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claw hand ball squeeze - beginner Upper Body exercise
  • Upper Body
  • beginner

claw hand ball squeeze

squeeze ball with fingertips in claw position while arm elevated sideways at ninety degrees with elbow bent

Starting position
sitting
Joints
wrist, hand
Muscles
forearm flexors, finger flexors, intrinsic hand muscles
Equipment
ball
Goal
postural correction, coordination
Type
isotonic concentric, resisted, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Sit, elevate the arm sideways by 90 degrees, bend the elbow to 90 degrees and grip the ball with the tips of fingers. Squeeze the ball with fingers tips, release the squeeze and repeat.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.