Gamekeeper's Thumb - All You Need to Know

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  • Опубликовано: 5 окт 2024
  • Dr. Knight discusses Gamekeeper Thumb Injuries or injuries to the ulnar collateral ligament of the thumb. He discusses the conservative and surgical treatment for this condition. Dr. Knight performs gamekeeper's thumb treatment in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
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  • @lukemartin9728
    @lukemartin9728 5 лет назад +15

    I had a injury like this and went to the doctor walk in clinic and all they said was I had no breaks. But what about the ligaments?!?! Do I need to see a specialist or what

    • @kirbi888
      @kirbi888 5 лет назад +2

      exactly the same, i hurt my thumb a year ago said it wasn't broken but the pain keeps coming back

    • @danshealthylifestyle8443
      @danshealthylifestyle8443 4 года назад +2

      My injury is exactly like the doctor is explaining. They didn’t realize it was broken until the mri.

    • @brandonsylvia6214
      @brandonsylvia6214 3 года назад

      @@danshealthylifestyle8443 how’s your thumb doing now , what did you end up doing ?

    • @LiveLikeMyke
      @LiveLikeMyke 3 года назад

      @@brandonsylvia6214 same here no break n they didnt say anything about ligament issues but its been a few months and still hurts

    • @Katie-vy5rd
      @Katie-vy5rd 5 месяцев назад

      This is so frustrating! I think this is what I have and the same thing.. xray and now PA thinking I have arthritis.. they don't even bother doing research to determine correct diagnosis. I called to hand specialist to get scheduled but having tp wait a few weeks for appointment and have fear they won't order MRI. If I have any opposing force on thumb wile extended > 30 or 40 ° the pain is bad. Go to a specialist if you can .. even tell them you think u have gamekeepers thumb. All the PAhad to do was drop her ego and order MRI so that whenni see the specialist he will have a good picture of my injury .. life can be full of struggles , people need to work together instead of working against each other. Ive been wearing tape to keep my thumb from opening. Good luck and thank the insurance companies for part of the hassle, they are part of the problem

  • @abdoucharife12
    @abdoucharife12 5 лет назад +6

    Thanks doc

  • @CobaltLobo
    @CobaltLobo 3 года назад +8

    I believe it to be my flexor tendon in my thumb. It doesn't hurt to bend it or anything, the area doesn't seem swollen but it seems like the tendon is protruding or seems swollen or something. It seems like it's out of place. Whatever it is, it doesn't feel right and I'm wondering what might be wrong

    • @DookNook
      @DookNook 3 года назад +1

      This is exactly my problem, I can't find anyone else with this issue and my surgeon physio and doc all said I'm fine. Did you get any answers??

    • @ShotokunWulf
      @ShotokunWulf 3 года назад +1

      Do you have to pop it all the time ? 😩

  • @jocelynbrown3828
    @jocelynbrown3828 10 месяцев назад

    Thank you so much for this information, doctor. I have an elite athlete kid.

  • @oleboy730
    @oleboy730 2 года назад +2

    Cut my thumb on the July 4th & Ik my ligament is damaged, my wound healed up but everytime I move my thumb a certain way its nothing but pain

  • @Zenmasterleaf
    @Zenmasterleaf 2 года назад +2

    Wish someone had an answer cause mine is swollen or inflamed but i have no pain. It’s just some sort of lump. And when i do thumb exercises it gets kinda weak? Or stiff? But i feel like i got it from gaming cause i remember awhile ago my thumb burn from gaming but that was a year and half ago now it is literally a lump plz help someone.

  • @Colbzz
    @Colbzz 3 года назад +4

    I think this happened to me. 3 weeks ago I was cracking my thumb and woke up in the night with EXCRUCIATING pain in thumb, couldn’t even move it. They told me it wasn’t broken but after 3 weeks of immobilization it is only at about 50%. It has gotten better, but I’m wondering if it will ever get back to normal, think I’m going to get an MRI soon to see if I tore anything cause I think I did.

    • @brandonsylvia6214
      @brandonsylvia6214 3 года назад

      How did the mri go ?

    • @khushpreetbrar5816
      @khushpreetbrar5816 3 года назад

      Can i back to game after 3 weeks of ligament ingury of thumb .....i broken my thumb ligament 3 weeks ago ..now it is fine and a little bit pain when i move my thumb....so can i back to my game...

    • @rezabagheri883
      @rezabagheri883 3 года назад +1

      @@khushpreetbrar5816 hi same here, i was fighting with my friend you know just a joke and i sprained my thumb and doc suggest a cast now it is very fine its been 1 month and 3 week i have a few pain but i feel like i can get back to the gym how are you?

