Best 4 Exercises for Finger Extension (Get Your Finger STRAIGHT)

[@MRkamikazefrog]

Good exercise tips thanks. My pinkie finger has been bent for 6 years after surgery (metal plate joining broken bone). I slacked off on rehab back then because i could bend the finger ok but it has always annoyed me. I just started playing guitar two months ago and am now determined to straighten that finger (I highly recommend considering playing guitar. Never have i used my lazy pinkie finger so much). With this new hobby I started seriously working on straightening my finger a couple of weeks ago and can already feel it loosening up with range of motion increasing. Plenty of work to do still but these exercise tips really confirm i'm on the right path . The pencil exercise is one i'll be adding to my daily rehab for sure.

[@VirtualHandCare]

Guitar is a great way to work the fingers...so many benefits! I’m happy to hear you are finding these helpful after 6 years! Keep at it! 🙏

[@maryjohnson6097]

Thanks needed exercise badly😍

[@moisesmarmolejo9639]

Did the rehab help you with with your little finger? I injured my little finger too, I am looking rehab who can help to straight it

[@dnangel4277]

How is your finger now?

[@musicantd]

Which pinky is it? Is it the one on the hand that holds down the strings or the plucking hand? Curious, because I have a guitar, haven't been playing. I have ROM issue with my badly sprained right pinky and I have a right handed guitar (and am right handed).

[@saritalenka1564]

Mam I'm suffering this problem... So.. I want to do this exercise

[@erezmas4132]

Michell muchas gracias You're AWESOME GOD BLESS YOU PRETTY GIRL. I'm GRACEFUL & THANKFUL.

[@VirtualHandCare]

You are so welcome!

[@PatSloan]

thank you so much for your videos. This June 2020, I broke both wrists and had pins in the left hand to hold another break inplace. Plates & screws + carpal tunnel surgery all done 10 days after my breaks. My left hand was super swollen and the little, ring and middle finger were wrapped up and not moving for about 6 weeks total time (2 additional weeks in cast on the right hand but fingers moved more. It is now 4 1/2 months and my left fingers (non broken) are still swollen a bit, and they are straight but the joints don't bend very well. MUCH better but I'm still working them and my index finger each day to get them moving. I did your buddy wrap but have not done it each day. should I? I sit and bend them down several times during the day. Will any of these help? I'm so frustrated with them still having mobility issues .. thank you for the help and encouragement!

[@VirtualHandCare]

Dealing with 1 is challenging enough but 2..ugh! These exercises are great for straightening the fingers so would not help bending them. And yes daily, several times a day exercises are necessary when dealing with mobility issues. You can always sign up for a video consultation to get exercises that are right for what you need- virtualhandcaresecure.as.me/onehourvideocall

[@PatSloan]

@@VirtualHandCare thank you!

[@srijangupta4899]

Please make a video to straight finger but by side

[@iviamartinez3780]

Thanks a bunch!! I will be trying these! Simple & Straightforward!! Thank you!!!!!!

[@laracoleman-po8vz]

no matter how many times i do exercises it only seems to work on my left hand 😭 cus one time i wanted to extend then and it only worked on my oeft hand. ive tried so many exercises and it seems like it works for a min then my hand looks all stubby 💔

[@Fiaz186]

My right hand little finger pip joint totally block and even dont do movement so what I can do please help and reply me

[@currentbengaligk]

Mam, can you help ma please, I'm in big problem

[@currentbengaligk]

Can I straight my pinky finger

[@JD-eh8et]

I shattered my pip in my pinky and now at 5 weeks post injury I have no bend at that joint - would any of these stretches work for that? Thanks in advance!

[@VirtualHandCare]

The stretches in this video are for straightening so no, they would not be for bending. I have several other videos for getting more bend or flexion. You can check out some of these- kzbin.info/aero/PLBVEMTUsRUvIaF0Vj-grnc2Pn6wM2pKC6

[@GoBart454]

Very helpful for my post fractured finger. Thank you Michelle 😊 Your now my main therapist during my healing process 🙏❤

[@currentbengaligk]

My fingers are crooked from birth

[@elikebudi]

My orthopedist also gave me the passive strectch. I discovered if I do more than lets say 20-25 reps at one time my finger hurts for hours…. So, I guess I need to do 10 reps at max at one time??

