Sprained Finger Taping I How to Tape Your Sprained Finger

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Tutorial of how to tape a finger sprain to provide lateral support to your PIP joint or middle knuckle. This can be used after a sprain, dislocation, hyperextension or even fracture. Some people may also describe this as a jammed finger.

This is a simple demo of taping a finger that can be used when returning to sport or preventing injury in the first place.

Most commonly these kind of sprained finger injuries are as a result of direct impact from a player or ball or the fact a finger gets caught in a jersey.

I personally suffered a lot of these injuries playing Australian Rules Football AFL. Other sports which I find this prevalent is in ball sports such as volleyball, basketball, netball, gridiron, dodgeball or goalkeeping in soccer,

Other sports like combat sports these injuries are really prevalent through direct striking or the finger being caught up in clothing. Some of these sports would include Brazilian jujitsu, wrestling or MMA.

One thing to note is with dislocations of this joint you do run the risk of damaging the volar plate or other stability structures therefore it it vital to have these assessed and treated appropriately as they can turn into long term problems.

In Australia if you we’re having this assessed you would normally be assessed by a Plastic Surgeon and likely managed in a hand therapy department.

This is a great taping technique to use when returning to sport. Common sports that this could be used for include basketball, volleyball, football, AFL and netball to name a few.

The Proximal Interphalangeal (P.I.P.) Joint is the most commonly sprained or dislocated joint in the hand. Many of these injuries are treated by a coach, a trainer or by the patient, who may consider them trivial. However they do need to be referred onto a profession straight away.

Unfortunately, delays in diagnosis and treatment, under-treatment, and particularly over-treatment may lead to many problems and prolong disability and pain.

It is important to know if the finger was deformed at the time of injury and if someone had to pull it back into place.

An understanding of the complex anatomy of this joint is essential for diagnosis and treatment.

The major long-term problem is stiffness and prolonged irritability in the joint following these injuries. This may last for 6-9 months.

Sometimes there is permanent thickening of the joint following severe injuries. In the short term, however it is vital to prevent re-dislocation in unstable injuries and so various splints may be required.

Control Swelling with ice and COBAN bandage. This bandage can be obtained from the physiotherapists and is self-adhesive. It is thin enough to allow a full range of movement of the finger when applied properly. Only a single layer should be applied. Beware – it is easy to apply the bandage too tightly.

Prevent Re-Dislocation – this is not a common problem. Use buddy strapping to adjacent finger or extension block splints.

Prevent stiffness – if the injury is stable the finger can be exercised immediately in a bucket of ice and later in warm water. This is the commonest situation. In general these injuries are over treated with splints resulting in unnecessary stiffness.

Re-Xray – if the injury is unstable the joint may re-dislocate. Dislocation or partial dislocation (subluxation) may be present but the finger may appear deceptively straight due to the marked degree of swelling. Therefore regular X-rays are performed in these rare cases. In the case below there is persistent mild displacement of the joint.

Surgery – occasionally the injury is so severe that surgery is required to stabilise the joint. This is uncommon (see diagram below).

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