Broken finger, and the splint’s off but the middle joint won’t straighten?
The Finger Fracture Plan is my 8-week workbook, with the week numbers mapped to all three routes: splint or buddy strap, wires, or a plate. The rotation check to do today and every week. What moves inside the splint from day 1, and what waits. The finger six and the blocking exercises, with straightening first. The first two weeks out of the splint with stop rules. Range, then load, and the week the X-ray decides. When to ask for a night splint. The three clocks: rotation, the middle joint, the tendon. What to ask the surgeon. A weekly log with a ruler column, and a splint-weeks tick grid.
Written by Nigel Chua, hand occupational therapist in practice since 2005. Thousands of hands, wrists and elbows assessed and treated. PDF, 23 pages, delivered to your email the moment you pay. Education, not an assessment; your surgeon’s or fracture clinic’s instructions come first, every time.
$27. If the plan doesn’t help you understand your recovery and what to do about it, email me within 90 days for a full refund.