My knuckle :(

[DWx]

About a month ago I was hands-only sparring with one of the adults in front of class. It got a little intense and turned into more of a boxing match with us both making contact. About halfway through the bout we both punched and our fists collided. My index finger knuckle on my right hand took most of the force and I was afraid I had broken it. With some ice though the swelling went down and it seemed ok.

The only problem is that I have not been able to make a proper fist since. My hand practically locks up when I try to fully bend at the knuckle meaning that my finger sticks out further than the rest of the fist. So as I result that finger keeps getting hit. Now even the slightest jolt sets it off again and it swells up. Tonight (about an hour ago), I tried to do a deflective block on a roundhouse and caught my hand again. This time its even worse and I've had to strap it up to stop my finger moving at all at the knuckle.

Has anyone ever had anything like this or knows how I could possibly re-strengthen my hand? Ideally I don't want to have to stop training but it gets worse and worse everytime it gets hit. Any advice would be great.

[bushido_man96]

You may have a break in your finger. I would go get it x-rayed, to see for sure. If you continue to practice, you may further injure your hand. And you know how much you use your hands, so keep that in mind. Better to miss 4 weeks now than 6 months later.

[KarateEd]

I broke my pinky knuckle on my right hand years ago. I loss my normal range of motion with that finger. I went to the orthopedic doctor, he x-rayed, told me it was broken, and set it. It healed up and I have had no further problems.

Ed

[Tkd_MMA]

if its not broken which it sounds like. a year ago i had somethen similar and chipped my knuckle preventing me from moveing it to well. and instead of taking the 6 weeks off as i was told i went to class right from the doctors and turned 6 weeks into 3 monthes with one bad punch. best not practise with that hand, a break would be best

[DWx]

I really should go and see a doctor... but I don't wanna. It doesn't really hurt anymore, I just cant get it to bend the full 90 degrees. I can get to about 70-ish I think but further tha that and its impossible without using my other hand to hold it. Maybe I made it seem worse than it actually is in my original post.

[marie curie]

If you broke a metacarple (in the hand just behind the knuckle) it could have healed wrong. Also, there are little tendons and ligaments that can get messed up. There are diff fixes for each of these, too, no one cure-all.

Even if it doesn't hurt, you should see a dr, because a simple x-ray may let you know what's wrong and what to do to fix it.