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Broke my ring finger on my left hand in a fall about a month. it was just the tip that broke. how will i know when i can start lifting weights again?

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Dr. Frances Dyro answered

Pain: When you can lift without pain the finger should be sufficiently healed.

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Answered 2/6/2019

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