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finger abduction - beginner Upper Body exercise
  • Upper Body
  • beginner

finger abduction

seated finger spread with wrist extension, targeting intrinsic hand muscles and coordination

Starting position
sitting
Joints
wrist, hand
Muscles
extensor digitorum, dorsal interossei, abductor digiti minimi
Equipment
chair
Goal
postural correction, coordination, mobility
Type
isotonic concentric, active

How it is done

Sit on the chair, rest the forearm on the arm rest such that palm facing the floor, move the wrist towards ceiling with fingers together. Move the fingers away from each other, move back together to starting position and repeat.

Nothing here is a prescription. Your physiotherapist decides which of these are yours, and when.

The plan starts with an assessment.