Boxer's Fracture Recovery

[miked8c]

So my cast for three weeks just came off and while my 5th metacarpal(pinky knuckle) is not completely healed it is about 85%. I am in a removable splint but I hardly wear it, its probably on for about 10% of the day. What I have been doing is just squeezing a hacky sack to increase my strength and keep the blood flowing to help expediate the healing process. Keep in mind this does not strain or hurt my hand at all and I am just doing soft squeezs.

Is it a good idea to work with slow movements in my hand instead of keeping my hand cooked up in the splint for the next two weeks? I feel like keeping the blood flowing with limited, stressing limited, movement would be much more beneficial. This would continue to keep vital nutrients flowing through my hand as opposed to the much slower blood flow that occurs when I immobilze my hand with a splint.

 

[ghettostudmuffin]

Guess it depends on if the bones are fully healed. If they are not, better to keep them immobile imo. I have broken 2 fingers and got myself a boxers fracture, but never went to the doctor for the boxers fracture. I pretty much don't have a pinky knuckle lol.

That said, on the 2 broken fingers I waited until the bones were fully healed and the cast came off. Obviously the cast eliminated the possibility of doing much, but as soon as it came off I was aggressively opening and closing my hand with a ball or resistance. That and stretching the fingers more and more manually. I remember my fingers aching so bad, but within a week had near full mobility.

 

[miked8c]

Great answer man, everyday mmy ROM is growing now i can almost complete]ly close a fist and open a hand. I am mworking with a hacky sack and while my finers are aching slightly I feel like this is much better than letting chill i-n a splint.