[@minayj]

Imagine you do it wrong and it gets more worse

[@arrickmills1584]

Great exercises. Most of my clients would be happy from this. I’ll definitely have to incorporate them in my exercise programming

[@diegofontanini4382]

Is it normal for it to hurt? I broke my joint a year ago and I haven't been able to straighten it; I can definitely feel the ligaments stretching and warming up but WOW it kind of hurts lol

[@bababa4275]

OMG, I am glad I found your channel to help me with my problem. Thank you.

[@Jatingrover02]

I have a crooked middle finger can i correct this problem with exercise

[@angelamwebi8193]

Me too! Did you get help?

[@gmjacinto630]

Love these! I'll definitely be adding them to my routine. My injury happened a year ago and I've been slacking on getting my finger back to normal. Thanks!

[@VirtualHandCare]

Glad you like them!

[@dnangel4277]

How is your finger now?

[@musicantd]

Same problem here, keeping after it. For me it's been 7 months. Sprain of pinky PIP joint, a boutonniere deformity. I'm almost 80, so I don't heal like a 14 year old! The pain's 90+% gone, the swelling too, but the ROM is tough to regain. I figure persistence and determination will pay off, but slacking won't!

[@DP-wo5ik]

@@musicantd any update

[@musicantd]

@@DP-wo5ik Yeah, hasn't changed, limited ROM, working at it causes pain, so I back off, probably not persistent enough in dealing with it. Had phone appointment with hand surgeon and he said a cortisone shot would likely alleviate the trigger finger aspect of the pinky which happens when I go for more flexion than the joint wants. I had that shot 8 days ago and will start trying for more flexion in another week (doctor said to hold off for 2 weeks from getting the shot). Am scheduled to resume physical therapy at that point with a new-to-me therapist (a GOOD IDEA, I lacked trust in the last one, who was bumped up to supervision and no longer does therapy!). So, bottom line is not much pain now, but not good ROM, but the cortisone and PT is apt to help, maybe a lot. Flexion is more a concern than the extension, because grip is paramount. Straightness has little practical import. I'm probably lacking 25-30 degree for full (straight) extension of the PIP joint. I may not work on regaining extension. It's been 14 months since the injury occurred.

[@tenjimnamgyall]

Hello doctor. I have a finger problem . I have suffered from any of the finger injury . But still my fingers are bent inwards . Do you any way to make it straight🙏🙏

[@jordaanww]

My hands are FUGLY I really need this to work lmao

[@rimarclark253]

Did it work?

[@jordaanww]

@@rimarclark253 actually it did!!!

[@karolinabartosova1584]

same i want veiny hands BUT I FIRST NEED STRAIGHT FINGERS AAAHHHH

[@jordaanww]

@@karolinabartosova1584 YOULL GET THERE KEEP WORKING

[@soul77736]

How it's going?? Does this work?

[@BradRichardson-e8l]

@VirtualHandCare it's been a year since I broke my middle finger proximal phalanx. My middle joint in that finger is still swollen and will not completely straighten. Do I have any hope of getting it straight again?

[@imanfatima4632]

My fingertips of the forefinger,middle and ring finger( of both hands😖 ) have curve i am not sure how i got it maybe it was because of my finger cracking and twisting habit( which i have overcome) So i wanted to know that is there any way to get them straight again

[@purezayraices]

Is this exercise good after a few months of getting wrist surgery? It's my fault I did not commit earlier. Thank you in advance

[@BuenasManos]

Excelente cuatro ejercicios para extensión, muy interesantes, tengo un canal parecido en Argentina y me preguntaba si desearías hacer algún tipo de colaboración entre canales. Me costó mucho encontrar un canal similar al mío, así que es un agrada saber que hay otras personas que se dedican a lo mismo en youtube. Saludos cordiales!