    • @khushpreetbrar5816
      @khushpreetbrar5816 3 года назад +1

      @@rezabagheri883 i also fine

  • @nathanalex2036
    @nathanalex2036 3 года назад +4

    I had this injury years ago and I couldn't treat it because of circumstance. Now my left thumb can't fully extend and I want to know if I can still treat it.

    • @Joey-nc3yb
      @Joey-nc3yb Год назад

      I guess we’ll never know

    • @Katie-vy5rd
      @Katie-vy5rd 5 месяцев назад

      Have you seen a hand specialist.? They can possibly do surgery but I don't know

  • @cynthiamaybunya4622
    @cynthiamaybunya4622 Год назад +1

    Colbzz
    1 year ago
    I think this happened to me. 3 weeks ago I was cracking my thumb and woke up in the night with EXCRUCIATING pain in thumb, couldn’t even move it. They told me it wasn’t broken but after 3 weeks of immobilization it is only at about 50%. It has gotten better, but I’m wondering if it will ever get back to normal,

  • @benkleschinsky
    @benkleschinsky 4 года назад +2

    I have to wonder if it's fully torn would you feel pain? I feel no pain but numbness.

    • @brandonsylvia6214
      @brandonsylvia6214 3 года назад

      @@lisahagen5733 how’s your ucl recovery going ? I may need surgery

  • @kysiarrr
    @kysiarrr 4 года назад +2

    My right thumb is swollen after dunking a ball my thumb pushed in the rim

  • @k1nghighlights.
    @k1nghighlights. 2 года назад

    How come I always injury the right ligament not the left?

  • @dominusmasteryt
    @dominusmasteryt 4 года назад +7

    I punched the edge of my wardrobe with all my body weight, and all the impact was on my thumb, I can move it but it is swollen and I really hurts to put pressure.

    • @dominusmasteryt
      @dominusmasteryt 3 года назад +1

      @@interstellar-X I am now, it was dislocated and broken.

    • @monsterdumpster1137
      @monsterdumpster1137 3 года назад

      @@dominusmasteryti see, thats gotta so real badly, and how long did it take to heal?

  • @leadpilled5567
    @leadpilled5567 2 года назад

    Just did this today

  • @luniusbebe32
    @luniusbebe32 2 года назад

    Sooo I dislocated my thumb at the base it was pushed down towards my palm its been ab 19 days sense my bike accident … so my questions how do i know if it is healing properly ? the swelling in my hand has came down alooot from what it was i pretty much sprained my hole hand & wrist , but so my thumb is still swolen it seens like and it is still kinda bruised looks like but i can’t bend it at all i can kinda sway it left right down up but i can’t bend it & kinda feels different than my other thing meaning when i touch something with my messed up thumb i dont have the same feeling as when i touch my good thumb so idk i just looking for advice to know how if it’s healing properly? How to tell ? Or Check i have been to doc it is in a cast but i take it off here and there to lightly wash it & re wrap it …any thing i should look for ?

  • @SCORPI0SAVAG3
    @SCORPI0SAVAG3 3 года назад

    What about An impact to the top bone joint (knuckle) not pushed out but swollen and sore to the base

    • @SCORPI0SAVAG3
      @SCORPI0SAVAG3 3 года назад

      Hurts to close. But not to wiggle

  • @BMMG-c6y
    @BMMG-c6y 3 года назад +4

    So lets say you had this injury and ignored it for months, what would the treatment be?

    • @brandonsylvia6214
      @brandonsylvia6214 3 года назад

      I’m on the same page as you , i just want it to get better but idk if I should get surgery or not . Got the injury about 11 months ago

    • @faisalkhan1137
      @faisalkhan1137 3 года назад +2

      Same here got injured about 3 months back and still hurts a bit.

    • @brandonsylvia6214
      @brandonsylvia6214 3 года назад +1

      @@faisalkhan1137 go see an orthopedic as soon as you can !

    • @faisalkhan1137
      @faisalkhan1137 3 года назад

      @@brandonsylvia6214 I will. Thank you

    • @brandonsylvia6214
      @brandonsylvia6214 3 года назад

      @@faisalkhan1137 any updates ?

  • @5183adam
    @5183adam 4 года назад +1

    Can this happen from lifting heavy rolls of carpet? I did andy think make three clicks now the base of my thumb hurts constantly. Hurts to grip with it. Hurts when I put pressure around the base joint
    Very uncomfortable

    • @SonnyCapone
      @SonnyCapone 4 года назад

      5183adam go to a hand specialist right away. If this happened u need surgery right away, if not ur ligament will retract and then be unable to repair itself. This ligament can not heal itself. Just had surgery Monday in this injury.

