This video is packed with 5 of the Best Treatments for Finger Stiffness after an Injury. 💪 As always make sure you have clearance from your doctor to exercises because some of these exercises may be too advanced for you! 🙌 Please let me know in the comments below how you felt after you did these exercises. Did your fingers feel less stiff?! 🙏 Don't forget to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE so I can see all your COMMENTS. 🔥
I recently fractured my finger and im 1 week out from starting to rehab it. Will use these tips, is there anything I need to be careful with trying these tips? As far as pain to expect or stuff I might struggle with? Its been a long time since I dealt with this.
@@pengu4932 it is always good to check with your therapist because some of these stretches are more advanced. It can be counter productive to be too aggressive when first starting out.
@Volrath sorry I’m just now seeing this! But yes swelling is very typical in the finger and hand. I do have several videos that address swelling here- Why is My Finger Still Swollen? BEST 5 TIPS for SWOLLEN FINGERS-ruclips.net/video/-l9_0N2IfjU/видео.html
@@VirtualHandCare ah, well, I couldn't afford an xray or docs visits, can't really afford a dedicated therapist or doctor. Thus far my timeline has been accurate, movement has returned and ive been able to use the basis of these exercises to return a near full range of motion. Though strength will not be there for a while and I hope to gain the full gambit back, or close to it. Ty for taking the time to answer me.
How come my finger my finger is broken,my little finger is also broken, something is also broken,it was just sewn up because the orthopedic looked at it all,will it still heal?I don't have any money,it was only a month when I had the accident.😥 Plz help..🤧
I love how I have to learn everything from RUclips because my doctors do not explain anything I really think that I'm hurting myself more than I am helping
Thank you I went to an orthopedic and you gave me more ideas to help healing a dislocated finger than she did. I will now have more exercises for my finger.
Idk if my experience is going to be like everyone else's. I broke my pinky when I fell on a Lyme scooter about a year ago. The doctors said my knuckle twisted a bit on impact so it was hard to set back into place. I had 2 pins in it for about a month and I watched this video after the pins were removed. To be honest I was hoping for a bit more mobility in my finger by now. I can bend it open and closed just fine, it doesn't feel very weird, but I'd say it's back to being maybe 90% of what it used to be. I think because of the twisting of my knuckle, the bones weren't back into the perfect spots they used to be, so when they eventually healed everything was shifted slightly out of place. It almost feels like there's a force field stopping my finger from opening and closing all the way. If I push it with the opposite hand I can move it wherever and it doesn't hurt at all, but trying to make it move in certain directions just by willing it to move doesn't really work. It almost feels like there's a force field pushing so it doesn't fully extend or close. The video has a lot of good advice, though ! But my finger broke weird so I could only do so much when I was healing. The stiffness is gone for sure, but my mobility took a hit. Hope this helps someone out there ☺️
Hi Michelle I dislocated my little finger 10 days ago. My Dr said I need to buddy strap it for 6 week inclusive of the 10 days past. I am sure at that stage my finger will be even more stiff although currently there is still swelling and lot of pain and sensitivity. I will definitely do these exercises in 4 weeks time.
Thank you so much. I injured my little LHF finger (bent backguards) so have a volar plate injury. The specialist trauma doctor was available to x-ray and diagnosed on week 3 of the injury but now the hand therapist he referred me to for rehab has a 6-week waiting list (!). So this video has been a finger safer! So thankful
Two mornings so far of doing all of these and my injured pinky is already curling all the way into a fist 🎉🎉🎉 I'll be doing these exercises for the next month or so, thank you
Thank you Michelle, this video is a big help, also your video on Boutonniere deformity in which I especially like the illustrations and your explaining how displacement of the tendons account for the distal joint aspect of the deformity. All the other online videos and treatments and the in-person explanations by professionals of the mechanics of my finger issues were relatively confusing to me. In one week marks exactly 6 months since the quad skating accident/fall/sprain (check your skates, you skaters, those king pins, axle nuts and bearings can let you down, very rudely!!!) that resulted in a Boutonniere deformity of pinky on my dominant hand, initially mis-diagnosed as pseudo-boutonniere by more than one orthopedist M.D. Almost 3 months later, because I was not responding to conservative therapy, I asked my hand surgeon if an MRI might be beneficial. He approved my getting that MRI, a 2nd X-ray as well, and the doctor decided actual Boutonniere it was and envisioned surgery, explaining his ideas of how he would conduct it. I was all for it, but I got a 2nd opinion (from one of his colleague hand surgeons) which to my surprise was to avoid surgery and straight splint 24/7 for 6 weeks (possibly 8, said a 3rd hand surgeon, and I did continue an extra 2 weeks). The straight splinting I had been prescribed by my therapist had been only at night. Indeed, constant straight splinting did alleviate the pain and swelling I had been suffering for months. When I had only been straight splinting at night, increased pain, additional swelling and decreased ability to straighten the PIP joint would develop every day not long after removing the night splint. To counter the pain I was doing contrast baths several times a day. Now the finger is practically pain free and the swelling pretty much gone (and the hyperextension of the distal joint is gone, which had been very pronounced) and I'm now working on range of motion of joints of the finger. I sent my hand therapist the link to this video, saw her 3 days ago, and she likes this video. She gave me additional exercises, really very much like some shown by in this video. Instead of a Velcro buddy tape I'm using rubber bands, a some of which I made myself using a sharp scissors and an old bicycle inner tube. My therapist now expects me to make "a full recovery." Michelle, I wish I had seen your Boutonniere deformity video soon after my injury because your explaining that 24/7 straight splinting the PIP joint was the protocol would have saved me so much grief! Subscribed!
Wow! What a whirlwind journey. I applaud you for being persistent and getting multiple opinions. Your finger needed to heal. I’m grateful for your story and beyond happy to hear you’ll make a full recovery. 🙏
Dear Michelle. This is an awesome video. I had proper hand trauma (coupled with two broken wrists) and wires in my little finger. I am 10 weeks since the accident and 4 weeks from the casts coming off. The little finger was 30 mm off the palm and I have been following the advice here. I got it to touch the palm today for the first time (for only a second). But that's 30mm over 3 weeks. It's still 5mm off the palm if I'm not aggressive but that's the difference between the little finger sticking out so that it gets caught again (and broken again) or not. At this pace it will take 2 to 3 more weeks before I can make a fist again. I would add that after aggressive stretching my finger and hand swells up and there is some water retention in the hand. I find that a combination of massage and taking every second day off helps. A very good (perfume free) moisturiser before any exercise and before you go to bed is very useful (especially since I have alot of scar tissue).With any type of exercise I find that exercising every second day (hard) is better than doing average every day. Also sleeping with the hand under me (to stretch out) or hand tucked into my armpit (to compress in) while asleep helps. I am also moving to using a small compression ball to power up the muscles of the small finger only. I would also like to point out that this is a very slow process so dont be disappointed. If you get 1mm extra over 2 days that's ok. Just see this as 10mm over 20 days. 10mm extra movement in a hand is a huge difference. I would like to say that this is the best video I found, so thank you very much for all the help. It works.
Thanks so much I had stitches in my index finger after about 1 month I couldn’t bend my finger doing all of your techniques my finger is starting to be more flexible once again will continue to do them Thanks again!
