Exercises for hand & finger function
Tendon gliding exercises – start with elbow resting on a table and fingers as straight as you can.
Flat Position
Start with fingers straight. then ben at the knuckle joints and keep fingers straight.
Keep the knuckles straight and bend the finger joints so pads of fingers are near to palm or touching.
Full Fist
From a hook grip position, bend at knuckles to make full fist.
Straight fist
Bend at knuckle joint, and keeping tips of fingers straight touch pads to palm.
Grip
Bend and make a tight fist
Do each exercise 5 times and repeat between 4-6 times per day.
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