Finger exercise will ease the tensions and severe pain felt on your fingers. People are so engrossed with work the fingers can get overworked and damaged. As a result, the muscles are stressed out and you feel pain in the fingers, which swell sometimes. Instances as these will need regular exercise and therapy to provide remedy. 

There are instances where the fingers do not function properly. This may probably be due to diseases or disability. To restore the normal functioning of the fingers, finger exercise may be necessary. Finger exercise should be done using basic warm up exercises and hand movements which helps relax the muscles of your fingers.

Do you have weak fingers or have the need for flexibility? Here are few easy steps that will exercise your fingers. 

1) Warm up your fingers – Have your fingers bent backwards to feel some stretching. Then allow it to bend forward. Never overdo the exercise to avoid pain.

2) Have one hand placed flat on a table with palm down 

- Lift the thumb first and lower it. Do the same thing to the other fingers.

- You may want to lift the fingers by pairs. 

- Keep your fingers flat on the table, and spread it as wide as you can. Draw them closer together after wards.

3) Grab a stress ball. Crumple a large paper and grasp it comfortably into your hands. Squeeze as hard as you can and relax. Repeat this routine for some time.

4) Have your thumb touch each fingertip forming a letter “O”.

5) Bend the end joint of your finger while keeping all other joints straight. Hold for some time, and relax. 

6) While your fist joints are straight, bring your fingers in very tightly, and open it completely. 

7) Allow the tip of your fingers to touch your palm one by one. 

It is suggested to do these exercises at least three times a day for strengthening and relaxation.

8) Spider Push-ups. Have your left and right hand fingers and thumbs touch each other. Allow your fingers to stretch and flex. Pause for a split of second or two. Now, think of these hands as a spider and perform 30 spider push-ups.

Also, try the newspaper exercise.

This is one of the simplest yet oldest ways to perform finger exercise. Hold an entire sheet of newspaper without help from the other hand. Use your thumb and index finger to hold it. Grab the entire sheet and attempt to make a ball out of the newspaper. Do this as fast as you can, and squeeze it hard so it gets smaller. If there are extra sheets, do the whole routine with your other hand. Do this repeatedly until your hand is fatigued. This exercise builds speed and endurance.