This is a great video, thanks!! I just recently completed 6 weeks in a splint for a mallet finger, and when I went to my ortho for the splint removal he just said "move and use it during the day, and splint at night". I asked if there were certain exercises or methods, and he said just use it. Ignorantly I went straight to making a fist and it seemed more painful than it should. Then I found your video, and it helped a lot. I think I would have re injured it if I kept going the way I was. Thanks so much for the video!!
Be careful with mallet fingers especially at only 6 weeks! They can start drooping again quickly. Here's a video I have on mallet fingers- ruclips.net/video/cpQwVQIzODk/видео.html
I was told the same thing. Its crazy they bearly tell you anything! You just kinda have to figure it out on your own. I can afford any physical therapy...its just a scary thought to have that your finger wont ever work the same way...
Thank you so much. Like most people, I had no experience with trying to move a repaired broken finger. I thought I had lost the full use of my recently broken finger but this has helped me get things moving.
@@dnangel4277 Thanks for asking. It was a nasty break with bones splintered. I have enough movement to hold things but I cannot straighten it. It doesn't affect my day to day life and could have been much worse
@@dnangel4277 Yes, I had surgery with 3 temporary pins to hold the fractures together and, yes, I did exercise it as soon as I could. I'm used to it now and it really doesn't affect my everyday life.
Ring finger on right hand; been watching lots of videos today and doing massages and some exercises (hand flat, raise each finger one at a time) etc. but the doing one joint at a time really isolated the problem joint and the claw grip really gave me best relief. Great job!
This has been very helpful. Presently healing from a mallet finger due to a tendon injury. The use of heat, hot water and a small towel has worked out for me.
Thank you!, I tore the ligaments on both sides of my second finger at the second joint, and while it has healed I did not have the normal range of motion, even after holding it in a curled position for a couple of minutes regularly. Was afraid the stretching was injuring it because it hurt afterwards. But after seeing your video I started holding it in the curled position for 10 to 20 and then 30 minutes and then gently massaging the sides of the sore finger joint, the soreness went away quickly and the range of motion has returned!
Hi Michelle,after carpal tunnel surgery on my hand my middle finger,ring and pinky started giving me issues. After viewing your video they are better. I continued doing then exercises for stiffening and other 3 times a day for an hour. It didn't matter whether they hurt or not I'm determined to get them right. Now there's very little stiffening and the two trigger finger have not been sticking. I continued doing deep tissue message's to break them up. I'm stoked. Thank you for breaking everything down to us the right way.
Thanks for the tips, had 3 metacarpals fractured a month ago and doing recovery but wanted some more exercises beyond wrist and hand open/close tabletop. Definitely working out individual fingers will speed up movement recovery.
Hey, how did you heal? I broke my middle Metacarpal base nearly six weeks ago. My biggest concern is the limited wrist movement and how swollen my Knuckles still are. I miss playing the guitar and am getting impatient lol.
super helpful info! also as Michelle mentioned: the length of time of using the buddy strap to keep the finger flexed is very important, quite uncomfortable but there doesnt seem to be much improvement unless its held down for a long time.
Same happened to me its been 7 months. I go to PT 3 x week and work my fingers on my own but im starting to feel as though I'll be stuck like this forever!
Great suggestions - I'm two months post op on plant thorn synovitis in my index finger and still limited range of motion...osteo arthritis also a factor...I'm going to add these exercises to my home PT...thanks!
I got cut in my index finger. And the motion is EXACTLY like what you doing in this video, it stiffed after 15 days of the accident. I practice while watching your steps, Thank you.
Thanks for this video. My situation with my right index finger is EXACTLY as your example was, so this was very helpful! I have been consulting with the ortho folks at my hospital and they have been helpful, but the way you explained it felt much more engaging and understandable. I have modified my routine to incorporate leanings from your video. Looking forward to reducing the stiffness and getting the finger closer to 100% (or let us say, 98%).
@@dnangel4277 Thanks for asking. It has been an year. I would say I stopped monitoring closely and stopped any exercises about 2 months after this comment. At the time, there still was some residual stiffness. Functionally, the most important action which gave me trouble was squeezing lemons/limes. Otherwise general stiffness was all I felt. I'd say I was at 85%. Since then, it has improved, over time, so that squeezing limes is just fine. I would say my finger is at 95% and doesn't look like it is gonna get better.
I had surgery in early june on a pinky fracture and i appreciate these exercises so much because my ring finger got stiff along with my pinky in the process so I will be doing this 5 times a day!! Thank you Michelle :)
Did you have pins put in your finger? I had surgery on my pinky finger September 27 and the pins just came out last week. I paid for the surgery out of pocket and the doctor wants me to go to physical therapy right away to start moving the finger. It does not move at all right now. It is buddy taped to the ring finger. I may only be able to afford to go to physical therapy once or twice. I hoping I can ring game motion by doing the RUclips videos.
@@HH-gv8mx ill tell you from experience all these excercises are a waste of time for people who had surgery and wernt able to move it straight away. Because you had the pin in, immobilising the finger, the damage has been done already. Scar tissue has glued everything together. The only way to fix is through another surgery.
Hey i also had a fractured ring and pinky finger and had to get pins in those and they were in for like 7 weeks.After that my fingers were completely bent and not moving at all.I did physical therapy for about 20 days and have gotten about 40% movement back. They stopped the therapy and suggested for me to try these excires at home and keep moving the fingers otherwise they'll get stuck again.I'll update if I see any progress.😊
Thank you SO MUCH! I Had a stroke in January 2021. I have varying degrees of movement & stiffness in the joints of my right hand. This is HELPING! THX!!!
Hi Michelle. I'm recovering from a mallet finger injury in my pinky, there was no bone damage. I wore a stack splint full time for almost nine weeks and am now trying to regain mobility in that finger. It seems healed, it is perfectly straight and I can straighten it after bending it but I can only bend it a tiny bit due to the extreme stiffness. I was wondering how much pain is acceptable, when you say to bend all the way down? I'm not going quite all the way down but I'm doing the best I can and I am in a moderate amount of pain. I also feel some creaking in the joint if that makes sense. Though I'm fairly certain it's healed since it snaps back to a straight resting position with no trouble. I guess my question is, should I stretch through the pain for a fuller bend in the joint or just do smaller stretches daily until I'm gradually able to work my way up to a deeper bend? I'll keep working on the exercises, appreciate the video. Thank you. edit: Just an update for anyone who's curious, I've been stretching through the pain and it's getting better, it's still a bit stiff and sore but I'm seeing a huge improvement. I could not bend it as far as she was saying to in the video so I just did the best I could at first (WITHOUT forcing it past the point where it felt like it would snap in half) and now I can bend it all the way with only a small amount of pain and stiffness whereas before it would only barely wiggle. I imagine if I keep going it will be doing just fine in a couple more weeks. Thanks for the video! Very very helpful.
Thank you for your update! My apologies for not seeing this comment earlier. If anyone needs additional assistance I have a very detailed, progressive self treatment program here- malletfingertreatment.com/courses/after-mallet-finger-surgery-the-progressive-exercise-program/
I still have a middle left hand trigger finger I'm not yet ready for surgery hopefully this exercise will.help me to release the pain.and hopefully no more surgery .
