I am looking for the best cure and roote to recovery for strained and bruised fingers. I fell on a hard stony track and bent the fingers of my left hand about a week ago. I bathed them in cold water but they swelled and some went purple. The swelling is well down now and colour is fading.

Ok, I have to come out of closet here: I play tunes on the tenor banjo. Should I play or rest - Are their other things I can do to aid recovery?

Jokes I've heard a few but then again too few to mention ................