Wrist Arthritis Exercises Nhs

The exercises in this booklet aim to reduce pain stiffness and swelling improve.

Wrist arthritis exercises nhs. They should be performed slowly. This information leaflet provides you with exercises to help you recover from your injury or surgery. With your left hand gently press down on the right hand until you feel a stretch in your wrist and arm. Start to carry out exercise 3 with full active movement of your wrist off the edge of the table without the assistance of your good hand.

It s important to work within your pain limits and not to overstretch yourself if you re in pain. Hold for seconds. Arthritis can cause the joints of the hand and wrist to become painful stiff and swollen. Level with the injured wrist.

Hand should hold the theraband. Use larger stronger joints as levers for example take the pressure of opening a heavy door on your shoulder rather than on your hand. Bending your wrist from left to right is one repetition. Extend your wrist by gently pulling back on your hand until you feel stretching at the inside of your forearm.

Tendonitis de quervain s disease or arthritis. Table in a neutral position. Holding a piece of theraband begin. Please only perform the exercises as instructed by your therapist.

Hold the fingers of the hand to be stretched. Keep your elbow straight. With the side of your hand rested on a table and your hand loosely clenched bend your wrist and fingers towards you. The following exercises are designed to keep the hand and wrist flexible.

Add wrist strengthening and gentle grip strengthening exercises as your pain allows and as advised by your therapist. Use several joints to spread the weight of an object for example use both hands to carry your shopping or distribute the weight evenly by using a rucksack. You should do this exercise while sitting or standing. To exercise your wrist hold your right arm out with the palm facing down.

Common causes of wrist pain. Gently bend your wrist forwards and backwards keeping your fingers relaxed. Increase the weights and the repetitions of the previous exercises as you are able. Pain swelling and bruising difficult to move wrist or grip anything.

A light weight can be added as able. Backwards palm up and forwards. With your wrist over the edge of the. Side to side wrist bend.

Hold for 2 seconds then bend them back to where you started. A little bit of pain or discomfort while you re exercising that you can cope with doesn t mean you re doing yourself any harm.