Hand Exercises

Original Editor - Shaimaa Eldib Top Contributors - Shaimaa Eldib, Mohit Chand, Kim Jackson, Seba Mamdouh and Vidya Acharya

This page is currently under construction. Sorry for any inconvenience.

Introduction:[edit | edit source]

Hand Exercises are used as an intervention that aims to improve the mobility and strength of the hand and therefore, improving the functional ability. Hand exercise may include:

  • Mobilizing exercise (Increase or maintain range of motion)
  • Strengthing exercise ( that use resistance from putty, a gel ball, or elastic band to strengthen hand and wrist muscles)[1]
  1. Williams MA, Srikesavan C, Heine PJ, Bruce J, Brosseau L, Hoxey‐Thomas N, Lamb SE. Exercise for rheumatoid arthritis of the hand. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2018(7).