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Same exercise catalog as Library — reorder your queue, set practice days, and add moves below. Therapist-suggested and saved favorites float to the top of the add list when you are not searching.

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If symptoms track with work shifts, match the closest education profile — then keep sessions short on high-load days.

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Mobility GentleFingers · Hand
Contract–relax for hand opening
1 Set • 5 Reps
Briefly activate the small hand muscles, then exhale and ease the palm wider — a neuromuscular pacing drill sometimes used for tight hands when a therapist has taught you the pattern.
Prep: No special equipment
~3 minStart
Edema GentleHand · Wrist
Edema elevation & pump
1 Set • 3 Reps
Elevate the hand above the heart and gently open and close the fingers to encourage fluid movement.
Prep: No special equipment
~3 minStart
Strength ProgressiveFingers · Hand
Finger spread with elastic band
2 Sets • 12 Reps
Spread the fingers against a light looped band to wake up the small extensors that balance grip.
Prep: Rubber band / elastic loop
~2 minStart
Mobility GentleForearm · Wrist
Forearm rotation (pronation & supination)
2 Sets • 8 Reps
Turn the palm down and up while the elbow stays steady — a staple motion for forks, doorknobs, and tools.
Prep: Stick, dowel, or pen (rotation aid)
~2 minStart
Mobility GentleForearm · Wrist
Gentle wrist flexor stretch (palm up)
1 Set • 4 Reps
With the forearm supported and palm up, ease the wrist toward extension to stretch the front of the forearm — common after typing or gripping.
Prep: No special equipment
~2 minStart
Mobility GentleHand
HandTherapy intro clip (reel smoke)
1 Set • 1 Rep
A very short same-origin clip used for automated reel / HTML5 checks. Patient education only — follow your clinician’s plan.
Prep: No special equipment
~1 minStart
Mobility GentleFingers
Intrinsic-plus stretch
1 Set • 4 Reps
Hold the big knuckles bent and the smaller finger joints straight to lengthen the small intrinsic muscles of the hand — used after stiffness from immobilization or burns.
Prep: No special equipment
~2 minStart
Mobility GentleFingers
MCP knuckle blocking (isolated finger motion)
2 Sets • 6 Reps
Stabilize the small finger joints while bending only the big knuckles — a classic hand-therapy drill to regain isolated MCP flexion and extension after stiffness or immobilization.
Prep: No special equipment
~2 minStart
Nerve mobility GentleFingers · Forearm · Wrist
Median nerve glide
1 Set • 5 Reps
Encourage healthy median nerve mobility with a slow sequence of wrist and finger positions. Never push into symptoms.
Prep: No special equipment
~3 minStart
Strength ModerateFingers · Hand · Wrist
Power-Web resisted grasp
2 Sets • 8 Reps
Press and release against a rubber resistance web (or substitute putty) using a large whole-hand grasp — a later-stage strengthening option when mobility is already acceptable.
Prep: Soft ball, sock, or therapy putty
~4 minStart
Sensory GentleStep figuresScar / tissue
Scar desensitization
1 Set • 4 Reps
Progress through textures — from soft to firmer — to help the nervous system tolerate touch around healed scars.
Prep: Cloth or texture swatches
~2 minStart
Mobility GentleScar / tissue
Scar massage (mobilization)
1 Set • 3 Reps
Use slow circles or gentle strokes along a healed scar to loosen tight tissue and improve glide — distinct from texture desensitization, but often used in the same recovery phase.
Prep: No special equipment
~3 minStart
Strength ModerateStep figuresForearm · Hand
Soft grip squeeze
2 Sets • 10 Reps
Use a soft ball, sock, or therapy putty for gentle progressive grip work — only when symptoms are stable.
Prep: Soft ball, sock, or therapy putty
~3 minStart
Mobility GentleFingers · Palm
Table finger slides
2 Sets • 6 Reps
With the palm on the table, slide each fingertip a short distance toward the thumb line and return — a gentle tendon excursion drill when composite glides are still uncomfortable.
Prep: No special equipment
~2 minStart
Mobility GentleStep figuresFingers · Palm
Tendon glides
2 Sets • 5 Reps
Move the finger tendons through their full range with five gentle hand positions to reduce stiffness and adhesions.
Prep: No special equipment
~3 minStart
Mobility GentleThumb
Thumb IP flexion isolation
2 Sets • 8 Reps
Hold the thumb’s base joint still and bend only the tip — a focused glide for the flexor pollicis longus tendon used after thumb tendon repair or stiffness.
Prep: No special equipment
~2 minStart
Dexterity GentleStep figuresFingers · Thumb
Thumb opposition
2 Sets • 8 Reps
Touch the tip of each finger with the thumb to rebuild fine motor control for buttons, keys, and writing.
Prep: No special equipment
~2 minStart
Nerve mobility GentleFingers · Forearm · Wrist
Ulnar nerve glide (gentle)
1 Set • 5 Reps
Slowly floss the ulnar nerve pathway with small wrist and finger changes. Stop if ring or small-finger numbness ramps up.
Prep: No special equipment
~3 minStart
Mobility GentleStep figuresWrist
Wrist range of motion
2 Sets • 6 Reps
Slow wrist movements through bend, extend, and side-to-side to maintain comfortable joint mobility.
Prep: No special equipment
~3 minStart

My hand therapy program

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Contract–relax for hand opening

Edema elevation & pump

Finger spread with elastic band

Forearm rotation (pronation & supination)

Gentle wrist flexor stretch (palm up)

HandTherapy intro clip (reel smoke)

Intrinsic-plus stretch

MCP knuckle blocking (isolated finger motion)

Median nerve glide

Power-Web resisted grasp

Scar desensitization

Scar massage (mobilization)

Soft grip squeeze

Table finger slides

Tendon glides

Thumb IP flexion isolation

Thumb opposition

Ulnar nerve glide (gentle)

Wrist range of motion