soft ball in your hand by squeezing on it and later actively with the other hand move every joint in that finger
if no improvement you might need to see a hand surgeon
good luck
Answered on Oct 17, 2014
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