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Hand Therapy Exercise Guide

The document provides instructions for 8 hand exercises using a ball: ball grip with wrist down and up, pinch, thumb extend, opposition, extend out, side squeeze, and finger bend. The exercises are intended to strengthen the hands and fingers.

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Hand Therapy Exercise Guide

The document provides instructions for 8 hand exercises using a ball: ball grip with wrist down and up, pinch, thumb extend, opposition, extend out, side squeeze, and finger bend. The exercises are intended to strengthen the hands and fingers.

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Lynne Henry
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  • Hand Therapy Kit Exercise Guide

HAND THERAPY KIT

EXERCISE GUIDE
BALL GRIP (WRIST DOWN) BALL GRIP (WRIST UP)

Grip ball in palm. Turn Grip ball in palm. Turn


hand in so it faces down. hand out so it faces up.
Squeeze the ball in Squeeze the ball with
the palm. Hold and your palm. Hold and
relax. Repeat. relax. Repeat.

PINCH THUMB EXTEND

Place ball between the Place ball between bent


thumb and index finger. thumb and two fingers
Squeeze together. of the same hand.
Hold and relax. Repeat. Rolling the ball, extend
and straighten the
thumb. Repeat.

OPPOSITION EXTEND OUT

Place ball in the palm of Place the ball on a table.


the hand. Keep between Put tips of fingers on the
thumb and finger being ball. Roll the ball outward
exercised. Squeeze thumb on the table. Repeat.
and finger together. Hold
and relax hand. Repeat.

SIDE SQUEEZE FINGER BEND

Lace ball between any Place the ball in the palm


two fingers. Squeeze the of the hand with fingers
two fingers together. pressed into the ball.
Hold and relax. Repeat. Push fingers into the ball
as if you are bending your
fingers. Hold and then
relax. Repeat.

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by Gaiam Americas, Inc., Louisville, CO 80027-2452.
ACTUAL PRODUCT MAY DIFFER SLIGHTLY THAN THE ONE SHOWN. SKU 05-58276GUIDE

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