30 Jun Thumb Circle
HOW: Start with your wrist in a neutral position with your fingers together and straight. Then perform clockwise and/or counter-clockwise circles with your thumb. Focus on motion coming from the base of your thumb. FEEL: You will feel your thumb muscles on the inside...
30 Jun Thumb To Fingertip Tap – AROM
HOW: Start with your wrist in a neutral position and your fingers spread apart. Then move your thumb towards a fingertip, return to starting position, and repeat on the next finger. You can start from the pinky side or index finger side. FEEL: You...
30 Jun Tennis Ball Squeeze
HOW: Hold a tennis ball in your hand, squeeze the tennis ball as hard as you can with your fingers and your thumb. Relax and repeat FEEL: You should feel your hand, wrist, and forearm muscles working. If you squeeze hard enough, you may...
30 Jun Fingertip To Thumb Tap – AROM
HOW: Start with your wrist in a neutral position and your fingers and thumb spread apart. Then move one fingertip towards your thumb while keeping the other fingers still as best as you can, return to starting position, and repeat on the next finger....
30 Jun Finger Abduction and Adduction – AROM
HOW: Start with your wrist in a neutral position and your fingers and thumb together with them straight. Now spread your fingers and thumb as far as you can from one another, hold for a moment, then return to starting position and repeat. FEEL:...
30 Jun Elbow CARs
HOW: Start with your elbows straight and forearms rotated out with your palms facing up. Bend your elbows as far as you can, while holding this position now rotate your forearms in and palms down, then extend your elbows. Repeat FEEL: You will feel...
24 Apr Elbow Supination – Elbow Bent, Dumbbell
HOW: Get set-up sitting upright with a surface next to you to support your elbow and forearm. With your elbow flexed to 90 degrees in an bent position, position your forearm and wrist in a neutral position with your thumb facing up, and have your...
24 Apr Elbow Supinator Isometrics – Elbow Straight, Band
HOW: Get set-up sitting upright with a surface next to you to support your elbow and forearm. With your elbow straight in an extended position, position your forearm and wrist in a neutral position with your thumb facing up, and have your hand unsupported at...
24 Apr Hand Gripping – Elbow Bent, Face Up
HOW: Get set-up sitting upright with a surface next to you to support your elbow and forearm. With your elbow flexed to 90˚, position your forearm so that your palm is facing up and your wrist is in 20-30˚ of extension, and have your hand...
24 Apr Hand Gripping – Elbow Bent, Face Down
HOW: Get set-up sitting upright with a surface next to you to support your elbow and forearm. With your elbow flexed to 90˚, position your forearm so that your palm is facing down and your wrist is in 20-30˚ of extension, and have your hand...
