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What Exercises Can I Do To Strengthen My Finger?
Hi I fractured my 4th metacarpal 4 weeks ago and had the cast removed yesterday. I am in Thailand so personalised physiotherapy from the hospital is not on the agenda. What exercises can I do to strengthen the finger and reduce the swelling? I can just about curve my middle and ring fingers but can't currently raise my ring (fractured) finger. Thanks
Thu, 12 Jan 2017
Hi,
You can start with hot packs to whole your palm. Here is a list of exercises that you can do. All exercises needs to be started gradually and should be pain free:
# Squeeze a small soft ball in your palm
# Try to hold a 250ml bottle
# While stabilising other fingers try to bend your ring finger as much as possible
# Hold a paper in between your ring and middle finger tightly as much as possible and try to pull the paper out
# Face your palm downside and try to lift the finger(you need to stabilize other fingers)
# Put your palm upside on a table ,stabilize your fingers with other hand,flex the wrist.
So similar thing with palm downside, massaging on palm and reverse side will help in removing adhesions.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Jenis Bhalavat
You can start with hot packs to whole your palm. Here is a list of exercises that you can do. All exercises needs to be started gradually and should be pain free:
# Squeeze a small soft ball in your palm
# Try to hold a 250ml bottle
# While stabilising other fingers try to bend your ring finger as much as possible
# Hold a paper in between your ring and middle finger tightly as much as possible and try to pull the paper out
# Face your palm downside and try to lift the finger(you need to stabilize other fingers)
# Put your palm upside on a table ,stabilize your fingers with other hand,flex the wrist.
So similar thing with palm downside, massaging on palm and reverse side will help in removing adhesions.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Jenis Bhalavat
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