A sprained finger can occur in any of your fingers at any of the three joints in your fingers. Fingers are normally sprained by jamming or hyper-extending your finger. Finger sprains are relatively minor and often overlooked. Overlooking a finger sprain can lead to chronic pain and stiffness in your affected finger. To prevent a chronic condition, your doctor is likely to recommend a series of exercises to help prevent stiffness and restore range of motion in your finger.
Passive Range of Motion
A passive range of motion works to restore motion in your finger and to allow you to completely straighten your affected finger. To complete this exercise, hold your injured finger out in front of you. Take your unaffected hand and gently straighten your finger. Hold this position for a count of five seconds. Relax and repeat. Complete this 10 times, three to five times each day.
Finger Extensions
Finger extensions can also help you in your quest to be able to straighten your sprained finger. Position the palm side of your hand flat down on a table. Straighten all of your fingers out. Then slowly lift each finger off of the table one at a time. Hold your finger in the raised position for a count of five seconds and then lower it. Repeat this 10 times.
Hand Open and Closes
This exercise can help increase the range of motion in your affected finger. Start by making a tight fist with your affected hand. Open your first and straighten your fingers out as far as possible -- you should not experience pain while completing this exercise. Repeat 10 times. Try to straighten your affected finger farther with each attempt until you can fully straighten it.
Finger Adduction and Abduction
This exercise will help you to straighten and improve flexibility in your sprained finger. Hold your affected hand up with the palm side of your hand facing you. Straighten your fingers and position them closed together. Slowly spread your fingers out as far as you possibly can -- pain free. Hold this position for a few seconds and then return to the starting position. Complete 10 times.
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