BEST 5 Ways to Treat FINGER STIFFNESS after an Injury 

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. 🔥

You have no idea how much you're helping people or how much this means to some, thank you.

Thank you. Your suggestions make sense and helped!

I love how I have to learn everything from RU-vid because my doctors do not explain anything I really think that I'm hurting myself more than I am helping

Thank you so much. I was a little worried my finger would be stiff for forever, but your video gave me some reassurance :)

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.

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💐

Thank you!! This helps alot with my finger injury!!!

Awesome! Thank you for the video. When this darn pin comes out I'm doing this!

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.

Blessings thank you so much

Thank you. Finally a video that is exactly what I needed. I was not aware of how to fix this. Now I have hope.

Thank you for the great advise 👍👍

Darling - You saved me, you helped me a lot, thank you.

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.

Thank you so much for sharing. Worth watching it.🙏🙏🙏

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

OMG.... Thank you so much for helping me I truly appreciate your kindness ❤️

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.

Thank you your video is very helpful. You explain it so simple and clearly that it’s just so easy to understand :)

Thank you so much. I will try this now.

Thank you for this video!!!

omggg thank you sooo much i can move my finger now it still hurts a little when i bend it but better than before

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

I am so glad i watched your video! This is helping me tremendously! Thank you!

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!

I did those techniques while you instructed. My fingers are pleased with the results in just one session. Thank you!

I am happy to find you! You are just what I need.

Amazingly worked. Thanks a lot

Thank you! I'll try the exercises.

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.

That was a great help, thank you!

Very helpful! It's getting better day by day.

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!

you re an angel

Awesome, thank you!

These tips are great! Thanks so much!

So good thank you!!! Had a finger stuck for 10 years and helping so much!

Had trigger finger release seven weeks ago and have really struggled. This is just what i need! Thanks!

Thank you so much for your tips..it saving my life after finger and arm injury

Thank you for making this video.

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.

Wow! Liked the last tip. I'll try it on my forefinger and let you know my results. Thanks.

Thank you! Recovering 2 weeks in from a dog bite. Needed this!

Thank you so much this will help me alot.

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!!

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%).

Dislocated my index playing basketball. I’m doing all your exercises and it’s helping a lot. Thank you

That last stretch is god sent. Thank you!

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.

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!

Very helpful! Recovering from wrist fracture with stiff fingers. Thanks!

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!

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 :)

Great idea! Thanks so much

Thanks so much.helped a lot

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.

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

Thank you so much for your help.

Awesome video tips that actually help, and woek!

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!

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!

I found the help I needed. thanks for you advice!

Thank you! Good helpful tips.

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.

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?

I really like your videos, they are really helpful. Thank you .

Thanks Michelle, Greetings from Guatemala City!! the hart of the mayan world!

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💜💜

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!

Thank you so much for your prompt reply 💜

Thanks so much for this amazing video

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

Why do my fingers swollen after this therapy. My palm also feel dry .

Thanks for the tips!

great video - thank you

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

Very helpful.Thank you!

Thanks I needed this.

Looking forward to try these after an open fracture and a complicated surgery in my little finger.

This really helped with stiffness and pain. Thanks for the tips!

I find your videos invaluable so helpful thank you xx

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.

Brilliant once again thank you

This one is my favorite so far ! it can help me a lot to restore my fingers movement to get better .

really useful video. Thank u for these advices

Thank you so much! This helped a lot ! :)

This is very informative. thank you!

You can't do wrong. All your videos are great. U get it. Hands are so important. So I'm taking it seriously.

This is very helpful. Thank you so much❤

It did help a lot thank you! 🙏🏼❤️

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 very much , this was useful

I love your tips. Thank you

I almost lost it you helped me God bless you abundantly and protect you

Thank you got great result

I love everything about this video and have watched it several times as well as several other videos on this channel. My hand surgeon thought to operate on my dominant hand pinky's Boutonniere deformity after I asked for and got an MRI taken about 11 weeks after the injury (the finger was not responding to conservative treatment) but changed his mind about operating after I got a 2nd opinion from his colleague. Maybe my age came into their decision (I'll be 80 in 6 months), but they wouldn't say. The injury occurred 9 1/2 months ago now. Straight splinting 24/7 for 6 weeks was prescribed instead of the surgery (previously they just had me straight splinting at night) and after removing the 6-weeks-long-worn straight splint I tried using methods similar to those in this video to regain ROM. I could see progress but stiffness returns. It seems if I try too hard the PIP joint responds with soreness, so I lighten up and then the ROM decreases. I figure maybe a balance will be effective: Keep trying but not too hard. I can regain the ability to make something like a useful fist in a minute of stretching, but then it goes away pretty quickly and find I can't get the pinky to bend like the other fingers. Of course, I only need to grab something with the whole hand occasionally, so the ROM goes away naturally. I wasn't told to do so, (in fact the 2nd opinion doctor seemed to not like the idea) but I sometimes continue to wear the splint I wore for 6 straight weeks. But I figure I should (and have continued to) occasionally wear that splint as a night splint because it encourages the finger to straighten if I wear it for a while, e.g. overnight. I wish I could understand the radiologist's report on the MRI, I am unable to understand its technical language. I figure it's possible the finger will regain most if not all of its ROM in time or maybe it's actually impossible due to the nature of the injury. My PT, last time I saw her said she wanted me to send her a photo of the hand making a perfect fist in 3 weeks. I could not and did not send her that photo and have not communicated with her since. I don't have confidence in any of the hand people at my HMO, unfortunately. But Virtual Hand Care videos are very encouraging. I guess I should just keep watching them and using the techniques shown and hope for real progress. The finger was very sore and swollen for months following the injury. Much less so 5 months after the injury, when I got the 6-weeks-worn 24/7 splint off, but trying to develop sufficient and pain free ROM has been frustrating. Perhaps the scar tissue will soften over time and things will improve. The hand surgeon who was against surgery thought 9 months would be enough for recovery and that the scar tissue would have loosened, but it hasn't turned out like that.

Most definately gonna try.

thank you so much for sharing ur knowledge god bless!

Awesome! Very helpful