{"id":6535,"date":"2023-02-07T03:35:19","date_gmt":"2023-02-07T03:35:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.peninsulahandtherapy.com.au\/?p=6535"},"modified":"2023-02-28T00:28:26","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28T00:28:26","slug":"netball-injuries-to-the-hand-and-wrist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peninsulahandtherapy.com.au\/wp_dev\/netball-injuries-to-the-hand-and-wrist\/","title":{"rendered":"Common Finger Injuries in Netball"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peninsulahandtherapy.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Netball.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6537\" width=\"649\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peninsulahandtherapy.com.au\/wp_dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Netball.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/peninsulahandtherapy.com.au\/wp_dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Netball-300x180.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/peninsulahandtherapy.com.au\/wp_dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Netball-768x461.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/peninsulahandtherapy.com.au\/wp_dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Netball-660x396.jpeg 660w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 649px) 100vw, 649px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Netball, being one of the most popular organised sports in Victoria, is unfortunately the culprit for a significant number of finger injuries seen by us at Peninsula Hand Therapy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Have you ever thought \u201cIt\u2019s just a jarred finger, it\u2019ll be okay\u201d and 6 weeks later it is still sore?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We very often hear this from our sporty clients after a ball injury. It is important to know that delayed&nbsp; treatment of a sporting injury often can result in chronic instability &amp; pain, deformity and even early arthritis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What to look for after a finger injury in netball:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Can you move the joints?<\/li><li>Is it sore to touch?<\/li><li>Is it swollen?<\/li><li>Does the joint look out of place?<\/li><li>Does the finger look rotated?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A good indication as to whether you have a fracture is swelling, bruising &amp; pain that does not subside within 2-3 days. Fractures or &#8216;breaks\u2019 in bones are not always painful. So, pain is not a reliable indication of a bone injury. Even if your x-ray shows no fracture this doesn\u2019t mean you don\u2019t have an injury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finger injuries in netball are most often a result of an impact from a ball onto the finger, however injuries also occur from a collision with another player in a contest or getting your finger caught in their bib!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some common finger injuries include:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Volar plate injury<\/strong>: Which is often a result from your middle finger joint being bent backwards or \u2018hyperextended\u2019.&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Mallet finger<\/strong>: This often occurs when the ball hits the top of your finger, rupturing the tendon that straightens the end joint, resulting in an inability to straighten the end of your finger.<\/li><li><strong>Finger fractures.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Joint dislocations<\/strong>. Dislocations are the most \u2018ignored\u2019 injury in ball sports. The injury can be compounded by an inexperienced person attempting to reduce the joint (put back into position) making the injury worse. These typically can take many months to settle down and require treatment to assess for tendon or ligament rupture and swelling can be permanent if not treated appropriately&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peninsulahandtherapy.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/360_F_139420953_HtSc8J1T2GH1on5ygNW2yVl5VEgAZfWh.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6538\" width=\"499\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peninsulahandtherapy.com.au\/wp_dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/360_F_139420953_HtSc8J1T2GH1on5ygNW2yVl5VEgAZfWh.jpeg 544w, https:\/\/peninsulahandtherapy.com.au\/wp_dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/360_F_139420953_HtSc8J1T2GH1on5ygNW2yVl5VEgAZfWh-300x199.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/peninsulahandtherapy.com.au\/wp_dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/360_F_139420953_HtSc8J1T2GH1on5ygNW2yVl5VEgAZfWh-200x133.jpeg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are concerned regarding your finger after having an injury at netball or any sport, we are here to help at Peninsula Hand Therapy in Mornington. We also have a secondary Hand Therapy clinic at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsic.com.au\/sub-service\/hand-therapy\">The Sports Injury Clinic<\/a> in Frankston for additional sports related concerns.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This Blog is written by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peninsulahandtherapy.com.au\/about\/\">Romy Crellin<\/a> one of our Hand Therapists and keen lifelong netball player.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peninsulahandtherapy.com.au\/contact\/\">call or email us<\/a>, and any one of our Hand Therapists can give you advice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Netball, being one of the most popular organised sports in Victoria, is unfortunately the culprit for a significant number of finger injuries seen by us at Peninsula Hand Therapy. Have you ever thought \u201cIt\u2019s just a&hellip; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/peninsulahandtherapy.com.au\/wp_dev\/netball-injuries-to-the-hand-and-wrist\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Common Finger Injuries in Netball<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6538,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[100,101,102,99,47,15,83,96,31,97,84,98],"class_list":["post-6535","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-dislocation","tag-finger","tag-finger-injury","tag-fracture","tag-hand-therapist","tag-hand-therapy","tag-injuries","tag-netball","tag-pain","tag-sport","tag-wrist","tag-wrist-injury"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/peninsulahandtherapy.com.au\/wp_dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/360_F_139420953_HtSc8J1T2GH1on5ygNW2yVl5VEgAZfWh.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7MFdP-1Hp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/peninsulahandtherapy.com.au\/wp_dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6535","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/peninsulahandtherapy.com.au\/wp_dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/peninsulahandtherapy.com.au\/wp_dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peninsulahandtherapy.com.au\/wp_dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peninsulahandtherapy.com.au\/wp_dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6535"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/peninsulahandtherapy.com.au\/wp_dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6535\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6651,"href":"https:\/\/peninsulahandtherapy.com.au\/wp_dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6535\/revisions\/6651"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peninsulahandtherapy.com.au\/wp_dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6538"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/peninsulahandtherapy.com.au\/wp_dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6535"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peninsulahandtherapy.com.au\/wp_dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6535"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peninsulahandtherapy.com.au\/wp_dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}