AnthonyM Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 Hey Guy's I wanted to let you guy's know of an injury I experienced a couple of months ago.... an injury known as Mallet Finger. This is a snapped tendon within the finger. Unfortunately, in my case, the finger in question has not healed correctly, being bent forward at the first joint as well as being a little swollen. I've had to wear a plastic splint on it since, which was prescribed by an orthopedist. He advised that a slight droop at the first joint would be permanent, and that wearing the splint was a better alternative than surgery, since the outcome would be about the same. Well, it doesn't look like it's healed at all since day 1 and playing with the finger slightly taped up for support is very uncomfortable. Since it's more that a "little" droop, I'm planning on seeing another orthopedic surgeon regarding it. I just wanted to mention it to you all since for me, this injury occurred in the course of everyday activities and could have probably been prevented, if I was a little more careful. ~ Anthony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElmerJFudd Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 Like athletes, always a worrisome matter... Any issue with the hands, fingers, wrists suck. Best of luck with this. P.S. In the north east, I'll never put my hand anywhere near the mouth of the snow blower. Had a great organ playing friend that lost a #2 on that. Also, no desire to work for Lens Crafters in their lens crafting department. That machine got a guitar playing friend of mine's thumb. Yamaha CP88, Casio PX-560 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindaru Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 Anthony . . . I can imagine trying to play keys or any instrument with your finger splinted or taped would be a bit like trying to type on a computer with gardening gloves. There would be a huge amount of adjustment needing to be made to compensate from your other fingers. I hope you can get this sorted out with a different orthopedic surgeon. Some doctors are farther ahead with advances in techniques than others. Good intentions for as much recovery for you as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldwin Funster Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 Now you can be an arch villain in a James Bond movie. Mallet Finger. Sorry I joke when I get uncomfortable. I had a knee injury that 2 Doctors couldn't fix and seemed to indicate that there was no more to do. I asked everybody I knew for a year getting recommendations for who is the best that money could buy. I got to this surgeon finally and he fixed me up good. That was about 3 or 4 years after the original injury. Now my old bad knee is my new good knee. The point is keep talking to specialists until you hear what you want and always get the best of the best doctor you can find. FunMachine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DulceLabs.com Posted July 6, 2016 Share Posted July 6, 2016 Protect those hands any way you can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyM Posted July 7, 2016 Author Share Posted July 7, 2016 Hi Guy's Thanks for the well wishes. I didn't really want to mention how this occurred, since I'm embarassed. But, the injury occurred when tucking in my shirt! My pinkie finger of my left hand hit my belt and snapped the tendon. True story! I was having dinner out at the time, so it was a real problem trying to cut my food afterwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindaru Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 I do not see anything at all embarassing about that. Weird things happen to us quite a bit, I say, at unusual times. I once sprained my ankle when I could not lift my foot high enough to clear a step. I thought that was embarassing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthoid Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 Now you can be an arch villain in a James Bond movie. Mallet Finger. http://www.top10films.co.uk/img/tee-hee-live-and-let-die_bond-villain.jpg When an eel hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's a Moray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_tour Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Sorry to hear that. I was 100% sure this thread was going to be about someone hitting their hand with a hammer while pounding out some veal cutlets. Unfortunately, not as funny If I may offer some "on the bright side," at least you didn't get nerve damage from cops' handcuffs. Or have a bandsaw accident a la Tommy Iommi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BbAltered Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Hello. Best wishes for a full and speedy recovery. It might be helpful if you could tell us how the injury occurred (related to keyboard playing?) and anything you can think of that might of prevented it. We keyboardists want to know what things threaten our hands/wrists/arms, and how best to protect them. J.S. Bach Well Tempered Klavier The collected works of Scott Joplin Ray Charles Genius plus Soul Charlie Parker Omnibook Stevie Wonder Songs in the Key of Life Weather Report Mr. Gone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldwin Funster Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Hello. Best wishes for a full and speedy recovery. It might be helpful if you could tell us how the injury occurred (related to keyboard playing?) and anything you can think of that might of prevented it. We keyboardists want to know what things threaten our hands/wrists/arms, and how best to protect them. The OP said on here somewhere that he was tucking in his pants. That's one activity I never do. Now I have an excuse for being a slob. FunMachine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_tour Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 You know you're old when you tuck in your T-shirts and wear a belt. Hey! It's slimming! I never thought about the safety aspect, unless you count getting razzed by young kids to be a threat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DulceLabs.com Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 You know you're old when you tuck in your T-shirts and wear a belt. Hey! It's slimming! I've been tucking because I thought it looked "nice" -- my wonderful wife finally had the heart to tell me it's not. So I guess it's better to look like a slob than to look lame. Who knew? :idk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_tour Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 I've been tucking because I thought it looked "nice" -- my wonderful wife finally had the heart to tell me it's not. So I guess it's better to look like a slob than to look lame. Who knew? :idk Heh. I was talking this over with a friend a few weeks ago, and apparently the last time he tried tucking in his T-shirt, his teenage kid said "What are you doing?" But apparently it leads to unfortunate accidents, not tucking-in, so I'm cool with that. Plus belt buckles against bare skin aren't that pleasant to me. Definitely not cool, but, hell, I'm 40, so it's pretty clear all hope is lost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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