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Hi ladymouse
Sorry to hear about your injury! The small joints of the finger can be quite prone to develop stiffness after an injury and tendon repair. It’s quite common not to be able to regain full function/motion after such an injury.
Nonetheless, if the result is not satisfactory, it might be worth getting an ultrasound scan done to look at how the tendon repair is doing and also how much excursion (sliding) of the tendon is possible. Options for adhesions can include more therapy, a steroid injection and manipulation of the joint and surgery for adhesiolysis. As for shockwave, I’m not aware of data that it’s useful though I don’t see how it can be harmful.
Hope that helps!
Sorry to hear about your injury! The small joints of the finger can be quite prone to develop stiffness after an injury and tendon repair. It’s quite common not to be able to regain full function/motion after such an injury.
Nonetheless, if the result is not satisfactory, it might be worth getting an ultrasound scan done to look at how the tendon repair is doing and also how much excursion (sliding) of the tendon is possible. Options for adhesions can include more therapy, a steroid injection and manipulation of the joint and surgery for adhesiolysis. As for shockwave, I’m not aware of data that it’s useful though I don’t see how it can be harmful.
Hope that helps!
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