Jammed my finger.

[manasecret]

Originally Posted by Perfect Stu

Numerous times. Yank it back into place. I'm not joking, grab the end of your finger and pull it straight outwards. It hurts to do it, but once it pops the pain will be less and the swelling should go down over time.

Unless the finger is broken, which I doubt because I've done the exact same thing as you described a few times, with a football and once a basketball.

I've jammed several of my fingers too many times for me to remember, and I always remember that advice, to just pull it straight outwards. And I do it myself usually immediately nowadays. If you do it right away it hurts less than when all of it has a chance to swell up. Buuuuuut, I can never tell if it actually did anything to help. I mean, there's no satisfying *click* or *pop* or anything that lets me know I pulled hard enough and it's all back in place. Soooooooo.... I dunno, does that actually work?

EDIT: Are jammed fingers more serious than you think? You could have a fractured finger bone, or if it is simply dislocated, you finger could end up deformed! http://www.sportsinjurybulletin.com/...-injuries.html

[Angrist]

Stop scaring the kid Manasecret.

You could try holding your finger in some soda (not the drink, but the chemical stuff: Na2CO3), I've seen that help my mother when she had something comparable.