Football Bat
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Used to be Marine infantry and at some point during a deployment I broke my 5th (pinky) metacarpal on my right hand. We were already undermanned and I didn't want to leave the others hanging so I kept it hush hush and toughed it out. A few weeks after the pain subsided I noticed I couldn't grip the pistol grip of my rifle properly because my pinky finger would overlap my ring finger. Didn't affect my accuracy though so I let it be.
4 years later (3 months ago) I started ETK with that crooked metacarpal. I'd grip the kettlebell hard and force my pinky down into the right position. Felt some pretty bad pain in the knuckle and on the top face of my hand over the metacarpal but the pain started to subside after the first month or so.
Now I get almost no pain and my pinky seems to be straightening itself out. Got curious and found this medical text on google about how crooked bones can straighten out over time. Skeletal Tissue Mechanics
Has anyone else experienced this?
4 years later (3 months ago) I started ETK with that crooked metacarpal. I'd grip the kettlebell hard and force my pinky down into the right position. Felt some pretty bad pain in the knuckle and on the top face of my hand over the metacarpal but the pain started to subside after the first month or so.
Now I get almost no pain and my pinky seems to be straightening itself out. Got curious and found this medical text on google about how crooked bones can straighten out over time. Skeletal Tissue Mechanics
Has anyone else experienced this?