How do you fix a damaged nerve in your hand?

Nonsurgical treatment of nerve injuries can include rest, splinting, icing, and physical therapy. If the nerve has been severed, then surgery will be necessary to rejoin the disconnected ends and restore function and feeling.

What peripheral nerve do the proper palmar digital nerves branch from?

the ulnar nerve
The superficial branch of the ulnar nerve divides into a proper palmar digital nerve, which supplies the medial side of the fifth digit and a common palmar digital nerve which divides into two proper palmar digital nerves that supply the adjacent sides of the fourth and fifth digits.

What happens when the ulnar nerve is damaged?

Ulnar neuropathy occurs when there is damage to the ulnar nerve. This nerve travels down the arm to the wrist, hand, and ring and little fingers. It passes near the surface of the elbow. So, bumping the nerve there causes the pain and tingling of “hitting the funny bone.”

What does the common palmar digital nerve do?

In the upper extremity, the digital nerves arise from the median, ulnar, and radial nerves. The 2 palmar digital nerves innervate the palmar aspect of the digit and the nail bed, whereas the dorsal nerves innervate the dorsum of the digit (see images below).

Can a digital nerve be repaired?

Digital nerve repair is a microsurgical procedure to reconnect the severed ends of a nerve in the finger or hand. In this intricate procedure, the surgeon matches up the nerve fibers and uses tiny stiches to sew together the outer layer of tissue that insulates and protects the nerve.

Can a digital nerve heal on its own?

Injured or severed digital nerves will not heal without treatment. If left alone, the nerve endings can form painful and highly-sensitive neuromas, and finger sensation may be completely gone.

What is a digital nerve repair?

What is a proper nerve?

Each proper digital nerve, opposite the base of the first phalanx, gives off a dorsal branch which joins the dorsal digital nerve from the superficial branch of the radial nerve, and supplies the integument on the dorsal aspect of the last phalanx.

Can nerve damage in fingers be fixed?

For more serious nerve injuries, surgery can be performed to potentially repair the damaged nerves. This involves reattachment of severed nerves in an attempt to restore some amount of feeling and muscle control to the fingers, hands, and wrists.