Video Tag
wrist/hand
Thumb Abduction - Resisted, Band
HOW: Place a band around your thumb and pointer finger. place your pinky down onto a stable surface. Bring your thumb away from your pointer finger towards an “L” position, slowly return and repeat this movement. FEEL: You will feel the muscles of the thumb...
Finger Flexion - Resisted, Band
HOW: Have your palm face up towards the ceiling with your wrist neutral. Start with a band barely on the end of your pointer finger, while stabilizing the band with the opposite hand. Barely hover the finger in which you are targeting the return to...
Finklestein's Test
This is a diagnostic test for De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis. Grip your thumb with your other fingers, and move your hand into ulnar deviation (pinky towards the outside of your elbow). A positive test is pain over the thumb side of the wrist.
Phalen's Maneuver
This is a diagnostic test for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Compress the backs of your hands together with your fingers touching. Hold this position for 1-2 minutes. A positive test is pain in the wrist or numbness/tingling of the fingers.
Median Nerve Tensioner - General
HOW: Place your opposite hand on your shoulder to keep it down. Then reach out in front of you with our palm facing inwards and your fingers pointed forward. Then bend your wrist backwards and slowly bring your arm out to your side while keeping...
Median Nerve Glide - General
HOW: In a standing position, bring your hands together and reach in front of you as far as you can. Then extend your wrist and fingers so that your palms are facing forward, maintain this position and keep your elbows straight as you spread your...
Elbow Pronation And Supination - AROM, Elbows Bent
HOW: Standing with your elbows bent and arms by your sides, rotate your forearms and palms fully in and fully out to perform full pronation and supination AROM. You should be changing between your palms facing up and your palms facing down FEEL: You may...
Elbow Pronation And Supination - AROM, Elbows Straight
HOW: Standing with your arms straight by your sides, rotate your forearms and palms fully in and fully out to perform full pronation and supination AROM. You should be changing between your palms facing forward and your palms facing behind you and out to the...
Sunrise Salute
HOW: Start with your hands together and finger tips facing the ceiling. Reach up as high as you can while taking a deep breath, then spread your hands apart from one another as far as you can while facing your palms forward. Squeeze your shoulder...
Wrist And Hand Circle - AROM, Hands Together
HOW: Interlock your hands and fingers following by drawing big circles clockwise and counter-clockwise with your knuckles. FEEL: You should feel your wrist, hand, and forearm muscles working to control the movement. You may feel a stretch in your wrist, hand, and forearms as well....