# Rehabilitation  following Finger Amputation

- Link: https://sifsof.com/clinical-apps/rehabilitation-following-finger-amputation/
- Published: 2022-04-01T15:37:20+00:00
- Author: Monica

Fingertip injuries can occur in accidents at home, at work, or at play. An injury
can involve a sharp cut, a crushing injury, a tearing injury, or a combination of
these injury types. An amputation can result from slamming your finger in a car 
door or catching your ring on a hook or nail.

Your fingertips are rich with nerves and are extremely sensitive. Without prompt
and proper treatment, a fingertip injury can cause problems with hand function, 
and may even result in permanent deformity or disability. In this case, undergoing
surgery is urgent but what matters most is pursuing physical treatment following
the surgery.

The goal of the physical treatment is to have a pain-free fingertip that is covered
by healthy skin and functions normally.

Physical therapy exercises are meant to fulfil this aim. These activities may include
stretching the finger(s) to prevent contracture, the application of heat and/or 
cold to relieve pain and relax the muscles, and vital strengthening exercises. These
are necessary to maintain or regain fingertip sensitivity and preserve or improve
function.

To successfully accomplish all these tasks, the patient may need a professional 
hand and finger rehabilitation device that will effectively help him achieve positive
improvement in less time.

The robotic rehabilitation gloves mobilize finger joints and work both in flexion
and extension. Even on a patient who has no active residual movement, it is possible
to apply passive mobilization from the first stages of treatment.

What is also exciting about the device is that its software offers many possibilities
for the customization of the therapy.

Furthermore, the Portable Rehabilitation Robotic Gloves: SIFREHAB-1.0 would amplify
force in the direction the user tries to move (open or close fingers).

The glove can also provide resistance in the opposite direction to help the user
with movement stabilization or muscle tone exercise. The design could be implemented
for a wide range of users and needs, particularly those patients who experienced
finger (s) amputation.

[SIFREHAB-1.0](https://sifsof.com/product/portable-rehabilitation-robotic-gloves-sifrehab-1-0/)
and[ SIFREHAB-1.1](https://sifsof.com/product/robotic-rehabilitation-gloves-sifrehab-1-1/)
offer a low-cost, safe, intensive, and task-oriented rehabilitation through home
therapy, which can help improve efficacy by incorporating the recovery of daily-
living-activity functions as well as an environmental adjustment at home. In sum,
The ability to perform rehabilitation at home benefits functional and psychological
performance as well as independence.

To summarize, a person who experienced finger amputation and adheres to an effective
home-guided treatment plan may be able to improve his hand/fingers function over
time with the use of one of these advanced rehabilitative robotic gloves: SIFREHAB-
1.0 and SIFREHAB-1.1.

Reference:[ Fingertip Injuries and Amputations](https://orthoinfo.aaos.org/en/diseases--conditions/fingertip-injuries-and-amputations)

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