How to Rehabilitate a Finger Fracture

Rehabilitation exercises for finger fracture include slight finger flexion and extension, finger flexion and extension grip training, finger strength training, etc. Rehabilitation exercises should be carried out in different stages, such as early stage, middle stage and late stage. 1. Early stage of finger fracture treatment: there will be swelling and pain in the finger. Generally, after solid internal fixation, you can perform slight flexion and extension to promote the blood flow of the finger, which will help to eliminate the swelling. 2. Middle stage of finger fracture treatment: Flexion and extension of the finger can be performed about one week after the swelling and pain are eliminated. Since the injured part is the finger, more wrist exercises are needed to help promote the functional rehabilitation of the finger joints and prevent the remaining wrist function from decreasing. 3. Late treatment of finger fracture: If the fracture heals well, you can gradually carry out finger strength training, you can start from grasping large objects, gradually training to grasp small objects, but also to exercise the fingers of the grip, pinch force. Finger fracture rehabilitation training must be carried out under the guidance of the rehabilitation division, do not operate on your own to avoid adverse consequences.