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

Purchase Phase

  • Finger Flexor Stretch
  • Finger Extensor Stretch
  • Finger Self Mobilization
  • Putty Scales
  • Blocking
  • Tendon Gliding

Digital Nerve Injury Phase II

Purchase Phase

  • Finger Extensor Strengthening Yoga
  • Finger Flexor Strengthening Yoga
  • Putty Pinching
  • Putty Gripping
  • Static Grasp
  • Putty Press

Digital Nerve Injury Phase III

Purchase Phase

  • Ulnar Radial Deviation
  • Rice Wrist Flexion And Extension
  • Wrist Curls
  • Rice Wrist Pronation Supination
  • Rice Hand Opening Closing
  • Eccentric Wrist Flexion
  • Eccentric Wrist Extension