Ok, Usually I am fine when I do heavy bags etc, but this weekend I got into a drunken fight, and my fist is in really bad shape (this isn't the first time i've broken them, but this time I at least didn't roll my wrist). But I wanted to know how people usually mend broken knuckles? in the past i've just ice'd and heated them. Anything else I should do?
I have it splinted, as the docs would. (with the pinky and secondary finger splinted also), possible that the pinky is broken. As for going to the doc's I woudl rather not, because I went about a year ago for something similar. I can move pinky + second finger, with only pain in the knuckle area. 3rd finger can move without pain bruise on the palm about size of about 2/3 quarters and noticable swelling on the top part. Any recommended HOME remedy?
I've broken my wrist before and would have to say that if I didn't go to the doc...I wouldn't have full mobility in my hand. I also had a good friend that broke his knuckles in a fight. He didn't go to the dr. right away. If he did it would have been a simple matter of setting the bone. It got to the point where he was no longer able to make a fist and he had to have surgery to rebrake the bones and have them reset...he now has a huge scar on the back of his hand. All in all, it took him about a year to heal his hand.
In all seriousness, GO TO A DOCTOR. There can be far more damage than you know. I would recommend hand wraps at all times. Stay away from street fights start building your forarms, but most of all, get some good solid training, most wrist injuries from punching occure from bad form.
Play it safe and go to a doctor. I broke my hand (also in a drunken fight) and didnt get it fixed and it still hurts from time to time.
