Movement library

Canonical names, dose, stop rules, and progressions — the clinical backbone behind guided sessions.

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Finger mobility15 movements Thumb mobility17 movements Wrist & forearm11 movements Tendon & nerve glides5 movements Strength & endurance20 movements Dexterity & function14 movements Scar, sensory & swelling6 movements

41 movements(showing 36)

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MobilityFingersextensionLow risk
Straight hand
Composite finger extension (neutral hand)
Stiffness in extension
Phases: 1, 2, 3, 4Open
Tendon glideFingersflexionglideLow risk
Hook fist
Intrinsic-minus / claw position (FDS + FDP without MCP flexion)
FDP and FDS differential glide
Phases: 1, 2, 3Open
MobilityFingersflexionextensionLow risk
Tabletop position
Intrinsic-plus position (MCP flexion, IP extension)
Intrinsic activation
Phases: 1, 2, 3, 4Open
MobilityFingersabductionadductionLow risk
Finger spreads
Finger abduction / adduction
Web-space mobility
Phases: 1, 2, 3, 4Open
MobilityFingersextensionLow risk
Finger lifts
Isolated finger extension from flat
Extensor activation
Phases: 1, 2, 3, 4Open
DexterityThumboppositionLow risk
Thumb-to-fingertip touches
Thumb opposition with IP control
Pinch precision
Phases: 1, 2, 3, 4Open
MobilityThumbabductionLow risk
Palmar abduction
Thumb palmar abduction (out of plane)
Web-space tightness
Phases: 1, 2, 3, 4Open
MobilityThumbabductionLow risk
Radial abduction
Thumb radial abduction (in plane of palm)
Thumb mobility
Phases: 1, 2, 3, 4Open
MobilityWristflexionextensionLow risk
Wrist flexion & extension
Wrist flexion / extension active ROM
Wrist stiffness after cast
Phases: 1, 2, 3, 5Open
MobilityWristdeviationLow risk
Wrist side-to-side
Wrist radial / ulnar deviation
Tool use
Phases: 2, 3, 5Open
MobilityWristrotationLow risk
Wrist circles
Wrist circumduction
General wrist warm-up
Phases: 2, 3, 5Open
MobilityForearmrotationLow risk
Forearm rotation
Pronation / supination
Doorknob & key tasks
Phases: 1, 2, 3, 5Open
MobilityWristrotationdeviationLow risk
Wrist alphabet
Multiplanar wrist tracing
Wrist mobility
Phases: 2, 3, 4Open
Tendon glideFingersglideflexionLow risk
Tendon glide sequence
Wehbe-Hunter tendon glide sequence
Stiffness
Phases: 1, 2, 3, 4Open
EdemaWhole handflexionextensionLow risk
Elevation with active open-close
Elevation + composite active flexion/extension
Swelling control after activity or surgery
Phases: 0, 1, 2Open
SensoryScar / skintaskLow risk
Texture ladder
Graded sensory desensitization
Hypersensitivity
Phases: 2, 3, 4Open
SensoryFingerstaskLow risk
Object identification (eyes closed)
Stereognosis training
Sensory retraining after nerve injury
Phases: 2, 3, 4Open
SensoryWhole handtaskLow risk
Rice bin search
Tactile search and discrimination in resistive medium
Desensitization
Phases: 2, 3, 4Open
MobilityFingersflexionextensionLow risk
Finger open–close cycle
Composite active finger flexion and extension
Global finger stiffness
Phases: 1, 2, 3, 4Open
DexterityThumboppositiontaskLow risk
Thumb tapping
Rapid thumb-to-digit tapping (fine motor)
Fine motor speed
Phases: 2, 3, 4Open
MobilityWristextensionLow risk
Interlaced wrist extension stretch
Gentle wrist extension with fingers interlaced
Forearm flexor tightness
Phases: 1, 2, 3, 4Open
MobilityWristextensionLow risk
Prayer stretch
Palms-together wrist extension stretch (prayer position)
Flexor tightness
Phases: 1, 2, 3, 4Open
MobilityWristflexionLow risk
Reverse prayer stretch
Reverse-prayer forearm stretch (dorsal / extensor-biased)
Dorsal forearm / extensor-side tightness
Phases: 1, 2, 3, 4Open
MobilityWristflexionextensionLow risk
Waterfall forearm stretch
Supported elbow extension with wrist flexion (waterfall)
Forearm flexor tightness
Phases: 1, 2, 3, 4Open
MobilityThumbextensionabductionLow risk
Thumb extension on table
Thumb radial extension slide with palm fixed
Web-space opening
Phases: 1, 2, 3, 4Open
MobilityThumbflexionadductionLow risk
Thumb flexion across palm
Thumb adduction/flexion toward small-finger side
Opposition range
Phases: 1, 2, 3, 4Open
MobilityThumbabductionadductionLow risk
Thumb abduction–adduction
In-plane thumb away-and-back (CMC–MCP rhythm)
Web-space mobility
Phases: 1, 2, 3, 4Open
DexterityThumboppositiontranslationLow risk
Opposition ladder
Thumb tip-to-fingertip then slide to fifth metacarpal base
Functional opposition arc
Phases: 2, 3, 4Open
MobilityThumbrotationoppositionLow risk
Thumb circles
Slow circumduction at CMC–MCP
Warm-up
Phases: 1, 2, 3, 4Open
DexterityFingerstranslationtaskLow risk
Finger walking
Distal translation along surface (spider walk)
Weight-shift control
Phases: 2, 3, 4Open
DexterityThumbpinchoppositionLow risk
Make an O
Thumb–index circular pinch shape (O formation)
Fine motor shaping
Phases: 2, 3, 4Open
MobilityFingersextensionabductionLow risk
Intrinsic stretch
Web-space / interosseous gentle stretch
Web tightness
Phases: 1, 2, 3, 4Open
DexterityFingersabductionadductionLow risk
Finger scissors
Adjacent finger abduction/adduction (scissor motion)
Interossei endurance
Phases: 1, 2, 3, 4Open
MobilityFingersextensionLow risk
Passive finger extension
Assisted composite finger extension (gentle overpressure)
Stiff extension after cast or splint
Phases: 1, 2, 3, 4Open
MobilityThumbflexionoppositionLow risk
Passive thumb flexion
Assisted thumb flexion / opposition line stretch (gentle)
Thumb stiffness
Phases: 1, 2, 3, 4Open
MobilityThumbextensionabductionLow risk
Passive thumb extension
Assisted thumb extension / web-space opening (gentle)
Web-space tightness
Phases: 1, 2, 3, 4Open

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Movement library

41 movements(showing 36)

Straight hand

Hook fist

Tabletop position

Finger spreads

Finger lifts

Thumb-to-fingertip touches

Palmar abduction

Radial abduction

Wrist flexion & extension

Wrist side-to-side

Wrist circles

Forearm rotation

Wrist alphabet

Tendon glide sequence

Elevation with active open-close

Texture ladder

Object identification (eyes closed)

Rice bin search

Finger open–close cycle

Thumb tapping

Interlaced wrist extension stretch

Prayer stretch

Reverse prayer stretch

Waterfall forearm stretch

Thumb extension on table

Thumb flexion across palm

Thumb abduction–adduction

Opposition ladder

Thumb circles

Finger walking

Make an O

Intrinsic stretch

Finger scissors

Passive finger extension

Passive thumb flexion

Passive thumb extension