Sprained Thumb?

[dominatr]

I don't see any place to post this but here, so i shall ask:

How do i know if my thumb is sprained?

I don't know how it happened, but I have some pain in it, but it has no bruising. I can't like use it like i normally would, like taking a cap off of a jar or something. It doesn't seem severe but it is a nuisance because i can't catch at football or lift weights other than squatting.

does anyone have an idea if it is sprained? has anyone else had a similar injury and if so did you see the doctor or how did you treat it.

i really need to know so i can get back to full functionality of my thumb.

thanks.

 

[Ajidica]

For future refrence, we have a "questions not worth their own thread" and an "ask a doctor" floating around here somewhere.

 

[Zelig]

Go see a doctor.

 

[Dreadnought]

Tape it up for a few days, it'll heal.

 

[ZeletDude]

Tape it up, or go see a doctor.

 

[Camikaze]

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