    • @somethingwithbungalows
      @somethingwithbungalows 4 года назад +1

      wtfsonny dammit

    • @brandonsylvia6214
      @brandonsylvia6214 3 года назад

      @@SonnyCapone now long did you have your injury before you got surgery ? And how are you doing now

    • @SonnyCapone
      @SonnyCapone 3 года назад

      @@brandonsylvia6214 so i waited almost 3 months before i got surgery. doctor said if i didnt come any sooner my thumb wouldve been messed up worse. i can use it regularly now but i just feel the pain here n there. maybe its because i didnt rehab properly eitehr

  • @tommymc7535
    @tommymc7535 3 года назад

    I delt with this for over a year in a half. There is now muscle Atrophy, meeting with a surgeon in 2 days.

    • @brandonsylvia6214
      @brandonsylvia6214 3 года назад

      Let me know how it goes ! Do you have a full tear or partial ?

    • @tommymc7535
      @tommymc7535 3 года назад

      @@brandonsylvia6214 partial tear. Meeting with them tomorrow at one.... I also work in a PT office and can get free physics therapy. However I was told ligaments don’t heal on their own.

    • @brandonsylvia6214
      @brandonsylvia6214 3 года назад

      @@tommymc7535 let me know what they say to you , I’m in the same exact situation ! Idk if I should get surgery or not . I’ve had a partial tear for about a year and a half , i never was told to wear a brace or a cast

    • @brandonsylvia6214
      @brandonsylvia6214 3 года назад

      @@tommymc7535 does yours still hurt , how does yours feel ?

    • @tommymc7535
      @tommymc7535 3 года назад +3

      @@brandonsylvia6214 It hurts like if I Grip circular objects. When I’m not doing anything with it it does not hurt. I injured it doing jujitsu a year and a half ago on my right hand I just usually don’t grip with my thumb I do what is known as a C clamp. I can still lift and all that but certain Exercises hurt it... like Dips hurt. It also doesn’t feel as strong as the left hand. Sucks because I’m righty to. Writing and taking notes hurt after i do it for a decent amount of time. Sorry if this came out bad I used the voice option on my phone.

  • @BIG_Stokie
    @BIG_Stokie 3 года назад +1

    I was playing basketball with my friend at school then the ball landed on top of my thumb

  • @lisachucks
    @lisachucks 4 года назад +1

    I have this op next Thursday 😕 27/8/20

    • @brandonsylvia6214
      @brandonsylvia6214 3 года назад +1

      How are you doing now ?

    • @lisachucks
      @lisachucks 3 года назад

      @@brandonsylvia6214 I’m doing great 8 months on thank you

    • @brandonsylvia6214
      @brandonsylvia6214 3 года назад

      @@lisachucks thats great news. no pain at all ?

    • @lisachucks
      @lisachucks 3 года назад

      @@brandonsylvia6214 I still get abit of pain when it’s cold .. it will never be the same only 80% movement.. other then that it’s good thank you

  • @cs20m
    @cs20m 5 лет назад

    dear doctor. I had my MCP joint break just the way you described, and put in a cast for 4 weeks. However a few doctors who saw the xrays told me that the ligament didn't tear... how can they know for sure, if there was no MRI taken? I had my thumb hit by the gas throttle while my motorbike hit a fence... thank you!

  • @rjcougle
    @rjcougle 3 года назад +1

    Just got mine fixed yesterday.

    • @anthonytaylor8457
      @anthonytaylor8457 3 года назад

      How long ago did you hurt it? Mine has been torn for 25 years and its been really bothering me for a while. Didnt bother me at all for 20 years . Im afraid ive waited to late to really help it now

    • @Colbzz
      @Colbzz 3 года назад

      @@anthonytaylor8457 is it better?

  • @blippieredd3396
    @blippieredd3396 3 года назад

    Just broke my thumb skiing

  • @cynthiamaybunya4622
    @cynthiamaybunya4622 Год назад

    Gamekeeper's Thumb - All You Need to Know

  • @Joshuaki221
    @Joshuaki221 2 года назад

    Pov you saw a post showimg how to brake it

  • @stucklovin
    @stucklovin 6 лет назад

    ?

  • @luniusbebe32
    @luniusbebe32 2 года назад

    Sooo I dislocated my thumb at the base it was pushed down towards my palm its been ab 19 days sense my bike accident … so my questions how do i know if it is healing properly ? the swelling in my hand has came down alooot from what it was i pretty much sprained my hole hand & wrist , but so my thumb is still swolen it seens like and it is still kinda bruised looks like but i can’t bend it at all i can kinda sway it left right down up but i can’t bend it & kinda feels different than my other thing meaning when i touch something with my messed up thumb i dont have the same feeling as when i touch my good thumb so idk i just looking for advice to know how if it’s healing properly? How to tell ? Or Check i have been to doc it is in a cast but i take it off here and there to lightly wash it & re wrap it …any thing i should look for ?