what is the best wa to heal a broken pinky finger???
604387
Well, sounds like you finger is hurt, Eh. Up in the Great White North me and the boys tape em' up and play some puck. But Just rest it and get a splint to keep it from moving and gets hit or knocked again est something. So yea, Eh, it will get better in a week or two but if its broken you probably be in more pain. If you are see the doc about it.
808093
Despite the fact that you have minimal pain, it could still be a boxers fracture. A lot of boxers fractures are simply small hairline cracks along the length of the bone. I have had many over the years, and they generally take about 6 weeks to heal completely. The only sign that my hand was ever injured is minor arthritis, mostly caused by the heavy construction and logging I've done in the past. Unless you have damaged the cartilage, there is no reason your hand shouldn't heal fine, without lasting effects.
151306
I either take a little lotion and rub it on, or rub some chapstick on my finger and rub it on. It helps to soothe the soreness and also helps to heal it.\n\nBe sure to use soft tissues to help keep it to a minimum.
668029
For canker sores you can drink papaya juice.  It will heal in a few hours.  Hold your nose while drinking it because its horrible.
373327
I broke my hand once. It took me 6 months to recover function and another 2 years to get it back to it's fullest use. Hate to say it... your done at work for a while. Unless you are creative and can paint with your toes or something.
89900
my hubby had surgery twice ( elbow & wrist ) and both times it was an outpatient procedure but he was completely asleep. you will have mild pain for a few weeks and will probably be completely better in about six weeks. in the meanwhile of the healing process depending on if its the hand you use most you will require lost of help, from eating to daily normal activities
862982
Much sympathy. I ruptured a disk doing Akido when I was 21. The doctors gave me exercises to do and told me to take ibuprofen. There's surgery that can "repair" the damage, so to speak, but at the loss of a certain amount of flexibility (they have to "fuse" the two vertabrae together), but they are somewhat reluctant to do it. Been putting up with the pain now for 29 years.\n\nOnly advice I can give is, if you really want to have the surgery raise bloody hell about it... switch doctors if the one you have won't do it. It's the only way to get results. Pain will be gone but you might not be able to touch your toes.
194316
a couple of suggestions; neutrogena has a product that my father in law used to help cracked hands, I don't remember the name, also a prescription strength cream for diabetics is wonderful, I do not know the cost, but it is called lac-hydrin. The lady I care for uses it on her feet and it is wonderful for taking off layers of dead skin. Avon has some products also but I have never used them. Hope this helps.
327965
Nerve damage! if your nerves got severed and were reattached, you need to keep doing the Physical therapy you did at the sessions. It has to be a constant thing.If it is painful, remember that whilst the nerves are still healing , it will hurt. If this was a recent accident please DO NOT rest your hand for extensive periods of time thinking that your hand will heal and be better, it is the complete opposite and your hand will become immobile for sure from not moving.Compare it to an ungreased bycicle chain, you hear it creaking,squeaking because it wasn't greased and it doesn't want to go anywhere.That is why you want to keep your fingers and hand moving as much as you can. Get a remote and do finger pressing excersising, from the top button all the way down. Do this every half hour while you are awake. Are you wearing a hand brace? Something that keeps your hand tight, it's an elastic thing.Try not to wear it too much.\nOpen and close your fist as much as you can, same as the finger excersices. If you have no open wounds on your hands, try using a few drops of pepermint oil with a base of avocado oil (Bath and body works) and rub it on your hands, it should really help with your numbness as the pepermint oil gets your nerves reacting, and it penetrates.\nIf you can't move the fingers willingly, move each finger up and down and flex them with the help of your other hand and fingers. Don't let the hand get lazy.Keep it moving.Nerves will regenerate and they will pick up where they left off if you keep them busy and functioning. Keep the idea of the ungreased bycicle chain in your head and move your hand and use it so it doesn't stop working.Don't become unmotivated or lazy. Do things as normal. Even if your hand is in pain, do things, it's because your nerves are trying to repair themselves that they hurt and it feels like shooting pain.So the more you move, the better it will be. I cannot say that enough.
14060
if u feel as though uv broken a bone in ur thumb go c a doctor if not stick ur thumb in some ice for a few hours ul be right mate :))
577929
Nothing heals faster than your tongue... it will be better in no time. It sucks but at least it's not your hand or something that would take weeks to heal!
826858
I've had similar problems, not that I didn't have the money, just that I didn't want to spend the money on a doctor cutting on my foot. I had a bad one that went on for several months, soaking it and trying to fix it myself, until finally one day it hurt so bad I couldn't walk on it. I used some Peroxide to wash and clean it and then slowly started working with a small pair of scissors, the kind most women have for whatever they use them for lol, to move then end of the nail up out of the place that hurts...it took a while and it was painful at times, but as soon as I got it worked up and could break it off, it felt sooo much better. I know this isn't the safest or healthiest way, but if you keep everything clean and sterile it wouldn't hurt. I fixed mine and it's not bothered me for over 4 months now. Hope this helps a little.
660763
Yes - do make sure you get it x-rayed - easy to confuse a bad sprain and a fracture.  Arnica does work really well too.\n\nTransverse friction massage - working across the affected ligament will help the scar tissue to heal better.  Text books say this should be done for up to 10 minutes - good luck!\n\nTo relieve other pain in the area, massage it with an ice cube for a few minutes.  This will numb it up good (but hold the ice cube with paper towels or something, otherwise your fingers will also get really numb!!)
26947
The finger hurts because it's still hot and burning.  Run it under cold water for a really long time until it doesn't hurt anymore.\n\nThere's also a product called "Burn Free" that will take the heat out immediately after it's burned.\n\nAfter the heat is totally gone, Bag Balm can help the burn to heal faster.  Don't put Bag Balm on the burn until the heat is all gone because it could actually seal the heat in and cause it to burn more.  Diaper rash cream like Desitin should also help it to heal faster.
838124
Right steve,you need to go bck to A/E to get this injured finger checked out and x-rayed.Some fractures are worst then others,some need manipulating bck in to place and other fractures need just taping together.In the mean time get some elaster plaster and a piece of gause (dressing) fold the dressing in half and place the dressing in between the injured finger and the nxt finger,get the plaster and cut two pieces long enough to go round both fingers,tape two fingers together one nr the nail area and the other just above the knuckles,this will help until you go bck to the A/E dept,but you should get this seen to just incase its a serious fracture,oh and dont get the plaster and dressing wet.Good Luck
344873
neosporin is the best thing with the pain relief in it just put some on a finger and stick it up in there to where the sore in and the pain from in will be helped to
160346
go to the Doctor thats what they are paid for, i wouldnt ask anyone on here about medical problems! Not to be rude, but unless everyone on yahoo answers has a medical degree then no one knows whats really wrong, so no one can really tell you how to fix it!! what hand is it anyways.. bc u seem to be typing fine!!