Can I play sports with mallet finger?
Can I play sports with mallet finger?
Living with mallet finger You should be able to resume normal activities right after treatment. Most people can still play sports with a finger splint. Your doctor will let you know when it’s safe to play sports without a splint. Sometimes even with treatment, your fingertip could still have a slight tilt to it.
Can I play golf with mallet finger?
They won’t follow directions for wearing the mallet finger splint. Honestly, if you choose to do that then you will have a droopy finger for the rest of your life. This means you have to be splinted ALL THE TIME- sleeping, eating, showering, working, playing golf, etc., ALL day and night.
Can I lift weights with mallet finger?
You can move the unaffected joints freely but you must not do any contact sports, heavy lifting or activities where you need a tight grip. Do not lift, carry or grip objects that weigh more than 2kg/4lb for 12 weeks or as advised by your therapist.
How do you know when a mallet finger is healed?
When it is time for your splint to come off, your provider will examine how well your finger has healed. Swelling in your finger when you are no longer wearing the splint may be a sign that the tendon has not healed yet. You may need another x-ray of your finger.
Can you lift weights with mallet finger?
What is a mallet fracture?
Mallet fractures are a common type of phalanx fracture that occurs due to jamming injuries at the end of the finger. A tendon attaches to the phalanx at the end of each finger, and when this part of the phalanx fractures, then end of the finger droops and won’t extend straight, because the tendon is no longer attached.
What is mallet finger and how to treat it?
Mallet finger is an injury to the thin tendon that straightens the end joint of a finger or thumb.
How long should a mallet finger be in a splint?
There are several types of splints used to treat mallet finger, many of them fabricated by hand therapists. Reproduced from Culver JE Jr: Office management of athletic injuries of the hand and wrist. Instr Course Lect 1989;38:473-482. To restore function to the finger, the splint must be worn full time for 8 weeks.
