Standing, sitting, or lying supine
Lateral to the patient
May I touch your hand? (or point to the demonstrated area).
Now please bend and straighten your fingers (or demonstrate).
With the patient relaxed, gently place the fingers around the articulation of the proximal phalanges with
the middle phalanges of the fingers. Either guide or demonstrate motions and observe as the patient moves
through proximal interphalangeal flexion and extension motions.
VH ñ PIP flexion and extension