Thank you so much for this! I broke my hand a few months ago and my index and middle fingers are SO stiff. 2 weeks out of my cast post surgery I’m super concerned about my mobility. Excited to try these out!
How are you doing now? I had surgery on my pinky finger September 27 and the pins just came out last week. I paid for the surgery out of pocket and the doctor wants me to go to physical therapy right away to start moving the finger. It does not move at all right now. It is buddy taped to the ring finger. I may only be able to afford to go to physical therapy once or twice. I hoping I can ring game motion by doing the RUclips videos.
@@HH-gv8mx My hand is doing well! My hand is done healing and I’ve got about 90% of my mobility back. Occasional achiness, but other than that my hand is fully functional. The pins I had put in are permanent, I’m not sure if that makes a difference in my mobility. I did a lot of physical therapy though. If you can only go to a few appointments I would just make sure you really stick to the regimen they provide you and not get lax about it. Best of luck with your healing!
Thank you so much! I've been in a splint for 2.5 months. No tears but my tendon was hyper extended at work by a student coming down the slide! I'm starting the exercises you recommend today. I have stiffness in the second joint and a slight downward bend at the tip that I cannot fully extend up. You've given me hope!
Great to hear! Just make sure your therapist gave you the go ahead for these type of exercises as they are not right for everyone. I've linked a part of a video here explaining what you are describing- ruclips.net/video/4J5-fj-YcE0/видео.html
Thank you so much! This was very helpful! I broke my pinky, and while I have an excellent hand specialist, I can’t get into Physical Therapy for a couple of months. These exercises are really helping!
A hot-water dunk in the morning is very helpful. In conjunction with the "claw" technique, I am getting my arthritic left pinky stretched out. As a pianist, this has been a traumatic development but the exercise helped, and with a little Ibuprofen yesterday, I played my first gig since the pinky acted up and it went fine, without noticeable pain. Thank you.
Thank you so much i've been having trouble with my pip finger joint after a fall 3 years ago where i'd damged my volar plate. Strapping my finger as at 6:20 has really helped the joint both with range of motion and no more pain. So glad i found this video.
I'm can hardly bend my left-hand index finger, after an injury more than 6 months ago. Your video has at least given me some hope that I'll, one day soon, be able to play guitar again. I'll now be doing these exercises daily. Thanks!
@@EliasKowalski-p1o Very nice of you to ask, Elias! I've been making good progress. Though very slow, far better than I expected. I can now bend it 90 degrees immediately on waking up and 50% more by bedtime. I'm still doing the exercises, and even some of my own variations. I can also now form easy guitar chords, but far to slowly and with much stiffness and pain. 3 months ago, I'd accepted I'd never play guitar or violin again. Now I'm eagerly looking forward to proving myself wrong. I probably need just one more year. Do you have any such like injury? And are you also making progress?
@@choomanfoo thats really great to hear that youve manage to do some improvements!.. yes, ive actually also suffered a finger PİP joint injury.. although, mine was around 7 years ago.. actually there are some rezidual complications, that came from the injury.. the complications are that, my finger PİP joint is now permanently thickened and swollen and the swelling dosnt went down completely.. but lukely, i do not have any movement restrictions and pain.. i can fully use my hand daily.. May i ask you, do you also have some permanent swelling around your joint, that dosnt went away?
@@EliasKowalski-p1o How long did it take until you got 'full movement' back in your finger? And what caused the injury, if I may ask. Mine was caused through having to punch someone repeatedly who was in a psychotic state. The guy had just terrified my wife, and was then actually trying to kill me, after I protested his behaviour. I still have some slight swelling along the whole finger, but it's hardly noticeable. All three of my index finger joints still have restricted movement, but the difference between now and a year ago is tremendous.
@@choomanfoo Hey chooman, well thanks for your reply.. im sorry, that you had such an occurance going on.. you know, my finger PIP joint injury was around 7 years ago (cant remeber it exaclty).. the cause of the trauma was, when i hit my finger into a basketball (but cant quit remeber how i hit it, like in a hyperextended or bent way).. after the trauma, i actually never did treat my finger properly in means that i never immobilized the finger and i always tried to move it immidiately after the trauma (although i had movement restrictions back then), thus never went to the doctor initially.. but despite the lack of treatment back then, it actually didnt take long until i could move my finger fully.. i think (as far as i can remember it) it only took maybe 3-5 week only to having come into a state, where i could move my finger fully and without any problems.. and i think this is because, i have always tried to move my finger every day initially after the trauma, although i had movement restricitons.. and day by day it improved the movement of my finger.. altghough i do not have any movement restrictions and pain now, nfortunately, my finger PIP joint became permanently thickened and swollen and the swelling actually didnt disappear completely.. this is my consequence i think of improper treatment.. there also some slight instability at my joint, but its not sever.. i can still use the finger in daily acitvities.. sometimes, especially initially, i couldnt actually accept the state of my finger, as it looks, back then.. since it just looks thicker and more swollen as in the other healthy fingers.. i had a lack of acceptance, but now im better with it.. my doctors also told my, that there is actually no way to remove the thickening and the swelling after this time, it needs to stay like this.
thank you so much for amazing videos. i just had scapholunate ligament reconstruction couple of weeks ago. my fingers were soo stiff and found your videos to be so helpful with my stiffness
Thanks Mitchelle. Your excerise regimen for figer stiffness is amazing and helped a lot. Especially with the ongoing risk of Covid19 pandemic, a visit to physio is ruled out and your videos were a big help. You are the best💐
I had nerve repair done on my index finger and I never got therapy to help with movement. I will try this for aslong as I need to get my finger to straighten. This has been very helpful, thank you!
I lost the tip of my ring finger to a dog bite. Hand therapy is scheduled sooo far out and it’s already been a month and my fingers so stiff I hope these videos can help while I wait to go to hand therapy.
Dziękuję za ten film. Po wykonywaniu ćwiczeń, V palec po kilku dniach uelastycznił się i przestał być sztywny. Powiększył się jego zakres zginania. Dodatkowo ćwiczyłam palca w cieplej wodzie w garnku lub basenie. Do tego kilka razy dziennie smarowałam kremem i masowałam palca. Jestem niecały tydzień po ściągnięciu ortezy.
This is very helpful! I have been working on my entire hand from a broken wrist and the index finger has been the last to get back to normal. I did these exercises and I can tell a huge difference! Thank you!
It seemed to take a long time! My doc told me it would take 18 mos to 2 years and he was right! It will be 2 years in Nov. i am able to do all the normal with my hand now and I started golf in May. It was well over a year to get rid of stiffness. I also had carpal tunnel surgery after my cast was off. So I had a double whammy. I can get inflammation at times if I eat processed foods like crackers and chips or too much beef. (Limit it to 1-2x a week)
Great video! I’m recovering from a dislocated finger, an injury I suffered over 5 months ago. The finger was buddy taped, perhaps too tightly and I have two injured fingers. I’ve been doing most of the exercises you’ve shown here, but will start to incorporate those longer, lighter stretches with the band. I have been giving the fingers a rest for a couple of days after exercises. Would you suggest perhaps lowering the intensity and doing this every day instead? Also, the fingers are quite bent. While flexion has improved, extension has worsened. Recently, I’ve been splinting every couple of days for about 20 minutes. They straightens out a bit, but overnight go right back where they were, and flexion is more compromised for a day or so after splinting. Please, let me know if you have anything more specific for extension. I imagine that if the swelling finally goes down, this will improve, but concerned as it’s the middle and ring fingers on my dominant hand.