[@crystalklug1153]

Thank you so much, been noticing my ring finger knuckle area is crooked. Can you suggest exercises to do? Thank you

[@Joege]

My pinky has not been able to straighten for a day now, but I can bend it wish this works for me.

[@fitwarrior7872]

Can you please tell me whether it showed some improvement or not??

[@Joege]

@@fitwarrior7872 it has healed now for about like doing these in 5 days even happened to my index finger as well it's now all good for me.

[@eunyounglee201]

I am an aging pianist and my finger tips (first joints of the fingers) don’t straighten easily with early stage of arthritis. I really need that extension because of my small hands. Any tips to straighten the first joints?

[@maylyndresch3055]

I’m planning to buy your strap but I need to know how long in a day should I wear this strap to my finger?

[@md.towhidulislam9078]

Uh mam,my fingers are triggered from birth.Can my fingers be cured by these exercise? Fingers of my right hands are much worse than my left hand.Is there any solution?

[@ak1133m]

I just took my splint off after 7 weeks for mallet finger .. My finger is slightly still bent and stiff it hurts when I try to bend it would these exercises work ?

[@gamingvlogs4757]

Hi! I crack knuckles that's why my fingers are crooked How so straight? plz tell will this trick work

[@9885128415]

good videos, i am trying for my son whose fingers are very weak , he is not able to put fingers on computer key board properly, putting with stiff and not able to put with ease( he is a special child.

[@williampeechemow2033]

I had A thumb surgery 10 years ago and I can't Straighten my index finger and my middle finger I'll try these

[@ΕΛΕΝΗΠΑΠΑΔΟΠΟΥΛΟΥ-θ3σ]

please help! very very helpfull! thanks.my doctor didnt give to me so information. i have 2 months from the accident.total broke tenond internal,catch to the clothes.i had splint for 6 weeks continue and after two weeks part of day and evening.its going well said doctor but i see yet not straight the first phalanx.ifeel to wear it more and i feel that even now maybe its going better to extent.i am very stressed and upset, for it..i want for it to work firstly normal and not leave problem .after 6 or 8 weeks has meaning to wear splint? how is the time that it can go improve more and more? i heard and 4 months.is it true? have i have to hope for improve in future or this picture will stay ? in any case is there limit to the time that we can do operation with success for better result? must be long cut to find tennod? thanks for your time

[@ImHavingaCoronary]

With the rubber band you should use your other hand rather than your thumb to avoid lateral/medial forces acting on the the finger tip.

[@ahmedalzuhairy784]

Very helpful, I had a fifth metacarpal fracture and it really helped, god bless you 🌹

[@muhamedsufail1206]

Did you break it by punching someone?

[@yaroti]

I broke my pinky and I can’t make a fist Please how can I make my pinky go all the way down to make a fist ?

[@roadrsh7056]

I can push it straight without resistance, but the finger flops without help.

[@yasminamam3364]

Hey all the exercises didnt make my small finger straight what should i do

[@banditmain9189]

Question, would wearing a splint help?

[@suriyamoorthy8770]

Middle finger broken how many days in recover pls reply me

[@oksanabyelykh4117]

Is this exercises any good for stroke patients? Thanks

[@kellytimms129]

Would these exercises work after getting Botox

[@ΕΛΕΝΗΠΑΠΑΔΟΠΟΥΛΟΥ-θ3σ]

sorry i forgot to say the problem ,was mallet finger without bone broke as they told me

[@sagarcons]

Thank you appropriate and very helpful video . God bless you

[@joeymarquez2258]

Hello doc can you help me with my fingers

[@adonaimancini7025]

I had fractured my pip joint on my pinky and I’ve had my surgery Almost 2 months ago the bone is healed but is still really swollen and stiff whenever I try to do any exercise it hurts what should I do mam please help .

[@dnangel4277]

Warm the hand prior to doing the exercises!

