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Swollen Thumb, Redness, Swollen Palm. Sprain Or Severe Bruising?
I was playing basketball and bent my thumb back, now my thumb is swollen with redness around the knuckle area and my palm is swollen with a circular shaped black and blue. Is this just a sprain with bruising to the muscle or could it be more severe. Throbbing pain when I'm not using it but really sharp pain and tender when I try to.
Mon, 3 Jun 2013
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Thanks for writing to us.
The symptoms that you have can be due to tendonitis or bursitis. This happens due to inflammation of the tendon sheath. Oral anti inflammatory medicines and pain killers will help in relief.
I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you.
Regards,
Dr. Praveen Tayal ,
drtayal72@gmail.com
Thanks for writing to us.
The symptoms that you have can be due to tendonitis or bursitis. This happens due to inflammation of the tendon sheath. Oral anti inflammatory medicines and pain killers will help in relief.
I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you.
Regards,
Dr. Praveen Tayal ,
drtayal72@gmail.com
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