Taping away the Pain in my hand

Lotsofpain
Lotsofpain Member Posts: 157
edited 12. Feb 2013, 16:27 in Living with Arthritis archive
The area at the bottom of my middle finger down into the palm is very painful

I have had one injection but cannot have another unless it gets massively worse, so I want to tape it up to provide support.

How would I do this, instructions, images, videos please

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  • ShulaArcher
    ShulaArcher Member Posts: 174
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Hello

    Sorry to say I can't answer your question, although I also have painful hands. Have you tried a splint of any kind?

    Shula
  • Lotsofpain
    Lotsofpain Member Posts: 157
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    I have a finger splint which is very bulky that I sometimes wear at night
  • jillyb1
    jillyb1 Member Posts: 1,725
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Would suggest you talk to the professionals , can you call on your OT for advice on this ? Jillyb
  • stickywicket
    stickywicket Member Posts: 27,764
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    I get very little hand pain these days but, when I did, I just used to work out which movements caused the pain and immobilise the joints involved any way I could for short periods. With fingers, you can often just tape the culprit to the next finger on.
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  • Lotsofpain
    Lotsofpain Member Posts: 157
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Taping to the next finger wont work because its the bending of the the finger that makes it worse
  • stickywicket
    stickywicket Member Posts: 27,764
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    If it's bending the base joint that hurts, why not put a crepe bandage round the palm of your hand and up past the first joints and stuff something hard down it so's you can't bend them?
    If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.
    Steven Wright
  • Lotsofpain
    Lotsofpain Member Posts: 157
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    thanks in fact might try that with tape
  • villier
    villier Member Posts: 4,426
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    My thumb has been playing up lately especially at the base, so taped it up to immobilise it and helped quite a bit .............Marie xx
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  • Lotsofpain
    Lotsofpain Member Posts: 157
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    How do you actually do that will it work for my middle finger its the base and the palm that hurts so just taping to next finger does not really help
  • villier
    villier Member Posts: 4,426
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Hi Lotsofpain as Sticky suggested try putting something hard just over the base of your finger and going in towards the palm, you will have to tape round the base of the finger and also round the hand to keep it in place, or if you can maybe get in touch with a physio department they may have some kind of splint that they would be able to give you xx
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    smile another smile and soon there
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    just because you smiled I wish your
    day is full of Smiles
  • Lotsofpain
    Lotsofpain Member Posts: 157
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    I have a fold over finger splint, http://goo.gl/c6Xxo[/url]

    I am going to unfold it and use it as you suggest

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