Hi Patrick! A finger dislocation can be very complicated. What type of dislocation was it, meaning which direction, and were you given a type or grade of dislocation? This will all determine how your treatment was decided by the doctor. Email me at info@virtualhandcare.com
Hello my name is penny and i recently had a stroke my left hand index finger keep cutly under i recently just learn a little bit about the buddy wrap what do you suggest please respond back inneed of help
i had a fracture on my ring finger and had applied a cast for 16 weeks and now my fingers are very painful and swollen and very stiff what can i do. i cant try to move them because they are very painful
Excellent info. Thank you so much for taking the time to do it. I am sure lots of people, including me, appreciate it and will greatly benefit from it. Muchas gracias!
Thank you, I started the process of 2 stage flexor reconstruction on my middle finger. The surgeon said to keep working passive motion, and I’ve been trying to find ways to get my finger to fully close in. I’m uncertain if it’s the silicon rod or just the surgery in general that is making it so stiff. These tips are very helpful, I’m totally ordering that buddy tape!
A 2 stage reconstruction is a big undertaking and a long process! Sounds like you are on the right track with keeping your finger as supple as possible at this point. Definitely continue following your surgeon and hand therapist's recommendations. Good luck to you!
Thanks for the exercises! Really helping :) Quick question: I dislocated my ring finger at jiu jitsu quite badly about five weeks ago. I can feel these exercises helping me get closer to being able to make a fist again (thank you!) but I'm not seeing any improvement in terms of being able to straighten the finger fully. Which exercise might one focus on for straightening?
Try this video! ruclips.net/video/IH6WJX5FGMs/видео.html. Sometimes 'dislocated' fingers have more going on such as a ligament tear. If has been 5 weeks and it has not improved I highly recommend to see a Hand surgeon.
Hi Michelle, It’s been 9 weeks that I broke my wrist and 3 weeks that my cast is off. I am watching your wrist exercises videos and doing my exercises with you. Your videos and instructions are excellent. I am an older person (71) so my process might be a little bit slower. How long approximately takes to fully recover fractured wrist? Thank you for your videos💜💜
You are welcome! Wrist fracture recovery can take several months to a full year depending on age, severity, length of immobilization, etc. Lots of factors but hang in there! Sending lots of strength your way! 💜
I fractured my pinky and ring finger 2days ago and am awaiting surgery to have pins placed in the fingers. The Dr warned that i will not get back full ROM and stiffness is the major issue later. I am hoping with good therapy and exercises like these, i can make a full recovery.
Nice! I had to get stitches after a gnarly mosh pit injury and my top joint kind of over-healed. Now I have one of those raise scars right where my finger bends and it restricts mobility even more. My joints are all sore too :/
Ive have had an finger PIP joint injury on my middle finger around 7 years ago.. since then, my PIP joint has been thickened and swollen and the swelling actually had never gone down completely.. there is also some low grade instability in my PIP joint.. but i do not have any movement restrictions and pain.. is it actually normal, that i have now permanent swelling around the joint and the swelling not going down?
This video is packed with 5 of the Best Treatments for Finger Stiffness after an Injury. 💪 As always make sure you have clearance from your doctor to exercises because some of these exercises may be too advanced for you! 🙌 Please let me know in the comments below how you felt after you did these exercises. Did your fingers feel less stiff?! 🙏 Don't forget to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE so I can see all your COMMENTS. 🔥
I recently fractured my finger and im 1 week out from starting to rehab it. Will use these tips, is there anything I need to be careful with trying these tips? As far as pain to expect or stuff I might struggle with? Its been a long time since I dealt with this.
@@pengu4932 it is always good to check with your therapist because some of these stretches are more advanced. It can be counter productive to be too aggressive when first starting out.
@Volrath sorry I’m just now seeing this! But yes swelling is very typical in the finger and hand. I do have several videos that address swelling here- Why is My Finger Still Swollen? BEST 5 TIPS for SWOLLEN FINGERS-ruclips.net/video/-l9_0N2IfjU/видео.html
@@VirtualHandCare ah, well, I couldn't afford an xray or docs visits, can't really afford a dedicated therapist or doctor. Thus far my timeline has been accurate, movement has returned and ive been able to use the basis of these exercises to return a near full range of motion. Though strength will not be there for a while and I hope to gain the full gambit back, or close to it. Ty for taking the time to answer me.
How come my finger my finger is broken,my little finger is also broken, something is also broken,it was just sewn up because the orthopedic looked at it all,will it still heal?I don't have any money,it was only a month when I had the accident.😥
Plz help..🤧
I love how I have to learn everything from RUclips because my doctors do not explain anything I really think that I'm hurting myself more than I am helping
You have no idea how much you're helping people or how much this means to some, thank you.
Thank you I went to an orthopedic and you gave me more ideas to help healing a dislocated finger than she did. I will now have more exercises for my finger.
how is your finger nowdays doing?
In December my index finger is like not to move not to fold and band. I found you today both of my index and now thumb issue will solve inshaallah
Thank you so much. I was a little worried my finger would be stiff for forever, but your video gave me some reassurance :)
Same here
Divonn Thornton Jr same dude I broke my hand and my fingers have been stiff for a month
How’s your finger now?
Now your fingers are okay? Please reply
Idk if my experience is going to be like everyone else's.
I broke my pinky when I fell on a Lyme scooter about a year ago. The doctors said my knuckle twisted a bit on impact so it was hard to set back into place. I had 2 pins in it for about a month and I watched this video after the pins were removed.
To be honest I was hoping for a bit more mobility in my finger by now. I can bend it open and closed just fine, it doesn't feel very weird, but I'd say it's back to being maybe 90% of what it used to be. I think because of the twisting of my knuckle, the bones weren't back into the perfect spots they used to be, so when they eventually healed everything was shifted slightly out of place. It almost feels like there's a force field stopping my finger from opening and closing all the way. If I push it with the opposite hand I can move it wherever and it doesn't hurt at all, but trying to make it move in certain directions just by willing it to move doesn't really work. It almost feels like there's a force field pushing so it doesn't fully extend or close.
The video has a lot of good advice, though ! But my finger broke weird so I could only do so much when I was healing.
The stiffness is gone for sure, but my mobility took a hit.
Hope this helps someone out there ☺️
I am stiff from a broken finger and stiff pinky, six weeks in. Great advice! Super video. Very helpful. Thanks! Saving this !!!!!
Glad it was helpful!
I almost lost it you helped me God bless you abundantly and protect you
TYSM THIS HELPED ME SO MUCH CAUSE I HAD IT FOR YEARS AND IT HELPED ME I FINALLY CAN MOVE IT THANX YOU SO MUCH
I'm so glad!
