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Sore Hand :(
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I've hurt my hand, and its my right hand which I use for everything and its a bit of a problem. Its brusied/swollen across the first two knuckles, are they any tips for protecting it/trying not to use it? ty
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I Ice- Or anything cold/cool, 20 mins 3x a day. Don't put ice on directly, wrap it in a tea towel or something first.
C Compress- usually means bandaging it, this will depend on what you've done as to whether its needed.
E Elevate- Don't necessarily need a sling, but when you walking around try to hold it up across your body (like people do when they swear allegiance) when your sitting keep it up. This helps reduce the swelling which will be one reason it hurts.
Nice detailed bit of help there :P
I'd also like to add, that as a guy, I think hurting my right hand would be worse.