Children with post-traumatic hand pain and unwillingness to move should seek medical attention, and the doctor should determine whether dislocation has occurred through medical history, symptoms, physical examination, and imaging tests.
1. Medical history: history of direct or indirect trauma to the hand, the time of injury, and the course of the injury.
2. Symptoms: If there is a dislocation of the hand, there will be pain, swelling, deformity, limitation of limb movement and other symptoms.
3. Physical examination: when palpation is performed, the affected area will show pressure and pain; the hand may have deformity when visualization is performed; at the same time, the normal activities of the limb will be affected.
4. Imaging: X-rays, for example, can determine whether the hand is dislocated or not, and provide the basis for subsequent treatment.
When you suspect that your child’s hand is dislocated, you should go to the hospital in time to complete the relevant examinations, and let the professional doctor make a judgment on the condition. Then timely reset, later follow the doctor’s advice to actively carry out rehabilitation exercises, conducive to the recovery of the condition. Do not blindly deal with your own, so as not to cause adverse consequences.