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| Simple Hands and Fingers Exercises for RA |
If there are patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), please read this article to learn the simple hands and fingers exercises for RA. These exercises can help them effectively relieve hand stiffness and finger stiffness without taking too much time.
1. Open and Close Fingers
Spread your fingers wide apart, stretching them far as you can. Relax your fingers slowly and bring them together. Bring them back to their stretched position.
2. Bending Fingers
Straighten out your fingers and keep them close together. Curl your fingers by bending the middle and end joints of your fingers while keeping your wrist and knuckles straight. Moving slowly and smoothly, move your joints back to the original position.
3. Make a “O”
Have your wrist, fingers, and thumb point upward. Make an O shape by having the tip of your index finger touch the tip of your thumb. Hold this position for at least 5 and up to 20 seconds. Repeat this for 2-10 times.
4. Finger Walking
Put your hand on top of a flat surface, palm down, with fingers spread slightly apart, Lift and move your index finger toward your thumb without moving your thumb. Then slowly lift and move your middle finger toward your thumb. Lift and move your ring finger, and then your pinky finger toward your thumb as well.
Note: Do not move your wrist or thumb as your fingers walk towards the thumb.
5. Relax your hand.
Straighten your fingers and spread them apart from each other. Curl your fingers into a your palm to form a loose fist, wrapping your thumb slowly around the outside of your fingers. Slowly uncurl your fist to bring your fingers back to the starting position with your fingers spread.
Note: For this exercise, make sure you do not squeeze your fist too tightly.
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