When a jammed finger is more serious than it looks

SUBSCRIBE | SHOP | ARCHIVE Written by Dr. Nick Golinvaux Good morning. Almost everyone has jammed a finger at some point — basketball, football, catching a ball wrong, slipping on the stairs, even just an awkward grab at the wrong angle. The problem is that a “jammed finger” isn’t actually a diagnosis. Sometimes it’s a simple sprain that improves quickly. Other times it’s a fracture, tendon injury, or joint problem that becomes much harder to fix if ignored too long. This article walks...