How to do if your thumb is pinched

If there is a fracture, consider surgery. If the fracture is a slight displacement or a linear fracture, it can be fixed with a brace or a cast, and usually 4-6 weeks of recuperation. If the thumb is not fractured, the thumb often has bruising, pain and swelling symptoms, then the early cold compress should be applied to the injury, you can use frozen mineral water or ice cubes wrapped in a towel for cold compress, which can play an early role in relieving pain and hemostasis, generally need to brake the thumb for 2-3 weeks, after the acute period of 3 days can be taken orally to activate blood stasis drugs, such as Pan Long Qi tablets, Da Qi Li capsule, so that This can promote the absorption of local blood stasis, which can play a role in reducing swelling and relieving pain. If the pain is obvious, you can take oral celecoxib and meloxicam for pain relief. X-ray should be reviewed 2 weeks after surgery to exclude occult fracture.