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Title: how can i bat with a bruised thumb?
Post by: brokenbat on April 04, 2015, 04:21:22 PM: my bottom hand, has a bruised thumb (fielding drill gone wrong). not much swelling, but hurts like hell when i hit the ball hard slightly off center. have a game coming up - is there a way i can minimize the constant agony?

wrap it up tightly, and then put the glove on to provide more cushion?
Title: Re: how can i bat with a bruised thumb?
Post by: WalkingWicket37 on April 04, 2015, 04:23:57 PM: Pop a painkiller before you bat and grit your teeth? ;)
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Post by: treefeller on April 04, 2015, 04:31:39 PM: I had the same problem last year and used some Ibuprofen gel which worked surprisingly well
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Post by: smilley792 on April 04, 2015, 04:48:50 PM: I tore a ligament in my thumb.

Missed a few nets. Then just braced it. Hurt like hell. So I manned up abit and just got on with it.
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Post by: StandUpKeeps on April 04, 2015, 05:05:42 PM: Maybe try co-ban for night treatment it have you considered finger guards?? As a keeper it's a common problem so that's what I use.
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Post by: 19reading87 on April 04, 2015, 06:13:13 PM: Wouldn't it be better just to wait till it's better to save long term damage???
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Post by: Gurujames on April 04, 2015, 07:15:12 PM: Simple, middle every delivery and stroke the ball into gaps.
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Post by: Giraffe208 on April 04, 2015, 07:25:23 PM: Quote from: 19reading87 on April 04, 2015, 06:13:13 PM
Wouldn't it be better just to wait till it's better to save long term damage???

Doing this will also enable the purchase of at least 1 more bat to determine if it fits more comfortably against your thumb on impact
Title: Re: how can i bat with a bruised thumb?
Post by: brokenbat on April 05, 2015, 01:00:20 AM: Quote from: Giraffe208 on April 04, 2015, 07:25:23 PM
Doing this will also enable the purchase of at least 1 more bat to determine if it fits more comfortably against your thumb on impact

not to worry...the possibility of such an injury was what I used to justify all prior purchases.
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Post by: Jenko on April 05, 2015, 01:08:16 AM: If you were playing in Australia some might recommend a teaspoon of cement :)

Honestly never had a bruised thumb. Do suffer from lower back and hamstring stiffness/soreness though and I usually munch on ibuprofen (Nurofen) to get through games
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Post by: awp on April 05, 2015, 06:21:32 AM: Geez you poms are soft, magic spray and get on with it
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Post by: Hoover on April 05, 2015, 06:22:18 AM: Get the lightest bat you can, even a harrow.
Practise gripping super tight with your top hand. Providing you don't pull you should get through an innings. The light bat should make it manageable. Good luck.
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Post by: Buzz on April 05, 2015, 06:25:23 AM: sounds like you have a broken thumb...
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Post by: HallamKeeper on April 07, 2015, 08:24:10 PM: I had a really bad thumb at the end of 2013 season, serves me right for being a keeper. Couldn't grip the bat well with my bottom hand at all but I just tried to hang around. It actually helped me play straight and the adrenaline got me to my first hundred. I think I taped it a little on the joints to restrict movement caused by vibration more than anything but not so much to stop me being able to bend it.

Generally for bruised digits I ice a lot. Use arnica as many times a day as I can and if I must, use ibuprofen. I try not to use pain killers and ibuprofen tablets unless I really need to. Not convinced it is good for your stomach.