Hand pain

[Michi5]

I hit the side of my hand where the little finger is with a door very hard 5 weeks ago while playing with my kid, I fell down and my hand hit the door, when that happened it did not hurt much, it moves fine, but now after 5 weeks it is hurting more, when I pull the little finger back my hand hurts, and now the pain is going a little up my arm between my hand and the elbow, it worries me, shouldn't the pain be gone by now, it didn't almost hurt at the beginning, could it be a fracture? I didn't feel or heard anything crack when it happened, help please.

[sakura4000]

You could possibly have a hairline fracture.  Please have your primary care physician order an xray. Even though you can move it doesnt mean there is no fracture there.  Good luck hope this helps

[Dr. Kokil Mathur]

Hi
Welcome to the MedHelp forum!
In all probability this is a tendon injury. Since it is old, you can take anti inflammatory and dip your hand in warm water twice a day for 5-10 minutes and see if it helps. Other than that it can also be ulnar nerve compression due to injury. If dipping in warm water and anti-inflammatory does not help then please consult your PCP for primary examination followed by proper referral. Hope this helps. Take care!

[crackerjack4u2]

Hello it is possible that you have damaged a nerve, muscle, the cartilage, fractured a bone,  tore the tendon in your finger or hand, or jammed your finger.  It is possible you have inflammation in the area which forms to protect an injury site.  The symptoms should be gone by now unless there is something in there causing the symptoms to continue. You need to go see your doctor and the doctor will probably want to get an x-ray to ensure there aren't any fractures.  If no fractures are present the doctor will most like try you on some anti inflammatory medications and if that doesn't help will most likely refer you to an orthopedic specialist.  I Hope This Helps.  Good Luck.