Finger Fracture Rehabilitation Exercises
You may do all of these exercises after you no longer need
the splint or tape on your finger.
- Passive range of motion: Gently assist the injured joint
by helping to bend it with your other hand. Gently try
to straighten out the injured joint with your other
hand. Repeat slowly, holding for 5 seconds at the end
of each motion. Do this 10 times. Do these exercises 3
to 5 times per day.
- Fist making: Make your hand into a fist. If the injured
finger will not bend into the fist, assist it with your
uninjured hand and try to help it bend into the fist.
Hold this position for 5 to 10 seconds. Repeat 10
times.
- Object pick-up: Practice picking up small objects such
as coins, marbles, pins, or buttons with the injured
finger and the thumb.
- Finger extension: With your palm flat on a table and
your fingers straight out, lift each finger straight up one
at a time. Hold your finger up for 5 seconds then and
put it down. Continue until you have done all 5
fingers. Repeat 10 times.
- Grip strengthening: Squeeze a rubber ball and hold
for 5 seconds. Do 3 sets of 10.
Written by Tammy White, M.S., P.T., for McKesson Provider Technologies.
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treatment by a healthcare professional.
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