Hand Therapy – Buyer’s Guide
Following a hand fracture or wrist injury, such as a broken wrist, scaphoid fracture, colles fracture, tendon injury, broken finger, dislocated finger, ruptured finger tendon or broken metacarpal, you need physiotherapy and rehabilitation. Specialist hand physiotherapists are highly skilled in the treatment and rehabilitation of hand fractures and wrist injuries.
This Buyer’s Guide will help you to choose the best products to support hand strengthening exercises and rehabilitation following a hand fracture or wrist injury.
Hand and Grip Strengthener
A finger and grip strengthener is a device that uses the resistance of four springs to work the fingers individually, or together, during rehabilitation exercises following finger, hand and upper limb injuries. By squeezing hand therapy balls and therapeutic putty in a similar way, you can strengthen your fingers, maintain muscle function and improve your fine motor skills after finger fractures and hand injuries.
The grip strengtheners, hand therapy balls and therapeutic putty are all colour-coded to indicate their level of resistance. You simply start with the easiest level and work your way up to the hardest, as your hand injury mends and your fingers get stronger.
Hand and Grip Strengthener Product Range
Finger Splints and Protectors
Finger Splints made from plastic or aluminium are designed to protect the fingers following injury. If you have a hyper-extension injury, an impact injury or crush damage to the distal (top) joint of a finger, a Finger Splint will immobilise the finger at the best angle to encourage rapid healing, while ensuring that the distal joint of the finger cannot bend and cause more discomfort.
Finger Splints and Protectors Product Range
Hand Therapy
Hand therapy and physiotherapy rehabilitation is essential following a hand or wrist injury such as a broken wrist, saphead fracture, collies fracture, tendon injury, broken finger, dislocated finger, ruptured finger tendon or broken metacarpal. Specialist hand therapist physiotherapists are highly skilled at treatment and rehabilitation of hand and wrist injuries.
Home exercise programmes are also important to allow the patient to progress between therapy sessions. Equipment that can be used for home treatment includes the Digiflex hand and grip strengthener, hand therapy balls and therapeutic putty. These products are fantastic for improving hand function by improving grip strength, improving dexterity and re-educating fine motor skills.
