Basketball Tips: How to quickly reduce pain of finger jammed and get back into the game

It was very painful when you have jammed finger not only physically hurts but mentally also, especially during your game. You will start losing your shooting form, and your ball handling getting worst. I want to share you how to reduce the pain but this only applicable when you have minor injury. Please, please, please consult doctor for further treatment afterwards.

How its happen

Finger injuries occur in almost all sports and are particularly common in basketball players. Injuries to the fingers in basketball players range from minor injuries requiring little or no treatment to severe fractures and dislocations that can require surgery. Happens all the time, try to intercept a pass but mis-time your reach, and instead of catching the ball with the palm of your hand, it hits the tip of an outstretched finger, jamming the digit back in towards your hand. While you may not have a broken bone, a jamming a finger can cause tendon damage, and tendon damage is much easier to treat if it is treated quickly. The key to correctly assessing and treating these injuries is to determine the exact diagnosis and initiate treatment as quickly as possible.

Finger injuries can result in a variety of symptoms including pain, swelling, stiffness, deformity, and change in position. However, the severity of the symptoms does not always correlate with the severity of the injury. A minor injury requiring minimal treatment can produce significant pain and swelling, and in some instances, the symptoms of a major injury are minimal pain, swelling, and stiffness. Consequently, it is important that an orthopedist or hand specialist evaluate all finger injuries. Tendons are similar to rubber bands, tough fibers that connect your muscles to your skeleton. When damaged, they can lose elasticity, or even “curl up” like a rubber band snapped after stretching too far, and that can make treatment and recovery a much more difficult proposition. If you jam your finger and it swells, resist the urge to tape two fingers together and keep playing.

Slowly wrap tape around

How to tape finger
Taping your fingers in a proper manner will ensure that the tape does not slip off during practice due to sweat, provides you with the right amount of support, and allows for some flexibility to bend your fingers. Taping fingers can be good for athletes such as rock climbers, jiu jitsu, BJJ, wrestling, judo, basketball, or volleyball where sprained fingers are common and you need support with the flexibility to bend your fingers during practice to grip an arm, a ball, or a lapel. Sports tape can be used to support injured fingers but can also be used to prevent injuries as well.
The trick is to use a good quality athletic tape and use an “X” design. The X design is best because it will not fall off and does not hinder the athlete from bending their fingers.

No, Don't overdo it!

Caution

Do not take this method granted. Taping an injured finger is not always the answer and minor swelling and pain does not always mean a minor injury. For that reason, finger injuries should be evaluated by an orthopedist within the first 24 to 48 hours after injury.