What to do if your fingers hurt from playing basketball

Finger pain from playing basketball can be caused by a soft tissue contusion, or it can be due to a fracture. Treatment includes physical therapy, medication and surgery. 1. Soft tissue contusion: most patients with symptoms of finger pain after playing basketball are caused by soft tissue contusion. Patients first need to be braked, ice and other treatments, if necessary, can use a splint or brace fixation; 72 hours after the relief period can be changed to hot compresses, at the same time can be around the soft tissues of the local massage, baked electricity and other treatments to promote tissue repair. 2. Fracture: Finger fracture can also cause finger pain. Patients need to further check the hand positive lateral X-ray to clarify the fracture situation, if the fracture line alignment is better, can be manipulated to reset, and give the support or splint fixation; if the fracture line across the joints or comminuted fracture, it is recommended to carry out the Kirschner’s pin or steel plate fixation. If the symptoms of finger pain after playing basketball are not relieved, or accompanied by other symptoms, patients should go to the hospital in time, and give targeted treatment after clarifying the cause.