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I broke a fall with my hand. thenar area is painful to touch and movement, with slight bruise. i type all day for work. how best to help heal?
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Hand injury: A fall like this can break a hand bone with particular worries about the scaphoid bone. Be examined. Sometimes these need to be casted. You would be unable to type until it recovers. All the best.
Answered 9/19/2016
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