![]() ![]() ![]() I do have a really helpful video of how to use tape to help with an adherent scar. If you notice your skin isn’t moving and it’s because you have a scar, then you’re going to want to address your scar tissue too. Take your time on both sides of your hand. You’ll want to spend a few minutes here warming up, loosening up, and massaging the skin on the back of your hand. That means your skin is mobile and isn’t preventing you from bending your fingers. I actually like wrinkles on the back of our hands. The swelling causes the skin to become very tight and we lose that elasticity we need to bend our fingers. When you have swelling from a Boxer’s fracture and you’ve been immobilized in a splint for a while, the skin isn’t nice and loose. ![]() Then if you try to curl your finger it feels really tight. If you pull down on the skin over your other hand, it pulls your fingers straight right?! Therefore, tight skin from swelling on the back of your hand can limit your small finger mobility.īasically, what you want to do with this warm up is get that skin and tissue moving to improve your motion. Sprinkle in some tiny nerves, and blood vessels and that’s it. The back of the hand is composed mostly of tendon, bone, and skin. We don’t have as much musculature or thick fascial tissue. But the back of the hand is not like the palmar side. That’s where you will feel more of the musculature in the hand. You can also massage the palmar side of the pinky finger. Start with circular motions along the back of the hand, then massage up and down, and across the metacarpal bone. What you want to do for this first exercise is take your opposite hand and start massaging the back of the small finger metacarpal. You’ve got to loosen up those small joints, ligaments, and muscles in the hand. This is a very important step because you can’t expect to go right into making a fist. Let’s get started!īoxer’s Fracture Recovery Exercise Number 1: Warm Upįirst, we are going to start with a warm up exercise. So these boxer’s fracture recovery exercises for hand and finger mobility are crucial to get your hand back to normal. My point is the small finger helps with strength, coordination, and more importantly overall functional use of your hand. Heck, try holding pennies, marbles, or medication in your palm. Huh?Īll I have to say to them is hold your small finger out straight and try to grasp something large, or try to squeeze something small. They obviously never broke their little finger. I hear a lot of people say “It’s just a pinky finger” or “the small finger doesn’t do much.” The short answer is they are simple, yet highly effective.Īs you may be finding out, you kind of need your small finger. Why are these boxer’s fracture exercises so special? You do not want to do these small finger exercises if you are not healed. All you’re going to need is a pencil.īefore we get started, always check with your doctor before you start these exercises or any exercise program. Looking to improve your hand grip or increase the function of your hand after a boxer’s fracture? Then these small finger fracture exercises are the way to get moving.īonus points because no fancy equipment is needed. In this blog post, I’m going to show you 6 of the best boxer’s fracture recovery exercises for hand and finger mobility. Boxer’s Fracture Recovery Exercises for Hand and Finger Mobility ![]()
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