Say you somehow break a knuckle...

Harrison · Post by **Harrison** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 6:58 am

And don't have medical attention...what can you do besides ice it?

Jennay · Post by **Jennay** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 7:03 am

I think that's about all you can do. I think all they do is yank on it and try to straighten it out.

Harrison · Post by **Harrison** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 7:11 am

I thought so, but I wasn't so sure...

The Kizzy · Post by **The Kizzy** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 10:11 am

Straighten it and splint it

Kramer · Post by **Kramer** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 10:54 am

depends on how it is hurt, what it is doing, swelling is ice i assume, and i think immobiilizing it so that bone can grow back straight sounds good too....

Adivina · Post by **Adivina** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 4:34 pm

You can always go talk to my mother, being a physical therapist gives her a good bit of knowledge on joint injuries.

Tuggan · Post by **Tuggan** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 6:31 pm

how'd you bust your hand harry?

Minrott · Post by **Minrott** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 6:45 pm

Find some kind of treatment, free clinic or whatever. I broke a bone in my hand when I was younger and had no insurance, I didn't splint it or anything and it healed wrong.

araby · Post by **araby** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 7:06 pm

you need to straighten it, and splint it and keep ice on it-like everyone said, and also take 800mg Ibuprofen every 8 hours..which is the same thing as four advil-if you didn't know that too.

don't take the ibuprofen for more than a few days though.