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How To Treat Swelling And Soreness On Fingers Caused Due To Injury?

I fell down backwards stepping off a high step and jammed my pinky & ring fingers into the wall, still very sore and knuckles swollen, can t get my wedding ring back on, this happened on Sept 24th. What can I do to get the swelling to go down so I can get my wedding ring back on?
Sat, 14 Nov 2015
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Hi..
Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC..

I have gone through your query and can understand your concerns..

As per your complain there is a possibility that due to injury there is inflammation of the soft tissues and also due to injury to small blood vessels there is spillage of blood into the soft tissues causing bruising and hematoma formation and release of inflammatory exudate and inflammatory cells, all of these leads to swelling..
You should also get an x ray of the fingers done to get checked for bony fractures..
In case if there is only soft tissue injury and no fracture you can apply a steroid gel over the swollen fingers..
apply a Heparin containing gel for faster disintegration of the hematoma and bruising..
You can do alternate warm and cool compresses over the swelling for faster healing and relief from swelling..
If there is pain you can take diclofenac or naproxen..
In case of bony fracture reduction of the bony segments and immobilization of the finger will be done..

Hope this information helps..

Thanks and regards.
Dr. Honey Nandwani Arora.
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How To Treat Swelling And Soreness On Fingers Caused Due To Injury?

Hi.. Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC.. I have gone through your query and can understand your concerns.. As per your complain there is a possibility that due to injury there is inflammation of the soft tissues and also due to injury to small blood vessels there is spillage of blood into the soft tissues causing bruising and hematoma formation and release of inflammatory exudate and inflammatory cells, all of these leads to swelling.. You should also get an x ray of the fingers done to get checked for bony fractures.. In case if there is only soft tissue injury and no fracture you can apply a steroid gel over the swollen fingers.. apply a Heparin containing gel for faster disintegration of the hematoma and bruising.. You can do alternate warm and cool compresses over the swelling for faster healing and relief from swelling.. If there is pain you can take diclofenac or naproxen.. In case of bony fracture reduction of the bony segments and immobilization of the finger will be done.. Hope this information helps.. Thanks and regards. Dr. Honey Nandwani Arora.