How Long After Surgery Can I Exercise A Broken Finger Tendon?

Hello. Finger joint tendon rupture, although the operation has been undertaken, but I do not recommend too much exercise, because the operation of Western medicine is only to pull the injured tendons together, in fact they do not grow together, too much exercise will only make the damaged tissue aggravate the injury, tendon belongs to the soft tissue range, its regeneration ability is weak, it is difficult to repair and heal, at present, the whole world in Western medicine, for the most soft tissue injury, is still a problem, Western medicine, soft tissue, generally on the plaster cast or sutures, etc.

If you want to repair the damaged soft tissues completely and quickly, it is recommended that you choose pure Chinese medicine**, which can re-grow and connect the damaged tissues with each other, and the early soft tissues** can be basically healed in 30 to 40 days. Before the diet should not eat carp, rooster, sour bamboo shoots, beef, ginger, etc., this is experience, Western medicine should be used with caution, especially hormone-containing drugs should not be used, and too much activity should not be taken, so as not to aggravate the injury.

Hu Orthopedics wishes you a speedy **.

You can do light finger movements now, and by four weeks after surgery, you can do your normal activities. At the beginning of the activity, it should be done with the help of healthy hands, and then gradually increase the amount and range of motion, but do not carry weight too early.

Now you can do functional exercises, first use passive exercises, because the tendons of the affected hand will contract after surgery, that is, use a healthy hand to flex and stretch the fingers of the affected hand, and when the range of activity is large, use active exercises, that is, use the affected hand to do flexion and extension exercises. Exercising more intensively can restore 8 to 9 percent of the original.

Functional exercises after 4-6 weeks of casting.

Gradually intensify functional exercises under the guidance of your primary care physician. Don't worry, the recovery will be very slow, and it may not be able to fully recover, it will be affected a little, I wish you a speedy **!

In general, in your case, the exercise starts with the wrist joint, and then the interphalangeal joint is actively moved, flexing the metacarpophalangeal joint and the joints between it (like a fist) when extending the wrist, and flexing the wrist joint and the distal interphalangeal joint when extending the metacarpophalangeal joint.

Passive flexion of the wrist and fingers.

Two sets of 10 reps a day.

In about a month, you can remove the cast, do three sets a day, each set of 20 reps to a month and a half, you can do passive exercises, use your own uninjured hand or someone else to help you exercise, the exercise method is the same as above: starting from the wrist joint, to the interphalangeal joint.

Flex the metacarpophalangeal joint and the joints between it (like a fist) when extending the wrist, and flex the wrist and distal interphalangeal joints when extending the metacarpophalangeal joints.

It's just that now it's someone else who assists you, and with your own active force, you can feel a tightening sensation and stop for about 10 seconds.

Actively flex your wrists and fingers.

Strength exercises can be done in about 8 weeks. You can do some exercises such as holding small balls and plasticine.

It can be used with infrared baking lamp, ultrasound, wax therapy and other physical ** to reduce swelling, soften scars and adhesion tissues, but it is still necessary to focus on exercise, and exercise should be gradual.

If the ulnar nerve is broken, then in the future, although the muscles of the hand will be significantly atrophied, the function of the hand is not bad, but the ring little finger can be stretched not very straight, but if you do vermiform muscle function reconstruction, the function of the hand will basically not have a big impact.

There is no special attention paid to the diet.

As long as you insist on reasonable exercise, you can basically recover, if not, you need to do tendon release surgery 3 to 6 months after surgery. Tendon release is a minor surgery, so there is no need to worry, and functional recovery after surgery should be fine.

Move your fingers more, I have a classmate who is the same as you, don't go too far, he is, now his hands are not strong, remember!

I've had my share of injuries while playing ball, and I put ice water on them 24 hours after the injury.

In the short term, it is advisable not to do vigorous exercises, but to exercise gently.

After the anastomosis, it is necessary to be immobilized, antibiotics are used for a few days, and after the stitches are removed, you can be discharged from the hospital, go home to recuperate, and have regular reexaminations.