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<blockquote data-quote="Triniquint" data-source="post: 112920"><p>My son plays as a rugby league forward, and damaged his thumb tendons requiring a trip to hospital and a plaster cast put on. It wasn't a break, but a bad wrench. When his cast came off, his thumb wasn't as good as we'd have hoped for, but supposed that because of its weakened state it would take a little longer to heal fully. However, playing rugby he wrenched it again, requiring another cast. When the cast came off, his thumb was once again quite weak - but there was no 'thumb supports' as such. The cast is meant to hold the thumb in place and allow either the break to mend, or the wrench to ease off, and then once the cast is off, to kind of avoid anything that could wrench the thing again.</p><p></p><p>It seems that the second time he did it they reckoned it hadn't been sorted properly the first time. He's had this second cast off for a few months now, and reckons it is ok again.</p><p></p><p>I remember from my rugby playing days, when reaching for the ball in the lineout, or trying to catch a high Gary Owen, the ball would occasionally smash into the tips of my stretching fingers - and that was bloody sore, I can tell you. It was like straight finger jabbing a wall. And once you do that, it seems every time you touch the ball afterwards, it does it again and again.</p><p></p><p>You just have to rest it, and keep it out of harm's way........</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Triniquint, post: 112920"] My son plays as a rugby league forward, and damaged his thumb tendons requiring a trip to hospital and a plaster cast put on. It wasn't a break, but a bad wrench. When his cast came off, his thumb wasn't as good as we'd have hoped for, but supposed that because of its weakened state it would take a little longer to heal fully. However, playing rugby he wrenched it again, requiring another cast. When the cast came off, his thumb was once again quite weak - but there was no 'thumb supports' as such. The cast is meant to hold the thumb in place and allow either the break to mend, or the wrench to ease off, and then once the cast is off, to kind of avoid anything that could wrench the thing again. It seems that the second time he did it they reckoned it hadn't been sorted properly the first time. He's had this second cast off for a few months now, and reckons it is ok again. I remember from my rugby playing days, when reaching for the ball in the lineout, or trying to catch a high Gary Owen, the ball would occasionally smash into the tips of my stretching fingers - and that was bloody sore, I can tell you. It was like straight finger jabbing a wall. And once you do that, it seems every time you touch the ball afterwards, it does it again and again. You just have to rest it, and keep it out of harm's way........ [/QUOTE]
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