Revealing why controlling the ring finger always makes us tired

Even removing the ring is difficult because of the “stubborn” of this ring finger.

Have you ever tried lifting your ring finger (aka ring finger) off the table while keeping your fingers still?

If so, you will probably find that the ring finger is almost impossible to lift on its own, while the other fingers do this very easily.

Revealing why controlling the ring finger always makes us tired
The ring finger is almost impossible to lift on its own.

So why is there this difference?

To answer this question, let’s learn about the structural anatomy of the hand and finger.

The thumb is considered the most flexible in the hand when there are many muscle groups in charge of operation – including movements such as: flexion-extension, flexion-closing, thereby helping us to hold and grasp objects easily.

The little finger also has its own muscle groups, making it easier to work than the ring and middle fingers. However, the little finger and the remaining 3 fingers are still in charge of the common muscle groups (such as the flexor muscles of the superficial and deep fingers).

What makes the range of motion of the little finger, though flexible, is still slightly less than that of the thumb.

Four fingers (index, middle, ring, little) have the ability to fold thanks to two muscle groups: the flexor muscles of the long fingers and the worm muscles in the metatarsal bone . The difference lies in the fact that the tendons of the flexor muscles of the index finger are more separate, instead of sticking together like the other 3 fingers. This makes the operation of the index finger somewhat more independent.

Meanwhile, the ring and middle fingers have only common flexor and flexor muscles, no individual supporting muscles . That’s because later, when you want to lift your ring finger, your hand simultaneously lifts both the middle finger and the thumb.

Revealing why controlling the ring finger always makes us tired
The ring and middle fingers have only common flexor and flexor muscles, with no individual supporting muscles.

So, every time you want to remove the ring on your little finger, you should relax your finger and slowly pull out the ring!

Do not try to fold this finger up and down if you do not want to “go crazy” because of their inflexibility.