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[brokenbat]

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?

[WalkingWicket37]

Pop a painkiller before you bat and grit your teeth? 

[treefeller]

I had the same problem last year and used some Ibuprofen gel which worked surprisingly well

[smilley792]

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.

[StandUpKeeps]

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.

[19reading87]

Wouldn't it be better just to wait till it's better to save long term damage???

[Gurujames]

Simple, middle every delivery and stroke the ball into gaps.

[Giraffe208]

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

[brokenbat]

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.

[Jenko]

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

[awp]

Geez you poms are soft, magic spray and get on with it

[Hoover]

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.

[Buzz]

sounds like you have a broken thumb...

[HallamKeeper]

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.