Sprained thumbs are prone to localized pain, swelling and limited mobility. Depending on the severity of the sprain, recovery options such as medication, physical factor therapy or surgical treatment should be chosen. 1. Medication: In the acute stage of thumb sprain (within 72 hours), you need to rest and ice the affected area to prevent the symptoms from worsening, and you can take anti-inflammatory and analgesic medications, such as ibuprofen, which can help to alleviate the symptoms of pain. 2. Physical factor treatment: thumb sprain recovery period (after 72 hours) can be used ultrashort wave method of treatment, and later can be used in magnetic heat therapy method of treatment, can accelerate blood circulation, which can promote recovery. 3. Surgery: If the degree of thumb sprain is more serious, for example, there has been obvious structural changes, you need to consider the use of surgical methods of treatment, such as soft tissue repair surgery, and then gradually carry out functional exercise after surgery. After the occurrence of thumb sprain, pay attention to the early treatment, under the guidance of a professional physician, can not continue to move the thumb joint, otherwise it is easy to aggravate the injury, affecting the later recovery. Do not continue to use the thumb to exert force before the symptoms are relieved, so as not to aggravate the symptoms.