Contracture of the Hand
Definition:
A muscle contracture is a permanent shortening of a muscle or joints in the hand. It is usually in response to prolonged hypertonic spasticity in a concentrated muscle area. Contractures are essentially muscles or tendons that have remained too tight for too long, thus becoming shorter. Once they occur they cannot be stretched or exercised away; they must be released with orthopedic surgery.
Symptoms- Stiffness in the hand
- Pain in the hand
- Physical deformity of the hand
- Loss of ROM in the hand
Causes- Tight muscle
- Tight tendon
- Trauma
- Scar tissue
Treatment- ROM and stretching exercises to hand
- Hand intrinsic strengthening
- Upper extremity strengthening
- Splinting
Contracture of the Hand Phase I
- Soft Tissue Mobilization To Hand Palm
- Wrist Flexor Stretch At Wall
- Wall Clocks
- Hand Circuit
- Finger Extensor Stretch
- Sitting Posture
- Walkfit
- Foam Wedge In Abduction
- WalkFit Program.pdf
Contracture of the Hand Phase II
- Wrist Curls
- Web Gripping
- Finger Extensor Strengthening Yoga
- Rice Hand Opening Closing
Contracture of the Hand Phase III
- Ulnar Radial Deviation
- Rice Wrist Flexion And Extension
- Wrist Curls
- Rice Wrist Pronation Supination
- Rice Hand Opening Closing
- Eccentric Wrist Flexion
- Eccentric Wrist Extension
