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Ergonomics for Your Hands
Give Your Hands a Break
The Wellness Program has a list of 6 exercises that will refresh your hands
Try the Following Exercises
Wrist Flexion
Grasp palm and fingers; gently bend back wrist
Hold for 5 seconds
The Preacher Stretch
Press hands together
Start with hands at chest height
Slowly lower hands until you feel stretch in wrists
Hold for 5 seconds
High Five
Spread fingers wide
Hold for 5 seconds
The Thumb Stretch
Gently pull thumb back and down until you feel stretch
Hold for 5 seconds
Fist Curl
Curl Fingers into a fist starting with the little finger
Then curl wrist
Hold for 5 seconds
Hand Massage
Massage inside and outside of hand with thumb and fingers
Shake out
Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center
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