What should I do if my knuckle sprain hasn’t recovered in a year?

If you have not recovered from a sprained knuckle after one year, you need to determine whether there is a fracture or misalignment of the joint through X-ray and other examinations, and then recover through physical therapy, medication or surgery.
If there is no fracture or joint dislocation one year after the sprain, you can choose physical therapy or medication. Physical therapy includes hot compresses on the sprained area, massaging the sprained area, etc., which can accelerate the blood circulation of the sprained area and eliminate the swelling and pain, and medication includes taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, such as ibuprofen and diclofenac sodium.
If a year after the sprain of the knuckle, the examination found that there is a fracture or misalignment of the joint, etc., then you need to choose surgical treatment, according to the situation, choose the manipulation of external fixation, surgical repair of damaged ligaments and other ways to restore the normal structure of the sprained part.
If there are still symptoms such as pain one year after the sprain of the knuckle, it is recommended to consult a doctor in time to clarify the cause of the disease with the help of the doctor and carry out targeted treatment or therapy.