Hand and wrist exercises
These exercises are to be completed only if advised by your doctor or physiotherapist. You should stop the exercises if they cause an increase in pain until you are seen in an orthopaedic, fracture or physiotherapy clinic.
Hand exercises
Finger and wrist flexion and extension
Open and close your hand 10-15 times. Then move your wrist up and down 10-15 times.
After a few days, start doing the exercise holding a soft ball/ball of socks. Squeeze the ball as hard as possible without pain.
Hold for 5 seconds and repeat 10 times.
Finger exercises
Practice this sequence of movements five to ten times every two to three hours throughout each day until you have full movement.
Hold each position for five seconds before moving on to the next position.
Do the exercises with all the fingers on the affected hand.
Try to keep your thumb out of the way, especially if it is your index finger that is injured.