Fran Joy of Seattle told of a friend of a friend who was playing tennis and, while serving, dropped her racquet. It bounced up, hit her glasses and cut her cheek so badly she needed six stitches. Joy's daughter once was running a relay when she collided with another kid, pushing her retainer through her cheek. The tip of her middle finger was at a right angle. Despite more splinting, it still hasn't healed.
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In addition to listing more than more than 50 sports and 20,000 events and clubs nationwide, it includes training programs and fitness calculators. Laurie Perkins of Kent snapped a tendon by catching her middle finger in the elastic of her jog bra. I went to the doctor, trying to explain what I had done. She was in a brace for six weeks. I teach elementary school, and having your middle finger in a brace was the topic of endless conversations.