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I recently injured my thumb, possibly sprained. could this have been avoided if i had squeezed a stress ball for periods of time throughout the days?
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Thumb sprain: No , sprain means you've strained the ligaments , squeezing a stress ball doesn't anything to help them .
Answered 12/8/2015
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