Treatment
Treatments excluding surgery can also be done through occupational therapy and physical therapy rehabilitation. Range of motion can be regain by using hand splits to stretch the impaired hand and to prevent overstretching. Using splits will initiate flexion in the metacarophalangeal joints while also allowing extensions and flexion in the interphalangeal joints thus increasing range of motion.
Another exercise is to regain strength in the interossesuous muscles and lumbricals. By exercising individual fingers and thumb in adduction and abduction motion in pronation position, interosssesuous muscles will strengthen. As to increase lumbricals, strengthening flexion in the metacarpohalangeal joint and extension in the interphalangeal joints can be practiced. Repetitive motion of pronation and supination are also effect exercises used during rehabilitation. Exercising pronation and supination with a handle or screwdriver attachment will help stimulate the nerves. A lateral pinch and recurring grip can also be applied for supination and pronation.
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