Palm/finger injury from baseball
Hi all, just looking for a little advice/direction while hopefully avoiding yet another trip to the doc...
Recently I have been periodically catching for a minor league pitcher while he is home during the off-season. Even though I use a catchers mitt, my hand takes quite a beating as this kid throws upwards of 95-96 mph. During our last session the movement on his pitches caused me miss the web on a few and I caught them in the heel and palm area. It's been ten days now and the area at the base of my index finger, palm side, (directly underneath where you develop callouses from weight lifting) is rather sensitive to any pressure applied directly into the palm. The only limitations this is causing me occurs when trying to tightly grip something, say while gripping a pull up bar.
There was no awkward bending of fingers, just the impact of the ball with very little padding in that particular spot. Any ideas? Deep bruise, bone bruise, possible fracture? I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the pain will subside on its own, but I was hoping it would already have diminished.
Thanks for any insight!
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Unfortunately I'm going to give you advice you probably don't want to hear. I would recommend going to see a hand specialist and get an xray. You could very well have fractured a bone in the hand or at the base of your finger.
Having played baseball myself I can attest to exactly what you are feeling. It could possibly be only a sprain, but you can't say for sure unless you get an xray.
Until you see the doctor, make sure to ice the area. I would hold off from squeezing activities such as weight lifting until you know what's going on.
Keep me posted on your progress.
Dave
Thanks for the advice. I did talk to a sports trainer who put me through a few range of motion tests and we are hoping it's just soft tissue. I'll probably let it go another week while avoiding any squeezing and head to the doc if it isn't improved. Thanks a bunch!
Glad to hear you got it checked out. Just an FYI. Just because something moves ( and sometimes moves without pain ) does not mean that it is not broken. I get patients all the time in my clinic that thought they "just jammed" their finger or sprained their wrist when in reality they were walking around with a broken finger or wrist/carpal (hand) bone. Keep up with the icing and take it easy. It may not hurt to get a second opinion by a hand specialist as well.
I'd hate to see there be something wrong and then it not get fixed and sideline you for longer than needed. Dugouts do get very boring after awhile. =)
Dave
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