Title: How to Treat a Jammed Finger: 8 Steps (with Pictures) - wikiHow
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Laura Marusinec, MD
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Content: A jammed finger is a type of joint sprain that's sustained from significant impact to the end of a finger. Jammed fingers are a common type of sports injury, especially from playing volleyball, basketball, football, and rugby. Jammed finger joints often heal without need for treatment, although specific home care approaches can speed up recovery times. In some cases, medical treatment is needed to return a jammed finger back to normal function and range of motion. Steps
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Make sure the injury isn't serious. The amount of pain felt from a musculoskeletal injury is not always positively correlated to the degree of seriousness. In other words, an injury may really hurt, but it's not always serious. A jammed finger can often be very painful initially, but it's not nearly as serious of an injury compared to dislocated and fractured fingers.