Wrap injured hand and resume training?

[Canoe2fish]

I wimped out of training last week because of a sprained thumb and bad head cold. I want to resume training, but fear injuring my thumb even more. I can't wait to go back because when I got injured a week ago, I had just returned from 6 weeks off from a torn bicep at the rotator cuff.

I really don't want to miss anymore time at the Dojo for fear of falling too far behind. Is there a way to wrap it up with a tensor bandage or something? Or would it be too risky...?

Thanks in advance

C2F

[ninjanurse]

Pain is relative to how much fun you are having.

One can never have enough tape or ibuprofen in their bag!!!!

[Canoe2fish]

Thanks ninjanurse....would you be able to elaborate on a techinique on taping up my hand? Is it just a cloth tape wound around your hand and thumb? Can I presume its just snugly wrapped as well?

Thanks again,

C2F

[ninjanurse]

I have never wrapped a thumb specifically...but I am sure you can find info on wrapping techniques somewhere out there. Athletic tape is pretty cheap and easily apply-I would wrap to support the thumb and keep it from being hyperextended.

[Shotokan-kez]

My two fingers are taped up and i still train. Sometimes they take a knock and man it hurts...but hey ho thats the way it is, i wont stop training hehe.

Good luck i hope you get it taped up...know how you feel!

[wolfen]

you may want to strike that part about Ibuprofen. I have seen a guy take 3200 mgs of it and wonder why his hands were numb/tingly. I use it a lot myself, but I do so with a knowledge of what it does.