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Ring finger injury A2 pulley. Finger now is rotated 15 degrees internally
30 years old.
6'1"
225 lbs
Squat 355
DL 405
BP 235
SP 160
Chins 85 lbsx3x5
Lifting for 3 years with many layoffs due to gov't lockdown, other injuries and school/work. Bought a home gym just as things opened up. These number are my most recent numbers and I have lifted heavier previously except for my squat.
Three weeks ago, I injured what I believe is my A2 pulley on my left ring finger while rock climbing. I was on a crimp, and when I moved dynamically off the hold I felt and heard a pop. The pop was audible to other people as well. The finger started swelling within minutes. I took the following week off from deadlifts, BP and SP as gripping the bar hurt a lot. I still squatted but even that increased the amount of pain in the finger. I tried H-taping the finger and that helped with squats but 135 for deadlift was too painful, and so was ~155 for bench press.
I deadlifted the 405 the day before I injured myself. I was having no problems with a double overhand grip at that time.
After that week I was away on holidays and unable to train. Finger hurts whenever I gripped anything.
I noticed on the trip that my finger has rotated internally around 15-20 degrees (clockwise rotation along the axis of the bone when finger is pointed straight). I live in Canada and the holiday was in the US, and due to our poor communist health care still waiting to get in to see family doctor to see if I can get referred for some sort of imaging on the finger. I will not see my GP until next week and no clue how long after that it will take to get any imaging.
Anything specific imaging I should try and push my GP for when I see her?
Alse thoughts why the finger may have rotated? Also, any protocols for rehab? I got home late last night, so I have not lifted in over a week.
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Just go straight to a hand surgeon and stop wasting time. The longer you wait, the harder this will be to repair.
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Unfortunately, going straight to a surgeon is not an option here in Canada if I use the public system, and Graduate studies' health insurance won't cover something like that if I try to use private.
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I just you have to decide how important your hand is.
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