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Thumb injury
Thumb injuries are conditions including sprains, strains, and fractures that occur when there is trauma to the thumb.
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
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How do I fix a thumb injury?
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How can I describe my thumb injury!?
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What is a common skiiers thumb injury?
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Can a thumb injury affect your vision?
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What is done to evaluate a thumb injury?
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What to do about a thumb injury from hammar?
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A 49-year old asked:
Please help! what is this long lasting thumb injury?
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A 47-year old asked:
What can I do to recover from a thumb injury quickly?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Thumb injury?
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A 30-year old asked:
What are some of the symptoms that could follow a thumb injury?
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A 34-year old asked:
Why does thumb injury hurts more splinted?
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A 30-year old asked:
Where do I go for my thumb injury and rehab?
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A 33-year old asked:
How do you treat a repetitive stress thumb injury?
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A 35-year old asked:
What to do about a thumb injury while playing volleyball?
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A 34-year old asked:
Why does a thumb injury hurt more while it's in a splint?
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A 32-year old asked:
Had a thumb injury about 3 years ago, what can I do for treatment?
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A 34-year old asked:
Should i go to a doctor if I have a thumb injury?
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A 32-year old asked:
Help with a potential thumb injury--muscle is really weak?
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A 39-year old asked:
Thumb injury--can you tell me what does narrowing of the first mcp joint mean?
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A 49-year old asked:
How to treat a thumb injury with out going to doctor?
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A 37-year old asked:
Can a thumb injury lead to numbness in your upper arm?
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A 49-year old asked:
Can having a thumb injury also cause numbness in that upper arm?
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A 37-year old asked:
Should i go to a hospital if i was wrestling and got a thumb injury?
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A 33-year old asked:
Had a thumb injury 3 weeks ago. X-rays came back as a strained thumb. How do I rehab it?
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A 17-year old female asked:
I jamed my thumb two weeks ago last Saturday the base is still red swollen and has limited motion do I need to go todr? Have had thumb injury inthe pastand now ittends tosprain butnormallyheals fast
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A 45-year old asked:
Thumb injury, after cast comes off joint is not working. What do I do?
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A 46-year old female asked:
Old thumb injury aches/burns up to wrist. Both knuckles on that thumb swollen. Ice/meds temporary relief only. What can I do?
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A female asked:
Severe thumb pain, not able to bend my thumb and it felt as though my joint popped out of place. No previous arthritis symptoms. Thumb injury?
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A 36-year old asked:
Possible thumb nail injury. What should I do?
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A 52-year old asked:
What are some physical therapy exercises for a left thumb phalanx injury?
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