Knuckle pain and swelling

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It has been very painful especially at the middle knuckle. I have taken prednisone and in larger doses the pain and swelling abates but the effects of the prednisone are not wanted. In the past two months the pain at the knuckle subsided but moved to were the finger connects to the hand and that also swells but the finger as a whole is still swollen.

I fell on my left hand in October. The next day my knuckle swelled and there was a bruise at the base of my index finger. I didn;t think it was broken because i could move it. However, since then, I have knocked in a few occassions and then have pain for a few days. The knuckle is still a little swollen and I also get pain along the finger. Any advice?

And after having punched when i apply pressure to the front of my knuckle the pain increases, but when i push from the sides of the knuckle or from behind the pain stays the same. What is causing this? Is it a pinched vein? Some smashed cartilage? And is there a way to take away the pain? I know it might seem crazy but perhaps punching more and more would just take away the pain.

So, I punched a wall and hit my ring finger knuckle on the corner of the wall and it felt like my knuckle got pushed into my hand a little. It swelled up pretty badly, and the swelling goes down to my wrist. However I can still move all of my fingers and my hand, and the pain hasn't gotten worse. This was all 2 days ago.

If there is no fracture then anti-inflammatory pain killers help bring down pain and swelling. Usually simple knuckle fractures are treated by using a splint and taping the injured finger with the adjoining finger. Surgery is required if there is alignment problem, angulation problem or displacement of the fracture ends. Please consult an orthopedic specialist. Take care!

Meanwhile cold compress and anti-inflammatory may help control pain and swelling. Hope this helps. Take care!

So I punched something really hard during karate and my little finger and ring finger area turned very purple and blue, and the bruising spread down my hand. The two knuckles also swelled up a lot and it hurt a lot at first but after two days it was just a constant irritating throb. It's two weeks later and the swelling and bruising is completely gone, but as the swelling went down I noticed a small lump of something between my little and ring finger knuckle.

I got angry and hit something about 2 hours ago, and my knuckle by my ring finger has a 3/4 in. gash in it and it hurts so bad when I have to move it open and close motion hurts the worst. Also, half way up my arm it hurts, and is swollen a little above my wrist. The whole area in general is swelling now, what should I do? It is 35 miles to the nearest ER, and I have two small children sleeping now. I dont know what to do about it.

About 2 weeks ago I was hit in the hand by a field hockey ball that was shot from 5-7 feet away. It hit the knuckle of my middle finger which was out at the time as my hand was around my stick. It hurt terribly for about 10 minutes and then seemed fine the rest of the game. The next day I couldn't make a fist or completely straighten my fingers without a significant amount of pain. The Dr splinted it and sent my on my way.

This past week I punched my dresser and my knuckle immediately swelled up, the pain was bad at the time, but it didn't last too long. Well, yesterday I (stupidly) punched a rock wall, and it felt different, worse. It is my right index finger's knuckle (at the hand) and it is only a little swollen. However, it makes almost a grinding/squeaky sound when it bends (that you can actually hear and feel). I can move it all the way, even though it feels tender/sore.

but now my left pinky knuckle is swollen, and kinda bruising and is poking kinda to the side and theres pain when i apply too much pressure. and when i bend or straighten too far... what should i do? suck it up or go to the doctor???

I was rubbing/massaging my left hand last night during dinner and all of a sudden I had a sharp pain at the base of my index finger's knuckle. It's hurt ever since and there's some swelling. Of course the pain has travelled up the arm - may be due to the fact that I'm 'babying" the left hand now. But, I wear a ring on my left thumb and it was a bit of a task to remove it this morning because of some swelling. Any suggestions?

I am having pain in my Right index finger (knuckle) for almost two months now. I don't have any swelling, warmth, or redness around the site. Could it be related to the distal radius fracture surgery which I had one year back on my Left hand. Thanking you in advance for your highly valued advise.

