Hand exercises pdf

We are going to think BIG for you. Want updates when new resources drop? Sign up here. Sign-up for our free treatment ideas video. HEP Handouts. Download ». Distal Median Nerve Glides. This handout shows simple steps to show your patient how to complete a median nerve glide. Wrist AROM. Here are 4 different exercises explaining gentle AROM movements of the wrist and forearm. Thera-Putty HEP.

Tendon Glides HEP. Thumb AROM. How to Resources. Slosh Pipe Instructions. Mirror Box. Mirro box can be a very helpful intervetnion to use with amputees or even CRPS. Start with the fingers extended straight out. Make a hook fist, return to a straight hand. Make a full fist, return to a straight hand. Make a straight fist, return to a straight hand. Hold your hand out in front of you, as if you're saying stop.

Begin with your thumb positioned outward. Move the thumb across your palm and then back to the starting position. Place your forearm on a flat surface, like a table, with your hand hanging over the edge, palm facing down. A rolled-up towel under your wrist might provide comfort. Keeping your fingers relaxed, move your hand upward until you feel a gentle stretch, then return to the starting position.

Bend your elbow to 90 degrees with your palm facing down. Rotate your forearm, so that your palm faces up and then down. You can stand or sit to do this. Support your forearm on a table on a rolled-up towel for padding or on your knee, thumb facing upward.

Move the wrist up and down through its full range of motion, as if you are waving.