What are the precautions after a finger fracture?

Fingers are extremely important to people's survival. The flexibility of fingers makes them the most important tool of the human body and can realize almost any movement of people. Therefore, we must pay attention to the health of fingers. Fingers are mainly composed of complex joints. If you don't pay attention, it is easy to get fractures and other joint diseases. Let's take a look at what precautions should be taken after a finger fracture? I hope everyone can understand it.

1. When a finger is injured or fractured, you need to go to the hospital as soon as possible to take necessary measures and get checked. If you feel abnormal pain in your fingers and they become abnormally deformed, you should go to the hospital for treatment as soon as possible. Generally, fractures need to be fixed with plaster or wrapped with thick bandages to prevent friction and damage to the fractured site. After a period of time, X-rays will be taken for follow-up examinations, etc. Be sure to follow your doctor's instructions.

2. Drug treatment. You can take some blood-activating and blood-stasis-removing medicines such as Panax notoginseng powder, Panax notoginseng tablets or Panax notoginseng capsules appropriately, but they should not be taken for a long time and should be taken in a fixed amount, otherwise eating too much may damage the stomach. Some other Chinese medicines that promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, such as safflower, peach kernel, motherwort, etc., can be taken orally after frying in appropriate amounts. Saffron can also be used for external application.

3. It is not advisable to eat spicy or irritating foods in the early stage of fracture. In the early stages of a fracture, you should quit smoking and drinking, eat less spicy and irritating foods, and avoid eating too much high-protein foods. You can eat more vegetables and fruits, such as: tomatoes, radishes, blueberries, hawthorns, yams, cabbage, grapes, black fungus, shiitake mushrooms, etc. Try to eat more foods rich in vitamin C and maintain a balanced nutrition.

4. In the middle and late stages of a fracture, you can eat more high-protein foods and dishes rich in calcium and zinc. When you are almost recovered, you can eat more high-protein and calcium-containing foods, such as bone broth, milk, dairy products, and soy products. You need to drink more water or some soup to replenish water. However, it is not advisable to eat too much seafood, otherwise the wound will not heal easily.

5. Do some rehabilitation training appropriately. When the pain is tolerable, do more rehabilitation functional training. In the early stage, you can do some small movements, such as slightly bending and stretching your fingers, doing some grasping movements, or using your other uninjured hand to lightly press the injured area, do some local massage, etc. This can prevent stiffness at the fractured finger and play a certain role in recovery.