Physical Therapy Fort Lee, NJ

Best hand exercises for carpal tunnel Syndrome

Moving simply your hands up, down, left, and right will allow you to rotate your wrists. Repeat as many times as necessary. Make sure your arm is straight out in front of you, your wrist and hand are straight, and the palm of your hand is facing the ground. Extend your wrist so that your fingers point downward. Carpal tunnel syndrome may cause by the closeness of the median nerve in the wrist, resulting in pain and numbness in the hand and fingers. Bend your wrist back and point your hand toward the ground. Gently bend the wrist of your right arm while keeping it straight in front of you with the palm facing down.

Wrist extension

  • For this workout, you will be stretching the muscles in your inner forearm.
  • Hold one arm right out in front of you at shoulder height, with the other arm at your side.
  • When you are stretching your arm out, avoid locking your elbow.
  • Bend the wrist back as if you were putting up a traffic stop sign.
  • To realize a stretch in the inner forearm, use the opposite hand to gradually bring the palm back toward the body and back toward the body.
  • Hold for a total of 15 seconds.
  • Release and repeat the process five more times.
  • Repeat the entire movement on the opposite arm.

People can repeat this cycle up to four times per day, five-seven days per week, depending on their ability. Furthermore, it is effective as a warm-up stretch before other activities, particularly those requiring grasping.

Wrist flexion

  • With this exercise, you will extend the muscles in your outer forearm.
  • You should extend one arm in front of the body at shoulder height.
  • When you are stretching your arm out, avoid locking your elbow.
  • If you have your palm facing down, bend your wrist so that the fingers point toward the ground.
  • Use your other hand to gently draw your bent hand closer to your body so that you can feel a stretch in your outer forearm.
  • Hold for a total of 15 seconds.
  • Release and repeat the process five more times.
  • Repeat the entire movement on the opposite arm.

People can repeat this cycle up to four times per day, five-seven days per week, depending on their ability. Another advantage of this stretch is that it may use as a warm-up stretch before performing other exercises, particularly those that require gripping.

 

Median nerve glide

  • It is possible to perform a glide to enhance the mobility of a compressed nerve, such as the median nerve, by stretching the surrounding muscles.
  • Using one hand, make a fist and maintain the thumb on the outside of the fist.
  • Uncurl the fingers, stretch the fingers and thumb out straight, and press the thumb against the side of the hand to keep it in place.
  • Gently bend the hand back toward the forearm and extend the thumb out to the side to complete the movement.
  • Intense pressure may apply to the thumb with the opposite hand to stretch it.
  • Hold the position for 3–7 seconds after each change of position.
  • On the other hand, you can release and repeat the entire practice.
  • If they want to lose weight, people can practice this exercise 10–15 times per day, six-seven days per week.

Holding a cold compress on the hand for 20 minutes after the activity, such as an ice pack connected in a towel or a bag of frozen peas, may reduce inflammation, and reduce the risk of injury.

Tendon glides

The tendons in the carpal tunnel are gently stretched during this workout. According to research from Trusted Source, using a splint in conjunction with practicing tendon and nerve gliding exercises benefited carpal tunnel syndrome better than simply using a splint.

  • This exercise may perform with either hand simultaneously or alternated between the two hands:
  • The forearm may point straight up once the elbow has been flexed.
  • Make sure all your fingers and thumb are straight up and in line with your wrist.
  • The hook shape is made by bending the tops of the fingers.
  • Then, with the thumb resting on top of the fingers, form a fist with the fingers bent tightly.
  • Hold each of these postures for a total of three seconds each.

Wrist lift

  • This exercise targets the forearm muscles, which include:
  • One palm may place flat on a table.
  • Place the other hand directly across the knuckles, at right angles to the first.
  • Repeat the process with the other hand.
  • Hand squeeze
  • The forearm muscles are worked during this activity. To complete this exercise, people will require a soft rubber ball or a pair of rolled-up socks on their hands.
  • Holding the ball in one hand is the correct way to play.
  • 5 seconds of squeeze followed by a quick release
  • Ten times is a good rule.
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Replace one hand with the other once three sets of repetitions are completed with the first.

Wrist stretch with weights

The flexor muscles of the forearm are stretched during this workout. This workout will require people to use a lightweight, such as a can of beans, to be effective. Individuals can gradually increase the weights they use if they find it comfortable.

  • Holding the weight in one hand, extend the arm straight in front of you, with the palm facing the ground.
  • Lifting the hand slowly up and back toward the arm, bending the wrist, is a good technique.
  • Change to the other hand and repeat the process.

Wrist Extensor Stretch

Extend the back of your wrist by bending your hand forward toward the floor. Using the other hand, bend your hand forward even farther, deepening the stretch, and hold for up to 30 seconds to relieve the discomfort. You should repeat each hand between two and four times.

 

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