[@GospelBeats]

Hey there! Thank you for this video! I have a question about finger stiffness; if someone kept their finger at a bend position for about 6 months straight, and it has gotten stiff and swollen around the knuckle area, is it possible to regain flexibility to straightening and bending all the way, by performing finger exercises for over a long period of time, without having surgery? Thanks!

[@venkatagowtham7024]

Really damn worked i had crushed my finger in the workplace and i cant close that finger i did this exercises just 5 min much difference thanks dear

[@dnangel4277]

How is your finger now?

[@venkatagowtham7024]

@@dnangel4277 good, time heals everything.

[@dnangel4277]

@@venkatagowtham7024 Have you got full range of motion for your finger now?

[@christinajoy6466]

Can this exercise help after 6 months of stiffness

[@serene3765]

I have double jointed finger, and I'm really insecure about my hand everytime I raise my hand or show to everyone, and I really wanted to straighten my fingers

[@arlenenipp5651]

I had a dramatic finger injury last December where I lost the top portion of my index finger in the inside of a door they amputated it right below the first knuckle so I have a bit of finger above my pip joint and then down I struggle with stiffness and it not going completely straight or completely bent. I didn't eat for a while and then kovid hit. I have just started doing your extension exercises and your stiffness exercises I think they will be very helpful for my situation and I still have sensitivity issues but it does not stop me from using the hand just everything does as you said feel like sandpaper

[@VirtualHandCare]

Sorry to hear about your injury! You may also find this older video of mine helpful for flexion stiffness- kzbin.info/www/bejne/oIWsd62Ler-Aqtk

[@joeymarquez2258]

What if my fingers had a scar it really hard that i cant bent it up.

[@Maizerus]

I'm a guitar player, 50 years old. I have a little bit of peripheral neuropathy from Type 2, but for 35 years I"ve had no fundamental issues playing. Now my ring finger is starting to collapse at the first knuckle. The ability to hold it straight/rigid is kind of critcal to playing. Will these exercises help? I type way too much at work, I know this combined with not playing as much as I used to is probably all factoring in. I keep looking for help on the internet, there seems to be (frustratingly) no specific description of my specific condition. I can't afford a specialist right now, my money's already tied up in a lot of other medical items. Just thought I'd ask, have a wonderful day.

[@mobilephone740]

Love you, But your videos are long

[@edwinriquero8428]

muchas gracias...muy buenos ejercicios

[@kevingwyn4143]

Hello Michelle, great channel I want to ask you a question about my fingers. I had trigger finger surgery on all four fingers on my right hand.3 weeks ago. With My pointing finger and middle finger I've discovered now that the pain that's in the two main knuckles may not be associated with trigger finger. The trigger finger is gone but the pain now seems to be worse if I put my hand flat on a table it's painful to make my hand completely flat there's a curvature because I cannot straighten my first two fingers out I also cannot make a fist. I'm really concerned the doctor says there might be some arthritis and if that's true it's really really bad…….. any suggestions? When I try to straighten my fingers or stretch them it's very painful and it really doesn't feel like stretching pain.

[@sumitmolri]

My son got hit with football on his middle finger tip and got mallet finger; it did not got corrected with splint for 2 months and then gone for surgery of mallet finger. Mallet finger DIP joint started working after 6 months of surgery with physio. And next month his same middle finger PIP joint stopped working and finger is bent down to the palm, as per MRI it shows little rupture in central slip. Then second surgery performed for PIP joint to repair central slip. After 8 months of surgery still finger not functioning and also have pain in PIP joint and finger looks like boutonniere deformity. Please advise as my son is facing this all from last approx 2 years.

