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The following exercises are designed to encourage normal movement of the fingers and thumb: 1. Rest the little finger side of your hand on a flat surface. Gently bend the thumb towards the little finger and slowly lift back up to straight. 2. Move your thumb into the side of your hand, in line with your index finger.
Thumb PROM & Blocking Home Exercise Program. Hold each stretch for ______ seconds. Repeat _____ times. • Use other hand to bend the tip of your thumb down until you feel a stretch. Do ____ times per day. • Use other hand to bend both thumb joints down across the palm until you feel a stretch.
Strengthening Exercises. These exercises are designed to strengthen your hand and help the structures in your hand glide alongside one another. Each exercise should be performed at least 10 times. Static strengthening. Place your other finger on top of your thumb and push up into it. Equal the pressure through the thumb so it does not move.
Passive Finger Flexion (composite) Use your uninjured hand to help push the big knuckles down and the tips of the fingers in toward the palm. If all fingers are stiff, do each individually. Hold 30 seconds. Repeat 4 times to each stiff finger. Do 3 times a day. Passive Intrinsic Stretch
The following exercises are designed to help keep the joints in your thumb and fingers from getting stiff and to improve the strength in your muscles. Your therapist will advise which exercises are going to be most useful for you. Exercises Stretch Prior to commencing your exercises try to warm your affected hand using a heat pack or by soaking ...
•Use of thumb muscles during function to stabilize and prevent suluxating forces at the CMC, with web space restoration and orthotic support (Taylor, 2000) •Promote stability and functional strength about the CMC with resistive thumb exercises (Neuman & Bielefield, 2003) •Dynamic Stability: known rehab strategies for other joints for
Thumb Intrinsic Strengthening. These exercises should be done slowly and smoothly using your own muscle power. Hold for a count of 3 for each exercise. You may add a rubber band to the exercises with a star (*) if your therapist wishes you to start resistance and reduce the hold-to motion only.
Passive thumb range of movement. Hold each one for seconds and repeat times. Hold your thumb with your opposite hand and move your thumb to your little finger. Move your thumb outwards towards the side. Make a C shape creating a bend in your thumb.
These exercises are for use at home following instruction by a member of your healthcare team. When performed as directed, these exercises help increase the strength of the muscles and the range of motion of the joints in your hand.
Move thumb in circles 10 times in each direction. Do 3 times a day.