Digital Nerve Injury
Definition:
Damage, harm, or loss to the digital nerve particularly as the result of external force.
Symptoms- Possible laceration
- Numbness in the affected finger
Causes- Laceration
- Crush injury
- Heavy object rolling on hand
- Heavy object falling on hand
Treatment- Possible surgical intervention
- ROM and stretching exercises
- Hand intrinsic muscle strengthening
Digital Nerve Injury Phase I
- Finger Flexor Stretch
- Finger Extensor Stretch
- Finger Self Mobilization
- Putty Scales
- Blocking
- Tendon Gliding
Digital Nerve Injury Phase II
- Finger Extensor Strengthening Yoga
- Finger Flexor Strengthening Yoga
- Putty Pinching
- Putty Gripping
- Static Grasp
- Putty Press
Digital Nerve Injury 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
