| Wrist
Stretch (Flexion) |
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| Stand or sit with arm extended with palm facing DOWN. With your opposite
hand, gently pull down on the top of the hand while keeping your
arm straight. Hold for 10 seconds, and repeat 10 times. |
| Wrist
Stretch (Extension) |
Top |
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| Stand or sit with arm extended with palm facing UP. With your opposite
hand, gently pull down on the fingers while keeping your arm straight.
Hold the stretch for 10 seconds, and repeat 10 times. |
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| Wrist
Strengthening (Extension) |
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| Take a medium size soup can that fits within your grasp. With your arm
extended, and the soup can HORIZONTAL, raise and lower the can with
the strength of the wrist. |
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| Wrist
Flexion |
Top |
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| Take a medium size soup can that fits within your grasp. With your arm
extended, and palm facing UP, raise and lower the can with the strength
of the wrist. Next, rotate the wrist so the can turns 180 degrees. |
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| Wrist
Rotation |
Top |
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| Take a medium size soup can that fits within your grasp. With your arm
extended, and palm facing DOWN, turn and rotate the can180 degrees
with the strength of the wrist. |
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| Wrist
Extension/Flexion |
Top |
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| Take a medium size soup can that fits within your grasp. With your arm
extended, and palm facing SIDEWAYS, raise and lower the can as shown. |
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| Curl |
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| Using a dumbell, or soup can, as a weight, stand with your elbow braced
against your stomach. Slowly raise the dumbell to your chest, hold
for three seconds then slowly return to starting position. Do not
jerk or arch the back during the curl. |
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| Shoulder
Rotation |
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| Stand with arms extended out sideways. Begin making clockwise circles
with the arms. Repeat for 20 seconds, then do them counterclockwise. |
