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finger adduction ball squeeze - beginner Upper Body exercise
  • Upper Body
  • beginner

finger adduction ball squeeze

squeeze ball between thumb and each finger sequentially to strengthen finger adduction

Starting position
sitting
Joints
shoulder, elbow, wrist, hand
Muscles
finger flexors, palmar interossei, adductor pollicis
Equipment
ball
Goal
postural correction, coordination
Type
resisted, isometric

How it is done

Sit, elevate the arm sideways by 90 degrees, bend the elbow to 90 degrees and hold a ball between the thumb and index finger. Squeeze the ball between the thumb and index finger, release the squeeze and repeat with placement in between the other fingers.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.