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Message: [QUOTE="ClifSpliffy, post: 4402227, member: 9260"] anyone who plays basketball regularly, and for a good while, will get finger injuries, and typically, from a pass, or to a lesser extent, weird boards or balls bouncing at you unexpectedly. the smallest finger gets a lot. pro tip: the absolute worst is when the base of the thumb gets a tear. that one takes forever. don't get that injury, opposable digit an all that. for many, the move was a trip to the surgeon, often leaving the patient with a bend at the end as pieces of the frayed rubberband ends were left on the cutting room floor. nowadays, the art and tools of the craft are far advanced, and [I]extremely fine [/I]reattachment is the goal, especially for up the food chain athletes, and such. progress. of course, many of us just slapped a homemade splint, or one from cvs which forms nicely, taped that sucker up, and moved on. i think this injury for him is not as simple as a successful surgery. he has superior athleticism, a workable handle, and a good eye for the court but, after 2 seasons, no real demonstrated shot, and, presumedly, spent the summer trying to fix it, or find one. he is right handed, and any repetitive training that may have caught on with him, most importantly learning to have one hand be dominant, his right hand, and not that 2 handed whatever he came in with, could be at jeopardy when he gets back out there, and possibly defaults to his old ways, cuz the pinkie on his right hand got messed up. when injured, we often make both conscious, and subconscious movement changes to [I]ease the pain [/I]as the broken part hurts, even as it heals. generally speaking and from lots of personal experience, fingers usually heal reasonably soon, unless some nerve injury is included. then, it takes longer, but still usually levels back after a while. still to this day, one of the absolute best therapies for messed up finger or hand is squeezing a tennis ball, a lot. like all the time. people kinda look at u funny if you go walking around with a big jar full of sand with your paw rummaging around in it. heavy, too. now that i think of it, i've been mentioning his hands from the day he got here. strange coincidence. get well ajax. we need you. dynamos like you aren't very common. [/QUOTE]

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