Help for Double Jointed Fingers

Help for Your Double Jointed Fingers! In this video, I discuss ways to help your double jointed fingers. Double jointed fingers, or hypermobile fingers, can greatly impact the use of your hands.
Your hands may feel like they are unstable or feel weak when gripping or pinching objects.
I will explain why you may have double jointed, or hypermobile fingers, but more importantly I will demonstrate exercises and strategies to help you improve your hand and finger function!
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This video is for educational and demonstration purposes only and is not to be used as a replacement for seeking medical advice or treatment of your condition. Virtual Hand Care, or its members, do not offer medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always consult with your doctor or healthcare provider before starting any exercise program. Please know that performing any exercise or program is solely at your own risk.

[@halleyfeaster5235]

I'm going to share this video with a double jointed violin student - thank you for this information!

[@michellegawith8067]

This is why I am here, too - my left-hand fourth finger goes double-jointed constantly!

[@Nicole-zc3fj]

It’s cool when I mean to do it but it’s so annoying when i accidentally bend the top part of my finger when trying to do something. It’s SO irritating

[@soulkilla6570]

Literally

[@iannz0]

Same

[@jlavsu6599]

Annoying as hell especially when I'm playing guitar and my finger randomly locked while it's bent

[@luvleytt]

@@jlavsu6599 the same thing happens to me as well when i play the piano😭 it’s so annoying when playing fast pieces

[@deivodavila7450]

I can control mine

[@daylinchess7404]

This is so helpful, thank you! I just want to mention that EDS is not an autoimmune condition, its a group of genetic connective tissue disorders.

[@VirtualHandCare]

Yes! Thank you for the clarification!

[@saachimusic]

this was really helpful thank you! recently I've been having pain in my fingers and wrist when playing piano and I did the Brighton test and most of my joints are hyper mobile. I'm going to do these exercises regularly now

[@danuak427]

I'm struggling the same while playing the cello and it's really hard.

[@MrEdwithdreadz]

my 3 and 4 always locks up when playing piano😢 really frustrating

[@diosaesme]

One of my KIND!

[@ozgebuketarslan5041]

Thank you, it was very informative :)

[@Hen3349]

this was actually very helpful I was messing around with my hands and fingers knowing I am like this and why I sometimes hurt in my fingers I wanted to look it up I found this video and after watching it I realized thats why my hands would always tire out or hurt really bad after holding a pencil or pen for long periods of time thank you for this educational video and explaining possible help and solutions to help (ps I am quite young and ive known I can do this with my hands for a while)

[@Immad1337]

I have double jointed fingers in conjunction with hemiplegia. It's so difficult to get any coordinated movement to the fingers on my right hand. When I was younger I didn't care too much and never kept up with my OT treatments. I kick myself everyday because of it. Hopefully these little tips can help me gain some mobility and dexterity to my right hand. I essentially never use my right hand because of how little coordination I have in it, but at almost 30 years old I'm really trying to gain control over my insecurities. Thank you for these videos.

[@renthehag]

I have hypermobile EDS and I was just diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. Yay me. 😂 Your channel has been such a godsend. I'm a pianist and I've been super-concerned about how all of this RA stuff is going to affect my ability to keep playing my instrument.

[@tamberjune]

I played viola and would love to get that ability back but I'm just starting out my OT journey.

[@jiwankarki7188]

I hab eds giagnosed with Ankylosing spondylitis 😅

[@Scott___T]

Would definitely like more info about the Beighten scale

[@beasotelo4759]

i knew i had very bendy fingers and it is a bit annoying for writing but i noticed that it only really started to bother me when i started to learn the bass, when i need to put downward force and my fingers kept bending and it was unconfortable because i couldnt hold the note

[@austinquick6285]

Same.. I really started to resent my double jointed-ness when I started playing guitar. My fingers just lock all the time and I hate it

[@sunvaj6754]

Can you do them all? We will watch them. Thanks for sharing.

[@faithahora]

great info for a freind.

[@No-sz7iu]

My fingers are double jointed and giving me a lot trouble when doing vibrato on the violin or even shifting the notes. My grip on my bow is not steady at all. So troublesome. Even when i try to hold properly chopsticks. I really hope that i can strengthen my joints! Thanks for sharing this video!

