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EI To EPL Transfer Weeks 4 To 6

This document provides rehabilitation instructions for a patient 4 weeks after surgery to transfer the extensor indicis to the extensor pollicis longus tendon. The 3-sentence summary is: The patient can now begin light activities and exercises, removing the splint for 2 hours a day, to strengthen the healing tissue while continuing to wear the splint at night. Exercises include straightening and moving the thumb in different directions 10 times every 2 hours. The patient should continue protective measures and follow do's and don'ts to avoid overexerting the repair while regaining mobility.

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EI To EPL Transfer Weeks 4 To 6

This document provides rehabilitation instructions for a patient 4 weeks after surgery to transfer the extensor indicis to the extensor pollicis longus tendon. The 3-sentence summary is: The patient can now begin light activities and exercises, removing the splint for 2 hours a day, to strengthen the healing tissue while continuing to wear the splint at night. Exercises include straightening and moving the thumb in different directions 10 times every 2 hours. The patient should continue protective measures and follow do's and don'ts to avoid overexerting the repair while regaining mobility.

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Sussex REHABILITATION

Hand EI to EPL
Surgery Weeks 4-6

REHABILITATION

Extensor Indicis to
Extensor Pollicis Weeks 4-6

Longus Transfer
It is now 4 weeks since and light activities during the Continue to wear the splint at
day. Light activities include night.
your operation. turning pages, eating, folding Remember the effort you put
Your repair is healing and light laundry, tying a shoe, into your rehabilitation is
becoming stronger but still buttoning and typing. Ask your significantly related to the end
requires protection to avoid the Hand Therapist when you may result obtained from your
weak healing tissue stretching. begin specific activities if you are repaired tendon.
You may now begin to remove in doubt to avoid over doing it
your splint for periods of exercise and undoing all your hard work.

Complete these exercises Straighten your thumb away from Bring your thumb up so that it is
the side of your index finger, as pointing towards the ceiling, as
10 times each, every 2 shown. shown.
hours during the day.
Remove your splint and
place your hand on the
table with your palm
facing upwards.

Now put your elbow on the


table and lift up your hand
to do the next set of
exercises
Touch the tip of the injured
thumb to the tip of each finger
in turn and then straighten out
the thumb.
Sussex REHABILITATION
Hand EI to EPL
Surgery Weeks 4-6

REHABILITATION
Move the thumb to the base of
the little finger and then
straighten it out. Do not force this
movement with your other hand.

Bend and straighten your wrist.


Do not force this movement with
your other hand.

DO’S DON’TS
• Do continue to wear your • Don’t force your thumb across
splint at night and when your palm
going out in crowded places • Don’t force your wrist to bend
e.g. on public transport, in the forwards
pub etc. This is necessary in
order to continue to protect the • Don’t drive until you are 6
repaired tendon in your hand. weeks post surgery
• Do only use your hand for light
activities, as instructed by your
Hand Therapist
• Do be very care when you wash
and dry your hand ,as instructed
by your Hand Therapist.
• Do keep all your uninjured
joints moving, including your
shoulder, elbow and the joints
of the fingers.
• Do massage your scar with
moisturiser as demonstrated by
your therapist
• Do contact your therapist
immediately if your splint or
straps break for it to be mended

www.sussexhandsurgery.co.uk These notes are intended as a guide and some of the © Sussex Hand Surgery
details may vary depending on your individual January 2018
circumstance and at the discretion of your surgeon.

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