Hi Michelle
I dislocated my little finger 10 days ago. My Dr said I need to buddy strap it for 6 week inclusive of the 10 days past. I am sure at that stage my finger will be even more stiff although currently there is still swelling and lot of pain and sensitivity. I will definitely do these exercises in 4 weeks time.
That was very helpful!
Glad it was helpful! Thank you!
I did those techniques while you instructed. My fingers are pleased with the results in just
one session. Thank you!
How are your fingers now?
Thank you so much. I injured my little LHF finger (bent backguards) so have a volar plate injury. The specialist trauma doctor was available to x-ray and diagnosed on week 3 of the injury but now the hand therapist he referred me to for rehab has a 6-week waiting list (!). So this video has been a finger safer! So thankful
Two mornings so far of doing all of these and my injured pinky is already curling all the way into a fist 🎉🎉🎉 I'll be doing these exercises for the next month or so, thank you
how is your finger nowdays doing?
Thank you Michelle, this video is a big help, also your video on Boutonniere deformity in which I especially like the illustrations and your explaining how displacement of the tendons account for the distal joint aspect of the deformity. All the other online videos and treatments and the in-person explanations by professionals of the mechanics of my finger issues were relatively confusing to me. In one week marks exactly 6 months since the quad skating accident/fall/sprain (check your skates, you skaters, those king pins, axle nuts and bearings can let you down, very rudely!!!) that resulted in a Boutonniere deformity of pinky on my dominant hand, initially mis-diagnosed as pseudo-boutonniere by more than one orthopedist M.D. Almost 3 months later, because I was not responding to conservative therapy, I asked my hand surgeon if an MRI might be beneficial. He approved my getting that MRI, a 2nd X-ray as well, and the doctor decided actual Boutonniere it was and envisioned surgery, explaining his ideas of how he would conduct it. I was all for it, but I got a 2nd opinion (from one of his colleague hand surgeons) which to my surprise was to avoid surgery and straight splint 24/7 for 6 weeks (possibly 8, said a 3rd hand surgeon, and I did continue an extra 2 weeks). The straight splinting I had been prescribed by my therapist had been only at night. Indeed, constant straight splinting did alleviate the pain and swelling I had been suffering for months. When I had only been straight splinting at night, increased pain, additional swelling and decreased ability to straighten the PIP joint would develop every day not long after removing the night splint. To counter the pain I was doing contrast baths several times a day. Now the finger is practically pain free and the swelling pretty much gone (and the hyperextension of the distal joint is gone, which had been very pronounced) and I'm now working on range of motion of joints of the finger. I sent my hand therapist the link to this video, saw her 3 days ago, and she likes this video. She gave me additional exercises, really very much like some shown by in this video. Instead of a Velcro buddy tape I'm using rubber bands, a some of which I made myself using a sharp scissors and an old bicycle inner tube. My therapist now expects me to make "a full recovery." Michelle, I wish I had seen your Boutonniere deformity video soon after my injury because your explaining that 24/7 straight splinting the PIP joint was the protocol would have saved me so much grief! Subscribed!
Wow! What a whirlwind journey. I applaud you for being persistent and getting multiple opinions. Your finger needed to heal. I’m grateful for your story and beyond happy to hear you’ll make a full recovery. 🙏
This is the best video i found for my fractured pinky recovery
So glad you found it! Thank you 🙏
Dear Michelle. This is an awesome video. I had proper hand trauma (coupled with two broken wrists) and wires in my little finger. I am 10 weeks since the accident and 4 weeks from the casts coming off. The little finger was 30 mm off the palm and I have been following the advice here. I got it to touch the palm today for the first time (for only a second). But that's 30mm over 3 weeks. It's still 5mm off the palm if I'm not aggressive but that's the difference between the little finger sticking out so that it gets caught again (and broken again) or not. At this pace it will take 2 to 3 more weeks before I can make a fist again. I would add that after aggressive stretching my finger and hand swells up and there is some water retention in the hand. I find that a combination of massage and taking every second day off helps. A very good (perfume free) moisturiser before any exercise and before you go to bed is very useful (especially since I have alot of scar tissue).With any type of exercise I find that exercising every second day (hard) is better than doing average every day. Also sleeping with the hand under me (to stretch out) or hand tucked into my armpit (to compress in) while asleep helps. I am also moving to using a small compression ball to power up the muscles of the small finger only. I would also like to point out that this is a very slow process so dont be disappointed. If you get 1mm extra over 2 days that's ok. Just see this as 10mm over 20 days. 10mm extra movement in a hand is a huge difference. I would like to say that this is the best video I found, so thank you very much for all the help. It works.
how is your finger nowdays doing?
omggg thank you sooo much i can move my finger now it still hurts a little when i bend it but better than before
Thanks so much I had stitches in my index finger after about 1 month I couldn’t bend my finger doing all of your techniques my finger is starting to be more flexible once again will continue to do them Thanks again!
This is a great video, thanks!! I just recently completed 6 weeks in a splint for a mallet finger, and when I went to my ortho for the splint removal he just said "move and use it during the day, and splint at night". I asked if there were certain exercises or methods, and he said just use it. Ignorantly I went straight to making a fist and it seemed more painful than it should. Then I found your video, and it helped a lot. I think I would have re injured it if I kept going the way I was.
Thanks so much for the video!!
Be careful with mallet fingers especially at only 6 weeks! They can start drooping again quickly. Here's a video I have on mallet fingers- ruclips.net/video/cpQwVQIzODk/видео.html
I was told the same thing. Its crazy they bearly tell you anything! You just kinda have to figure it out on your own. I can afford any physical therapy...its just a scary thought to have that your finger wont ever work the same way...
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Thanks
So good thank you!!!
Had a finger stuck for 10 years and helping so much!
10 years...WOW! So glad it's helping!
did you do body finger?
Thank you so much. I just had wrist surgery and need to get my fingers in a closed fist in two weeks. This helped me get my fingers moving. 🙏🙏
Glad it helped!
Thank you so much. Like most people, I had no experience with trying to move a repaired broken finger.
I thought I had lost the full use of my recently broken finger but this has helped me get things moving.
How is your finger now?
@@dnangel4277 Thanks for asking. It was a nasty break with bones splintered. I have enough movement to hold things but I cannot straighten it.
It doesn't affect my day to day life and could have been much worse
@@G100666 Wow, I’m sorry to hear!
Did you have surgery on it and do hand therapy?
@@dnangel4277 Yes, I had surgery with 3 temporary pins to hold the fractures together and, yes, I did exercise it as soon as I could.
I'm used to it now and it really doesn't affect my everyday life.
@@G100666 That's good!
So you had a second surgery to remove the pins?
these exercises are so helpful! Hand arthritis can be so limiting, thanks for sharing this!
Glad you like them!
I have the same problem.
Ring finger on right hand; been watching lots of videos today and doing massages and some exercises (hand flat, raise each finger one at a time) etc. but the doing one joint at a time really isolated the problem joint and the claw grip really gave me best relief. Great job!
So glad it helped!!
This has been very helpful. Presently healing from a mallet finger due to a tendon injury. The use of heat, hot water and a small towel has worked out for me.