[@adventureswitheva28]

Omg I play violin and use chopsticks as well. I am also double jointed and it is so annoying 😢

[@me-ts8yz]

crying cs I play the cello and my arm is always in pain

[@ljiwan3406]

Do you have any suggestions on learning to play the guitar with double jointed fingers? 😢

[@austinquick6285]

I actually think guitar somewhat helps with double jointed-ness, because it strengthens your fingers and forces you to become more mindful

[@Whoreyou-yu8eg]

All of my fingers on both hands are double jointed and I get picked on for it and yes I am young. Even teachers say it's gross 🙁

[@Whoreyou-yu8eg]

But thank you 🙂

[@zyante1]

I always thought it was cool

[@archangelwassup]

raw fruit juice detox, it's connective tissue disorder, which can be fixed by alkalizing and detoxing the body. watch dr. Robert Morse and John Rose, take care

[@hyuza]

yesss me too!!!!!

[@Beachypreppygurl]

My dad says it’s gross

[@hsorjan8806]

My thumb is double jointed to the point that i can use it as a catapult! i even made a trickshot with it on my channel!

[@marioelburro1492]

Ever since middle school my hands would get fatigued writing or gripping objectss. I have the constant urge to pop my knuckes or else i feel like my hand gets weaker which gets annoying when doing normal task like driving. Sometimes my fingers extend too much when i pick up something heavy and it would hurt a lot or jam. Might affect me in the career im choosing and hobbies like using tools and pressing buttons

[@warhead584]

Hello ma'am. Ma'am kindly give your views on surgical treatment of mallet finger. Will be really appreciated

[@michellegawith8067]

Thanks for posting this!! I'm a violinist and I need some help with this. Can that first exercise be applied to other fingers, as well? Specifically, I need help with my pinky.

[@nu62nu]

Very helpful. Please post more exercises for my EDS fingers. I love to embroider but my hands protest. Is it possible to strengthen my 58 year old hands so that they’ll hold for such a distressing hobby? I’m feeling hopeful!

[@VirtualHandCare]

Thank you! There are lots of ways to make your hobby more pain free!

[@wolfdesikan1766]

what would you recommend for guitarists? Besides exercise my fingers lock out if I play too fast but I need something that keeps my fingers mobile.

[@grougrou1895]

I am interested in the hypermobile thumbs , who can be bent backward

[@preppyflower3780]

And were my shouldre is the ball that halps it can dislocat😎

[@sleezy098]

all my life i wanted to learn how to play a guitar and when i finally bought one i learned that i cant play it because of my all double jointed fingers i cant hit the strings like a normal person... I'm so sad about this but yeah life goes on

[@marioelburro1492]

Have you tried using rings or braces? I want to learn to play sax or guitar but im worried about that happeto me

[@austinquick6285]

I’m double jointed and my fingers tend to lock frequently.. but I still managed to teach myself guitar and it’s in fact helped even, with strengthening my joints because it sort of forces you to become mindful

[@elizabethivy1337]

I've been wanting to learn how to play guitar, but I know from my past that I had issues with finger strength when playing violin. My pinky would always flatten out when I tried to reach for higher notes. Some videos recommended using a wooden clothespin to strengthen the muscles, but the resistance is too much for me to use them effectively. The foam definitely seems like a great way to build up to that.

[@VirtualHandCare]

Clothespin exercise for the small finger?! That is way too much resistance and not a very effective exercise in my opinion. You are right in choosing other exercises.

[@CharlotteMunn-Wood]

Thank you for mentioning this, especially from a musician’s perspective! I’m a violinist and trying to solve some bow arm wrist stiffness that may be caused by my double-jointed thumbs (basically my wrist stiffens to try to compensate for lack of stability in the base thumb joint). I’ve never heard anyone in music talk about these physical issues, and if I bring it up they don’t really have any insight. Glad I am learning some useful stuff here.

[@jimetus39]

I'm have hypermobility in left hands only I'm know that ..really thanks very match I'm love you from Egypt 🇪🇬 you told me what I need and what I'm do thanks doctor

[@supremeissa]

my thumb is double jointed and i cant stop doing it

[@WolfGang2316]

I don’t think I’m double jointed but when I bend my the left finger next to my thumb and try to move it, it sort of jolts to the finger next to it.

[@reppilf9791]

Verry late to this video. I’m in show choir and my second joint on my fingers lock backwards when doing anything with my hands. In pictures, though, my hands look out of place because my fingers look bent-but I can’t keep them straight. I’m on a mission to train them to let me extend my fingers without the joint locking.