[@bharat4820]

So positive mam...Ma'am my pinky finger had a fracture in the pip joint, After that I got this finger operated on this 7th june . And now my finger is not bend or straighten properly..plz tell me when will it get back properly?Sometimes I feel like it will never be the same again...plz guide me mam...❤

[@maylyndresch3055]

How many times a day should I do this exercise? And how long does-a splint should wear ? Does it need to do the exercise evryday? I hve so many question lol. I’m hoping I will get and answer back☺️Thank you

[@BH-uv5eh]

I broke my wrist at the end of January and had surgery with a plate. I had my cast removed the end of March. I've been going to occupational therapist since February. I had swelling that would not go down on its own so the surgeon gave me a steroid shot in each knuckle in April and that has helped move therapy along. Now, my index and middle finger are having a hard time straightening and my palm has remained pretty stiff ever since my cast was removed. I was prescribed oral prednisone but I haven't taken it because I'm really hoping that I can get my fingers straight without it.

[@ashuraya2779]

Hi i broke my hand(exactly behind the little finger) the bone there become 0,5 cm shorter and my grip/fingers strength in genarl become weaker and espacially the little finger....can your videos help me?

[@shariqhasanzaidi2716]

Mam taughing to u ple taught

[@sabithas9629]

I had stroke before 2 years. I can't able to open my fingers.could I use these exercises ?from India.suggest some exercises .please help me to get through it.

[@davelloyd414]

Hi I had an accident last year and broke my proximal bone right at the tip of the joint so my little finger was set with a wire and as the drs was pulling the wire out after healing of my finger the tip of the joint bone broke again so now the bone has healed on top of the proximal phalanx, I am unable to straighten my little finger now as I thought it was due to the break but instead it’s due to stiffness. The bone is still on top of the phalanx bone and have been advised by drs it should remain that way due to the complications due to not flexing at the joint. Will this video help with this as I need to be able to straighten if am to have corrective surgery

[@aspectcarl]

Thank you, recovering from radial nerve damage, and I now need to work on finger straightening and hand clench in my daily activities. 🙂

[@tudormiller887]

Great video, really helpful. Thanks! Watching in the UK. ❤

[@pallavikumari4116]

Hello ma'am I have got fracture on my right middle finger so what I have to do now?

[@thelmaparnell296]

K😊

[@bobkennedyoyando432]

Thanks alot.i injured my index finger but unfortunately the figure cannot bend after healing but after watching this video following your advice I can see some difference.its now one week since I started this therapy and my finger can bend a little now

[@soledaddelacruz4943]

Thank u so much

[@JustFrank-t9n]

am loving the rubber band. THANK YOU

[@hildelezaron1423]

It’s in the uppermost joints of my right fingers where the bent happens

[@classyheaven]

I started noticing my symptoms for type 2 of mild camptodactyly on both my pinky fingers at 11 years of age but still haven't done any treatment yet, 5 years have passed since then and my joints have stiffen. Do you think this can be completely cured if I do exercise regularly?

[@apampergi6108]

i have campodactyly, can i still do this exercise?

[@Daffodil729]

The first two exercises here feel good for me. As all my fingers are bent and painful the pencil exercise is a step too far at the moment - can't get a pencil to thread through - far too painful.

[@VirtualHandCare]

The pencil one can be hard. You can also try spreading fingers apart and together several times to open up the web spaces between the fingers.

[@dnangel4277]

How is it now?

[@Daffodil729]

@@dnangel4277 Thanks for asking. Still swollen and excruciating pain. I now know that m.r.p.s. is causing this and I need to find someone with experience in this field who may be able to help me.

[@dnangel4277]

@@Daffodil729 Oh wow, sorry to hear! Good luck and all the best!

[@artirathod8190]

I have a very short little finger than ring finger is it helpful for my finger also?

[@manjunathpai1896]

Feels good.

[@holaabrakadabra4146]

I have 8 crack finger what i can do? By the way since birth theres a cure of it?

[@ssskk4319]

Ma'am i have swelling in my PIP and its not going down pls help

[@yrsujneee9761]

Thank u for share this knowledge ❤ very helpful🎉

[@ganeshthatikanti4956]

My smaal finger just bend

[@sharonjuniorchess]

I fractured my little finger some weeks ago and only recently discovered it was broken. The bone is mending so I have just had my first physio session where I was taken through the first three exercises. But it was a lot to take in all at once and your video really helps. They recommended three lots of 10 second holds done four times a day. Now I know what I am doing I can try and avoid the knuckle joint trying to compensate and focus on building up those muscles that have got weak (due to lack of use) and help the tendon to slide a bit more freely and to tighten up again. Whilst the movement seems minimal at the moment I know (from rehabilitation of a past injury) that the range will improve if I work at the exercises.