Thank you!, I tore the ligaments on both sides of my second finger at the second joint, and while it has healed I did not have the normal range of motion, even after holding it in a curled position for a couple of minutes regularly. Was afraid the stretching was injuring it because it hurt afterwards. But after seeing your video I started holding it in the curled position for 10 to 20 and then 30 minutes and then gently massaging the sides of the sore finger joint, the soreness went away quickly and the range of motion has returned!
Did it actually work because i cant bend my pinky all the way and its not curling to make a fist
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Hi Michelle,after carpal tunnel surgery on my hand my middle finger,ring and pinky started giving me issues. After viewing your video they are better. I continued doing then exercises for stiffening and other 3 times a day for an hour. It didn't matter whether they hurt or not I'm determined to get them right. Now there's very little stiffening and the two trigger finger have not been sticking. I continued doing deep tissue message's to break them up. I'm stoked. Thank you for breaking everything down to us the right way.
I had a broken metacarpal. These were so much help getting a full range of motion back into my fingers. Thank you for taking the time to post this.
How far out??
how is your finger nowdays doing?
Thanks!
You are welcome!! And a BIG thanks for the Super thanks!! 🙌🙌🙏
Playing flag football, broke my finger and working on finger mobility recovery! Helpful video 🤘
you're a gem! just got my cast of after ORIF surgery and this is really helpful. all my fingers are stiff. thanks so much! I hope they get better.
Thanks for the tips, had 3 metacarpals fractured a month ago and doing recovery but wanted some more exercises beyond wrist and hand open/close tabletop. Definitely working out individual fingers will speed up movement recovery.
Glad they are helping!
Hey, how did you heal? I broke my middle Metacarpal base nearly six weeks ago. My biggest concern is the limited wrist movement and how swollen my Knuckles still are. I miss playing the guitar and am getting impatient lol.
@@floydoffancy how is your finger now?
@@floydoffancyhow is your finger?
You can't do wrong. All your videos are great. U get it. Hands are so important. So I'm taking it seriously.
super helpful info! also as Michelle mentioned: the length of time of using the buddy strap to keep the finger flexed is very important, quite uncomfortable but there doesnt seem to be much improvement unless its held down for a long time.
Dislocated my index playing basketball. I’m doing all your exercises and it’s helping a lot. Thank you
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tysm I fell off my bike, and broke, fractured, and dislocated my wrist. It somehow stiffed my fingers and your video really helped
Same happened to me its been 7 months. I go to PT 3 x week and work my fingers on my own but im starting to feel as though I'll be stuck like this forever!
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Crazy I just over extended my middle finger a couple days ago. Today I wondered if someone made a video for my hand to feel better. Thank you!
You are welcome! Hope it helps!
Wow! Liked the last tip. I'll try it on my forefinger and let you know my results. Thanks.
Great! Let me know how it goes!
Very helpful! Recovering from wrist fracture with stiff fingers. Thanks!
Great suggestions - I'm two months post op on plant thorn synovitis in my index finger and still limited range of motion...osteo arthritis also a factor...I'm going to add these exercises to my home PT...thanks!
How is your index finger now?
I got cut in my index finger. And the motion is EXACTLY like what you doing in this video, it stiffed after 15 days of the accident. I practice while watching your steps, Thank you.
Thanks for this video. My situation with my right index finger is EXACTLY as your example was, so this was very helpful! I have been consulting with the ortho folks at my hospital and they have been helpful, but the way you explained it felt much more engaging and understandable. I have modified my routine to incorporate leanings from your video. Looking forward to reducing the stiffness and getting the finger closer to 100% (or let us say, 98%).
This is very instructive. Thank you
This is very instructive. Thank you
How is your index finger now?
@@dnangel4277 Thanks for asking. It has been an year. I would say I stopped monitoring closely and stopped any exercises about 2 months after this comment. At the time, there still was some residual stiffness. Functionally, the most important action which gave me trouble was squeezing lemons/limes. Otherwise general stiffness was all I felt. I'd say I was at 85%. Since then, it has improved, over time, so that squeezing limes is just fine. I would say my finger is at 95% and doesn't look like it is gonna get better.
@@ytashu33 we’re you ever able to make a fist again?
I wasn't very tolerant of man when I was younger. These really help my hands ALOT. Thanks for the video ma'am.
I had surgery in early june on a pinky fracture and i appreciate these exercises so much because my ring finger got stiff along with my pinky in the process so I will be doing this 5 times a day!! Thank you Michelle :)
How is it now?
@@dnangel4277 Same my pinky fractured and I am watching this video did it help you?
Did you have pins put in your finger? I had surgery on my pinky finger September 27 and the pins just came out last week. I paid for the surgery out of pocket and the doctor wants me to go to physical therapy right away to start moving the finger. It does not move at all right now. It is buddy taped to the ring finger. I may only be able to afford to go to physical therapy once or twice. I hoping I can ring game motion by doing the RUclips videos.
@@HH-gv8mx ill tell you from experience all these excercises are a waste of time for people who had surgery and wernt able to move it straight away.
Because you had the pin in, immobilising the finger, the damage has been done already. Scar tissue has glued everything together. The only way to fix is through another surgery.
Hey i also had a fractured ring and pinky finger and had to get pins in those and they were in for like 7 weeks.After that my fingers were completely bent and not moving at all.I did physical therapy for about 20 days and have gotten about 40% movement back. They stopped the therapy and suggested for me to try these excires at home and keep moving the fingers otherwise they'll get stuck again.I'll update if I see any progress.😊
Thank you SO MUCH! I Had a stroke in January 2021. I have varying degrees of movement & stiffness in the joints of my right hand. This is HELPING! THX!!!
Wonderful! I am thrilled to hear that!😊
Hi Michelle. I'm recovering from a mallet finger injury in my pinky, there was no bone damage. I wore a stack splint full time for almost nine weeks and am now trying to regain mobility in that finger. It seems healed, it is perfectly straight and I can straighten it after bending it but I can only bend it a tiny bit due to the extreme stiffness. I was wondering how much pain is acceptable, when you say to bend all the way down? I'm not going quite all the way down but I'm doing the best I can and I am in a moderate amount of pain. I also feel some creaking in the joint if that makes sense. Though I'm fairly certain it's healed since it snaps back to a straight resting position with no trouble.
I guess my question is, should I stretch through the pain for a fuller bend in the joint or just do smaller stretches daily until I'm gradually able to work my way up to a deeper bend? I'll keep working on the exercises, appreciate the video. Thank you.
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Just an update for anyone who's curious, I've been stretching through the pain and it's getting better, it's still a bit stiff and sore but I'm seeing a huge improvement. I could not bend it as far as she was saying to in the video so I just did the best I could at first (WITHOUT forcing it past the point where it felt like it would snap in half) and now I can bend it all the way with only a small amount of pain and stiffness whereas before it would only barely wiggle. I imagine if I keep going it will be doing just fine in a couple more weeks. Thanks for the video! Very very helpful.
Thank you for your update! My apologies for not seeing this comment earlier. If anyone needs additional assistance I have a very detailed, progressive self treatment program here- malletfingertreatment.com/courses/after-mallet-finger-surgery-the-progressive-exercise-program/
Thanks for ur detail explaination. It is really help for me.
Work it every day, My Great Grandmother would say if you don't use it, you willll lose it
Bro plz help me..