[@chloeplayzroblox841]

Im double jointed in 2 of my fingers and both of my knees from previous injuries, i broke both of my fingers when i was 10 and dislocated my knees when i was 8 by running into a stone shed and smacking my knees against it 😅😅 (Also my wrist i fractured it and now im double jointed in one of my wrists)

[@jimetus39]

How can I buy ring from my finger I'm from Egypt I'm need buy 10 rings for my hands can you tell me how I buy it

[@limitedfair]

can someone help me?? i cant touch my thumb to my wrist but i can do things which double jointed people can do but its only on my left arm and on that same arm im able to somehow like crack my upperarms?? i dont know how to name it but like i can easily control my upperarms bones like i have 2 bones there and i feel like moving them out of place then back into place

[@zyante1]

I never knew this was an actual issue. All my fingers bend more. My left hand, index finger is the only one that really has ever given me an issue. My finger gets stuck overextended and I have to pop it back. The right index does sometimes too but not as often. I tried asking a doctor about it this week and was told it’s trigger fingers. Except mine gets locked when it’s straight, and I didn’t know you could have trigger finger in all of them.

[@austinquick6285]

I HATE when they lock.. I feel so helpless

[@rhondalmcintosh-tipton3653]

Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome is, in truth, far from rare. It's just rarely diagnosed. And it's _not_ autoimmune. It's genetic. "Double jointed" is a myth.

[@ChrististhereasonLecheKoza]

Scored 4/4

[@antoniovallejojr7504]

Only one of my hands is double jointed and it’s harder trying to drum in matched grip

[@preppyflower3780]

I have hypamobilty sydrom

[@DougKremer]

Were you demonstrating the splint on your thumb backwards on purpose @8:25, or was that just fidgeting?

[@VirtualHandCare]

The Oval 8 can be used in multiple ways. It really depends on what type of support your joint needs. I was just showing 1 direction in the video.

[@Vxqjr]

I'm double jointed on my thumb but not the other thumb.

[@Podpeeks1]

Michelle you r so cute 😍 love from India

[@markcrouch]

There is no problem with double jointed thumbs I have it and I like it no pain for me

[@gabrielmarumoto2785]

Why isn't hitchhikers thumb on the scale. I have hitchhiker thumbs and is there any problems with that in the future.

[@campwitheren]

Having these pregnant looking bended fingers really affects my life especially in work, i easily get stiffed using my laptop's touchpad :( it is a little painful but super frustrating. I would always has to use a mouse which is really inconvenient and not be as efficient as always compare to using touchpad gestures.

[@yogalaxy9755]

i am born double jointed thanks

[@anthonycornelio6844]

Mine is wired it’s just in my right hand but all my fingers tho

[@586bomin]

How about people with cerebral palsy?

[@bl4ckt3a89]

Would like to know if it's possible to play the piano with hypermobility fingers

[@VirtualHandCare]

Yes it’s possible but like I mention in the video you may find external braces or rings very helpful!

[@JosephsReviews]

@@VirtualHandCare so are kids able to be double jointed?

[@michellegawith8067]

@@VirtualHandCare will wearing the braces help with strengthening the weak joint(s)? As a pianist (and violinist), I know it is very important to have strong fingers for these instruments.

[@VirtualHandCare]

@@michellegawith8067 Wearing braces do not 'strengthen' the joints. But they do provide external stability and support when the joints are hypermobile.

[@clover6856]

i got 4 0ut of 9

[@joji9601]

I have double jointed fingers. It doesn't really bother me that much but when I turned 16, they began becoming weaker. What should I do?

[@jeferlygiraffe8408]

Mine have got really painful, I cannot play the piano anymore as my fingers just bend and cause me pain

[@joji9601]

@@jeferlygiraffe8408 same

[@kittyrabies]

Same

[@archangelwassup]

raw fruit juice detox, it's connective tissue disorder, which can be fixed by alkalizing and detoxing the body. watch dr. Robert Morse and John Rose, take care

[@hadibadi8571]

I have double jointed fingers

[@hadibadi8571]

and yea

[@chanceberg832]

My Four Year old just Show me his right Thumb is Double Jointed...Thats Why im here.

[@ThePetra796]

The scale is no good for other joints it only does certain ones. I saw a specialist and she didn't like the scale. On the scale I am 4 of 9 however I have hypermobile in 8 out of 10 fingers and both knees with osteoarthritis also in both knees.

[@Frostfire1031]

Exactly. I can’t touch the floor without bending my knees due to nerve tension (I think?), but I’ve been able to sublux my shoulders at will since elementary 😅 I think it’s good as a “ruling things in” condition, not out. Like if someone’s beighton score is 7, it’s probably not needed to count all the other joints at that point lol

[@alienigga]

I legitimately hate being double jointed.

[@OutOfComfort21]

I'm here because I love making jewelry but I can't properly use my thumbs and it gets annoying.

[@reinalucero8206]

My fingers hurt after all this

[@guus3405]

as a guitar player, AAAAAAAAAAAAA IT FUCKING HURTS HELP

[@shanirose469]

Get to the point