How to Heal Jammed Fingers

Unfortunately there is no way to heal jammed fingers faster than what your body can do already, but there are ways to make the your jammed finger heal more comfortably. To determine if your finger is broken or jammed, first see How to Tell if Your Finger is Jammed

How to Mend Jammed Finger or Toe

A jammed finger or toe happens when there’s an impact injury, resulting in tremendous pain and swelling. A simple jam can be easily treated at home and the pain will subside in a week or two.

With this easy set up you will have no more jammed finger pain.

Instructions

What you’ll need:

• Ice
• Epsom salts
• Finger or toe splint

Asses the severity of the injury. An obvious fracture, immediate bruising or mobility loss could be signs of a dislocated or broken finger or toe



Soak, ice and elevate the jammed finger or toe for 20 minutes a day until the pain goes away. Use epsom salts for further pain relief.



Immobilize extremely painful jams by using a finger or toe splint. Use a specific finger splint found at drugstores or wrap a popsicle stick or tongue depressor with medical tape against the jammed finger or toe.



Tape the jammed finger or toe to a healthy one next to it. This is usually done for shorter fingers or toes that are too small to use a splint. This will also help with mobility and pain relief.


Take acetaminophen or ibuprofen for pain relief. This will also help the swelling go down. Once the swelling is under control, the pain is usually reduced.


Make certain you can bend and straighten each finger. If not, you may not just have a jammed finger or toe. Call your doctor to make an appointment.

If you are wondering what to do if you think you have a broken or jammed toe, check out Broken Toe Help!