Can we talk??
I still have a middle left hand trigger finger I'm not yet ready for surgery hopefully this exercise will.help me to release the pain.and hopefully no more surgery .
Thank you so much for this! I broke my hand a few months ago and my index and middle fingers are SO stiff. 2 weeks out of my cast post surgery I’m super concerned about my mobility. Excited to try these out!
Hey, just wondering, how are your fingers now? I am in the same situation, I'm over 2 months post break and one finger totally ceased!
@@christyjaded hi
How are you now??
@@christyjaded Ceased?
How are you doing now? I had surgery on my pinky finger September 27 and the pins just came out last week. I paid for the surgery out of pocket and the doctor wants me to go to physical therapy right away to start moving the finger. It does not move at all right now. It is buddy taped to the ring finger. I may only be able to afford to go to physical therapy once or twice. I hoping I can ring game motion by doing the RUclips videos.
@@HH-gv8mx My hand is doing well! My hand is done healing and I’ve got about 90% of my mobility back. Occasional achiness, but other than that my hand is fully functional. The pins I had put in are permanent, I’m not sure if that makes a difference in my mobility. I did a lot of physical therapy though. If you can only go to a few appointments I would just make sure you really stick to the regimen they provide you and not get lax about it. Best of luck with your healing!
Started the five tips. Thank you! I am beginning to have hope. You did a very good job coaching.
Thank you so much! I've been in a splint for 2.5 months. No tears but my tendon was hyper extended at work by a student coming down the slide! I'm starting the exercises you recommend today. I have stiffness in the second joint and a slight downward bend at the tip that I cannot fully extend up. You've given me hope!
Great to hear! Just make sure your therapist gave you the go ahead for these type of exercises as they are not right for everyone. I've linked a part of a video here explaining what you are describing- ruclips.net/video/4J5-fj-YcE0/видео.html
HoW are your finger now!?
how is your finger nowdays doing?
Thank you so much! This was very helpful! I broke my pinky, and while I have an excellent hand specialist, I can’t get into Physical Therapy for a couple of months. These exercises are really helping!
Thank you! I'll try the exercises.
Vicky Covert great! Let me know if they help!
A hot-water dunk in the morning is very helpful. In conjunction with the "claw" technique, I am getting my arthritic left pinky stretched out. As a pianist, this has been a traumatic development but the exercise helped, and with a little Ibuprofen yesterday, I played my first gig since the pinky acted up and it went fine, without noticeable pain. Thank you.
You're welcme! Love using warm water as a quick way to loosen up achy joints!
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Thank you so much i've been having trouble with my pip finger joint after a fall 3 years ago where i'd damged my volar plate. Strapping my finger as at 6:20 has really helped the joint both with range of motion and no more pain. So glad i found this video.
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I broke my ring finger knuckle and this helped me so much! Thank you!!!!!
You are welcome! Glad to hear that!
I'm can hardly bend my left-hand index finger, after an injury more than 6 months ago. Your video has at least given me some hope that I'll, one day soon, be able to play guitar again. I'll now be doing these exercises daily. Thanks!
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@@EliasKowalski-p1o Very nice of you to ask, Elias! I've been making good progress. Though very slow, far better than I expected. I can now bend it 90 degrees immediately on waking up and 50% more by bedtime. I'm still doing the exercises, and even some of my own variations. I can also now form easy guitar chords, but far to slowly and with much stiffness and pain. 3 months ago, I'd accepted I'd never play guitar or violin again. Now I'm eagerly looking forward to proving myself wrong. I probably need just one more year. Do you have any such like injury? And are you also making progress?
@@choomanfoo thats really great to hear that youve manage to do some improvements!.. yes, ive actually also suffered a finger PİP joint injury.. although, mine was around 7 years ago.. actually there are some rezidual complications, that came from the injury.. the complications are that, my finger PİP joint is now permanently thickened and swollen and the swelling dosnt went down completely.. but lukely, i do not have any movement restrictions and pain.. i can fully use my hand daily.. May i ask you, do you also have some permanent swelling around your joint, that dosnt went away?
@@EliasKowalski-p1o How long did it take until you got 'full movement' back in your finger? And what caused the injury, if I may ask. Mine was caused through having to punch someone repeatedly who was in a psychotic state. The guy had just terrified my wife, and was then actually trying to kill me, after I protested his behaviour.
I still have some slight swelling along the whole finger, but it's hardly noticeable. All three of my index finger joints still have restricted movement, but the difference between now and a year ago is tremendous.
@@choomanfoo Hey chooman, well thanks for your reply.. im sorry, that you had such an occurance going on.. you know, my finger PIP joint injury was around 7 years ago (cant remeber it exaclty).. the cause of the trauma was, when i hit my finger into a basketball (but cant quit remeber how i hit it, like in a hyperextended or bent way).. after the trauma, i actually never did treat my finger properly in means that i never immobilized the finger and i always tried to move it immidiately after the trauma (although i had movement restrictions back then), thus never went to the doctor initially.. but despite the lack of treatment back then, it actually didnt take long until i could move my finger fully.. i think (as far as i can remember it) it only took maybe 3-5 week only to having come into a state, where i could move my finger fully and without any problems.. and i think this is because, i have always tried to move my finger every day initially after the trauma, although i had movement restricitons.. and day by day it improved the movement of my finger.. altghough i do not have any movement restrictions and pain now, nfortunately, my finger PIP joint became permanently thickened and swollen and the swelling actually didnt disappear completely.. this is my consequence i think of improper treatment.. there also some slight instability at my joint, but its not sever.. i can still use the finger in daily acitvities.. sometimes, especially initially, i couldnt actually accept the state of my finger, as it looks, back then.. since it just looks thicker and more swollen as in the other healthy fingers.. i had a lack of acceptance, but now im better with it.. my doctors also told my, that there is actually no way to remove the thickening and the swelling after this time, it needs to stay like this.
This one is my favorite so far ! it can help me a lot to restore my fingers movement to get better .
Thank you so much for this. I broke my pinky over a month ago and the hospital offered little help other than telling me it is not healing
Your welcome! Unfortunately, I hear stories like this a lot.
did your pinky finger recovered
@dilesha Stelmach dia your pinky finger got fracture tòo
Thank you for this, I broke my hand at Christmas and the associated finger is totally ceased, hoping these will help! 🤞
Darling - You saved me, you helped me a lot, thank you.
thank you so much for amazing videos. i just had scapholunate ligament reconstruction couple of weeks ago. my fingers were soo stiff and found your videos to be so helpful with my stiffness
Thanks Mitchelle. Your excerise regimen for figer stiffness is amazing and helped a lot. Especially with the ongoing risk of Covid19 pandemic, a visit to physio is ruled out and your videos were a big help. You are the best💐
I had nerve repair done on my index finger and I never got therapy to help with movement. I will try this for aslong as I need to get my finger to straighten. This has been very helpful, thank you!
Thank you!! This helps alot with my finger injury!!!
I lost the tip of my ring finger to a dog bite. Hand therapy is scheduled sooo far out and it’s already been a month and my fingers so stiff I hope these videos can help while I wait to go to hand therapy.
Thank you. Your suggestions make sense and helped!
