It has been over 2 weeks since I have gotten a boxers fracture, or to be more specific, a complete fracture of the 4th metacarpal bone in my right hand. I have continued to wear my home-made brace and the splint supplied by the Orthopedist. I’m really happy to report that I believe the bones [...]
I am pretty resigned to having surgery for my boxers fracture of the 4th metacarpal on my right hand based upon all the information I could find online and input from everyone who saw my x-rays. I still had a glimmer of hope that my home – made brace would somehow miraculously realign the bones [...]
As I had mentioned in the previous post I was not too happy with the brace I was given at the orthopedist. It kept my ring and pinkie finger extended but did nothing to keep the actual fracture point stable and aligned. I could move the bone around quite easily and that worried me because [...]
I know this site is about muscle therapy but this is too good not to post. I broke my 4th metacarpal joint in my right hand last weekend! My first broken bone ever in my injury prone existence so far. How did it happen? A “friend” came over Friday night at a little pregame gathering [...]
I went to bed three days ago and didn’t sleep a wink because my skin, especially my legs, were really sensitive and restless. I’m not exactly sure how to describe the restlessness in my legs except to say that I could not get comfortable no matter how many positions I tried. I made a valiant [...]