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PIP Joint Blocking Exercise

Also called Blocking Exercise.

PIP Joint Blocking Exercise: start and finish positions
Start and finish positions. Photographs by BoneArc.

How to do it

Stabilize the finger just below the middle joint. Keep the base of the finger still while bending and straightening the PIP joint through the prescribed range.

Body region
Hand and wrist
Position
Seated
Equipment
No equipment
Recovery phase
Early recovery
Purpose
Range Of Motion

Used in home programs for

  • Trigger Finger (Non-Surgical)
  • Trigger Finger Release

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