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Question - Jammed Finger (prevention)

by Ryan
(Perth, Australia)

I was reading your article on jammed fingers and I was wondering if is a way to prevent it from happening, because I've been getting them pretty commonly.

Ryan

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Jul 03, 2008
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by: Bart - SII

Depending on your sport, there are several ways to try to prevent a jammed finger. If it is something like football, gloves can sometimes help with providing some support for the finger. If it is basketball or other sports that don't allow for wearing gloves, you can try simply taping the knuckles that are usually most effected. Simply putting a couple strips of tape directly around the knuckle can help provide some support.

The other thing to work on is your coordination - working on quick hand drills catching and passing can improve your coordination and make it less likely to end up with a jammed finger.

Bart

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