Thank you. Finally a video that is exactly what I needed. I was not aware of how to fix this. Now I have hope.
Awesome! Thank you for the video. When this darn pin comes out I'm doing this!
Dziękuję za ten film. Po wykonywaniu ćwiczeń, V palec po kilku dniach uelastycznił się i przestał być sztywny. Powiększył się jego zakres zginania. Dodatkowo ćwiczyłam palca w cieplej wodzie w garnku lub basenie. Do tego kilka razy dziennie smarowałam kremem i masowałam palca. Jestem niecały tydzień po ściągnięciu ortezy.
This is very helpful! I have been working on my entire hand from a broken wrist and the index finger has been the last to get back to normal. I did these exercises and I can tell a huge difference! Thank you!
You are welcome! I Love hearing that!
How long did it take for your index finger to get back to normal?
It seemed to take a long time! My doc told me it would take 18 mos to 2 years and he was right! It will be 2 years in Nov. i am able to do all the normal with my hand now and I started golf in May. It was well over a year to get rid of stiffness. I also had carpal tunnel surgery after my cast was off. So I had a double whammy. I can get inflammation at times if I eat processed foods like crackers and chips or too much beef. (Limit it to 1-2x a week)
@@cynthiashone4016 Did you have surgery on your finger?
I’m still rehabing my right index finger and it’s been about 5 months since surgery.
Perfect video! Very helpful, informative, and concise. Keep up the great work!❤
Great video! I’m recovering from a dislocated finger, an injury I suffered over 5 months ago. The finger was buddy taped, perhaps too tightly and I have two injured fingers. I’ve been doing most of the exercises you’ve shown here, but will start to incorporate those longer, lighter stretches with the band. I have been giving the fingers a rest for a couple of days after exercises. Would you suggest perhaps lowering the intensity and doing this every day instead? Also, the fingers are quite bent. While flexion has improved, extension has worsened. Recently, I’ve been splinting every couple of days for about 20 minutes. They straightens out a bit, but overnight go right back where they were, and flexion is more compromised for a day or so after splinting. Please, let me know if you have anything more specific for extension. I imagine that if the swelling finally goes down, this will improve, but concerned as it’s the middle and ring fingers on my dominant hand.
Hi Patrick! A finger dislocation can be very complicated. What type of dislocation was it, meaning which direction, and were you given a type or grade of dislocation? This will all determine how your treatment was decided by the doctor. Email me at info@virtualhandcare.com
Hello my name is penny and i recently had a stroke my left hand index finger keep cutly under i recently just learn a little bit about the buddy wrap what do you suggest please respond back inneed of help
is it alright to use heat on my Fingers after I workout
how is your finger nowdays doing?
That last stretch is god sent. Thank you!
You're welcome!
Had trigger finger release seven weeks ago and have really struggled. This is just what i need! Thanks!
Your welcome! Glad they are helping.
How is finger now?
Looking forward to try these after an open fracture and a complicated surgery in my little finger.
i had a fracture on my ring finger and had applied a cast for 16 weeks and now my fingers are very painful and swollen and very stiff what can i do. i cant try to move them because they are very painful
Same but I massaged it gently sometimes or go consult to a doctor
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Thank you! Recovering 2 weeks in from a dog bite. Needed this!
Blessings thank you so much
Excellent info. Thank you so much for taking the time to do it. I am sure lots of people, including me, appreciate it and will greatly benefit from it. Muchas gracias!
Glad it was helpful!
Very helpful. Very professional.
Very well explained.
Thank you for caring and sharing practical effective excersises.
That is very nice of you! You are so welcome!
Thank you, I started the process of 2 stage flexor reconstruction on my middle finger. The surgeon said to keep working passive motion, and I’ve been trying to find ways to get my finger to fully close in. I’m uncertain if it’s the silicon rod or just the surgery in general that is making it so stiff. These tips are very helpful, I’m totally ordering that buddy tape!
A 2 stage reconstruction is a big undertaking and a long process! Sounds like you are on the right track with keeping your finger as supple as possible at this point. Definitely continue following your surgeon and hand therapist's recommendations. Good luck to you!
How is your finger now?
how is your finger nowdays doing?
Your videos really help me to recover my right elbow fracture,,thanks sister,,love and respect from india.
OMG.... Thank you so much for helping me I truly appreciate your kindness ❤️
Your exercise help me really well I just found out i have arthritis it hurts really bad I'm so glad i found your channel thank you
Happy to help!
Thanks for the exercises! Really helping :) Quick question: I dislocated my ring finger at jiu jitsu quite badly about five weeks ago. I can feel these exercises helping me get closer to being able to make a fist again (thank you!) but I'm not seeing any improvement in terms of being able to straighten the finger fully. Which exercise might one focus on for straightening?
Try this video! ruclips.net/video/IH6WJX5FGMs/видео.html. Sometimes 'dislocated' fingers have more going on such as a ligament tear. If has been 5 weeks and it has not improved I highly recommend to see a Hand surgeon.
Same here
How is your finger now?
how is your finger nowdays doing?
I was also worried that my will be numb forever.....thank u so much for sharing....
Hi Michelle,
It’s been 9 weeks that I broke my wrist and 3 weeks that my cast is off.
I am watching your wrist exercises videos and doing my exercises with you.
Your videos and instructions are excellent. I am an older person (71) so my process might be a little bit slower.
How long approximately takes to fully recover fractured wrist?
Thank you for your videos💜💜
You are welcome! Wrist fracture recovery can take several months to a full year depending on age, severity, length of immobilization, etc. Lots of factors but hang in there! Sending lots of strength your way! 💜
I fractured my pinky and ring finger 2days ago and am awaiting surgery to have pins placed in the fingers. The Dr warned that i will not get back full ROM and stiffness is the major issue later. I am hoping with good therapy and exercises like these, i can make a full recovery.
Thank you for this video!!!
Wow this was majic 😊😊😊 thank you this is great hallelujah praise God
Why do my fingers swollen after this therapy. My palm also feel dry .
same thing happening with me as well bro, but its working at the same time. How is your finger now?
Ice after the exercises to help with the swelling.
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This really helped with stiffness and pain. Thanks for the tips!
you re an angel
Lovely post. I am sure it will help me a lot now after I have got the stitches removed from mid fingure of my left hand. Thanx for your guidance. ❤
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I wish you were my physiotherapist cause I think mine has no idea about what he is doing all I do is failing to make a fist
So sorry, I hate to hear that!
Me too its been 7 months. Little progress
Nice! I had to get stitches after a gnarly mosh pit injury and my top joint kind of over-healed. Now I have one of those raise scars right where my finger bends and it restricts mobility even more. My joints are all sore too :/
Ive have had an finger PIP joint injury on my middle finger around 7 years ago..
since then, my PIP joint has been thickened and swollen and the swelling actually had never gone down completely.. there is also some low grade instability in my PIP joint.. but i do not have any movement restrictions and pain.. is it actually normal, that i have now permanent swelling around the joint and the swelling not going down?
thank you so much, I train grip heavy sports and had lost some motion on a few fingers, did the c strech and quickly recovered the lost motin.
Thank you so much for your tips..it saving my life after finger and arm injury