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How To Heal The Swelling And Pain In The Pointer Finger?

My son hurt his pointer finger playing baseball. It s a little swollon and hurts but he is able to tolerate the pain. He is also able to bend it. He is 12 yrs old and we are wondering if it might be a hairline fracture. He is wondering if he ll be able to play baseball if it is a hairline fracture. My emil is YYYY@YYYY
Tue, 5 Aug 2014
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greetings,
incase its any sort of fracture its very much advisable to give it a rest for some time.
hope this has helped.
but there are also higher chances of any fracture not being there.
thanks.
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How To Heal The Swelling And Pain In The Pointer Finger?

greetings, incase its any sort of fracture its very much advisable to give it a rest for some time. hope this has helped. but there are also higher chances of any fracture not being there. thanks.