Get Virtual Care
For Businesses
About Us
A member asked:
If i believe i have a fractured thumb, do i have to go to the doctor or is sports tape enough?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
Have it check: The thumb is critical to hand function. Best to have it checked by a hand surgeon and get appropriate xrays. While some thumb fractures are easily treated with splinting, others require casting or even surgical intervention.
Answered 9/28/2016
5.5k views
Thank
Related Questions
A member asked:
What does the doctor need to see to clear a patient for sports after a fractured wrist?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
Sports injury: shoulder sling recommendation for student living in the city. On saturday morning i dislocated my shoulder and sustained a hairline fracture on the top ball of my humerous bone. My doctor is recommending that i fully immobilize my right arm
5 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
Fractured hand dec 10th.. Doctor says its healing fine, still have pain when i put pressure on it.. Should i just push through the pain?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
People also searched for:
How does my doctor find out if I have fractured my thumb or not?
I fractured the top of my thumb what can a doctor do to help?
I have a "rough fracture" to the bone at the tip of my thumb. My doctor recommended a splint but isn't helping. It's worsened. Can it be casted?
I went to the doctor and they said it could be a possible scaphoid fracture they just can't see it on an x-ray, but the pain keeps increasing and now my thumb went numb what does that mean?
About 3/4 months ago I was taken to A&E with a suspected scaphoid fracture I was seen by 2 doctors and was put in a thumb spica (not a cast) for 10 days because they suspected the scaphoid was broken. I later had another appointment for an X-ray to decid
Didn't find what you're looking for?
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.
Ask your questionMore of what we treat
Content on HealthTap (including answers) should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and interactions on HealthTap do not create a doctor-patient relationship. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency.
HIPAASecure
SOC 2 Type 2Certified
JCAHOAccredited
Download HealthTap
Video visit and message your doctor