[@Frank-km7bt]

Motorcycle accident on hwy. In a cast for 6 weeks. galeazzi fracture, dislocated wrist, multiple broken fingers. been doing massage, exercises, stretches, etc for a month. Wrist will go perfectly straight but cannot raise it up beyond that /no progress at all in that direction. Wrist almost fully bends downward. Have regained some flexibility in fingers. however, my thumb won't bend at all now - thanks to my doc who has injured it twice by sharply & forcibly jamming it down. I felt intense pain & sharp pop each time. & afterwards my thumb swelled up again. My fingers are constantly tingling. Feel like they're going to pop. neck & shoulder are injured too but the doc/osteopath wont even look at them. Doc will not do MRI, Ct, etc./only std x'rays. His only advice is to toughen up & to push harder. Note: I am a former full contact bare knuckle & MA champion. I am stuck w/this doc & my awful insurance. Don't know what to do. Please help. Any advice is appreciated.

[@Frank-km7bt]

I should also mention that when I was bedridden & on heavy painkillers, I had complained that my cast was too tight & my fingers felt like they were being crushed.

[@DhoyGlenn]

Thank you

[@lydiaregal9631]

Can you do for thumb who is not extended?

[@belanotbella7675]

my fingers go a little too much back

[@mrhmd8308]

Any other Ext exercises for someone with a dip fracture to the 3rd finger? Great video

[@silviamc2117]

Thank you! Save me from going to P T🤪

[@jc1157]

Hi are all the excercises good for RA deformed fingers?

[@gmlibya4109]

شكرا هلبة هلبة .

[@lilianalmeida2633]

I cannot fold my fingers

[@prophetjeremeyolloy2579]

Please help me. 😢 It's been 2 months since my operation for installing internal fixations for my ulna and radius fracture. I'm really a hard working and disciplined guy. I live in a remote area where there is no hand physiotherapist so I'm just doing my best through videos. But now, I still can't make my fingers extend even just a bit. My wrist still has a little bit of swelling but not that painful anymore. I can extend it but just a little bit. I also still can't fully close my fist. Now I'm feel scared that I might have some other problems after the operation. Please help me. 😢

[@dnangel4277]

Try warming your hands prior to doing these exercises!

[@johnmccall9964]

Thank you so much my injury happen a month and half ago my pinky finger was really deform I ice it every day it normal just bent . Thank you for showing us how to straighten out our fingers I really feel good about this. Could you let me know how many weeks this will take. Only my pinky finger needs to be straighten. Thank you

[@VirtualHandCare]

It is hard to say how long it will take...everyone is different. For some it takes 3-4 weeks but for some it can take many months!

[@johnmccall9964]

@@VirtualHandCare i got mad and punch a wall really hard. I don’t have any broken bones just a stretch tendon. I wear a splint all day and night. It’s been about a month and a half. My finger goes straight and then bends in the middle. I can’t feel nothing around the 5th metamorpchal when holding something. Please reach out to me and telling me what I have. Thank you

[@grungelegend5000]

​@@VirtualHandCare my hand has 3 bent fingers I'm mainly worried about my pinkie too I'm 18 btw and My pinky is really deformed because it was beaten so these exercises can straighten my finger joints?? This is like too good to be true

[@grungelegend5000]

​@@VirtualHandCare and thank you for showing everyone these exercises I thought the only way to fix my fingers was to cracking the back in place lmao

[@birendrathebull9088]

Michelle my belle..thanks

[@davetheblessedguy3698]

What about right ring finger?

[@Fudaddy336]

I need help getting my pinky working 🫣🫣🫣🫣😵‍💫💀💀

[@deepaksharma-ny6kg]

Mam please reply me how much time it takes to cure hyperextension