Hi! The pain and swelling in a single knuckle joint can be due to an old injury you do not remember. It can also be due to osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, infection of the joint, tendonitis or inflammation of a tendon, or bursitis (inflammation of the lining of joint). It is difficult to diagnose the cause on net. Do discuss this with your doctor and get yourself examined. Take care!

If I knock on a door (normally, not hard) it feels like I just punched a cement wall. Both my ring finger knuckles have swelled to where I can not get my rings over them. It started aboutub 6 months ago and just progressively gets worse, I just noticed it happeneing in my right hand about 2 weeks ago. Any ideas what this could be?

I'm 15 yr old female and i dislocated my left hand middle finger at the knuckle about 3 months ago in a basketball game. When I went to the ER, the doctor popped it back in after taking xrays and said there were no broken bones. Its 3 months later and my finger still looks like someone stuck a giant marble in my knuckle and its still a blue-ish color. I can't fully bend or extend my finger and its extremely painful. I usually heal quickly, shouldn't this be getting better, not worse?

This also helps with giving support to the fracture and avoids rubbing between fracture parts and helps reduce swelling and thus pain. Please follow the treatment as advised. Please let me know if there is any thing else and do keep me posted. Take care!

Hello there I get sharp shooting pain in my knuckles...lately, I have observed that the pain is actually pretty regular. Its starts with the knuckles and spreads both ways... towards the fingers and towards the upper arm. It always occurs in either left or right hand but never both. Once the pain is on, any sort of movement hurts quite a lot so I end up with an immobilized hand! I don't take any medications for the pain because so far it seems to go away after about 4-5 hrs.

I have gotten some degree of swelling in the last trimester with all of my pregnancies. The swelling in itself doesn't concern me. I've had swelling this time for about 2 weeks. Mostly in my legs. They get really heavy and are hard to move. I also have some aching and stiffness in my hands as well and my rings are tighter.

I have full range of motion and can use it perfectly fine. The right side of the knuckle is constantly swollen, and the rest swells back up if i rub my hand against anything. Will this go away?

In good health. Pricked by thorn in knuckle. No remnants left behind. Small hard lump formed 7 days later all swelling had subsided and otherwise all else appeared normal and functional. 16 days after ***** accidently hit the small hard lump as well as slightly overflexing joint. Now slight pain upon mornings initial flexions of the joint. As day goes on feels better as I use it. Come mornining, pain and stiffness again until its used. The area is not red, hot. Can fully flex and straighten.

An X-ray is required to decide the course of treatment. If there is no fracture then anti-inflammatory pain killers help bring down pain and swelling. Usually simple knuckle fractures are treated by using a splint and taping the injured finger with the adjoining finger. Surgery is required if there is alignment problem, angulation problem or displacement of the fracture ends. Please consult an orthopedic specialist. Take care!

Type your medical question here I was hit hard in the knuckle on my right hand between my pointer finger and middle finger. I have swelling, pain and I see what I think is a piece of bone under the skin.It is extremely sensitive when touched. Is it a broken knuckle?

When i feel my right pinky knuckle it feels as if it has been pushed up my hand and it is extremely larger than my left pinky knuckle. I have severe pain in the knuckle when any pressure is applied to it. My middle knuckle is extremely larger than my other knucles and also there is severe pain in that knuckle when any pressure is applies to it.

I decided to just leave it alone. The swelling went down gradually over 3 weeks or so. After the swelling went down all the way, my knuckle still hurt when i put pressure on it, but i thought it was just still healing. It has now been 2 months, i have full range of motion without any pain, however when I apply pressure to the knuckle, it hurts a good amount.

I broke my finger, may 30th,middle one at the knuckle, went to the E R they xrayed and set it,splint etc. then went to my family doc...told me three more weeks if not better then orthopedic phys.The thing is the swelling is taking so long to go down, it has gone down some but i am concerned...am I looking at surgery or is it to soon to tell ? And should I just go to the orthopedic phys. now or chill and wait ?

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