In todays age, the world is at our fingertips ... literally. Many of us spend our days working behind a computer. Our productivity relies on our ability to type and manoeuvre persistently sometimes for more than 8 hours a day. Sometimes you need to hand over the credit.
The wrist palm and fingers consist of 27 bones, 27 joints, 34 muscles, and over 100 ligaments and tendons. Working in concert to drive incredible movement, of pushing, pulling, grabbing, twisting, pinching pointing etc. All these wonderful movements that drive us through life and survival. Its a handful! But nothing these amazing appendages can't handle. However, doing the same repetitive movements or incorrectly holding your wrists can lead to pain. That is why it is important to stretch and strengthen your hands.
Top Hand Exercises and Stretches
Pull Backs With palms facing the ground, pull your fingers toward yourself, getting a good stretch ing your wrist. Then pull back each finger one at a time. Swap hands, this can also be done by starting with palms facing upwards and pulling your fingers downward and towards your body.
Wrist circles Turn your hands in a clockwise direction, repeat x10 Now Turn in an anti-clockwise direction, repeat x10 Finally, keeping your arms straight ,move your hands up and down.
Twinkles Keeping your arms straight in front of you. close your hands in a ball and then open wide. Repeat x20
Stress Squeeze Go back to basics with a simple stress ball - simply squeeze x20
5. Resistance Fans
place an elastic band around your fingers. Against this resistance open and close your fingers. Repeat x20 (feel the burn through your whole forearm).
You did it! Give yourself a Hand!
If you experience persistent hand pain, it may be necessary to check with your physician bout possible chronic health conditions including:
Arthritis
Gout
Carpal Tunnel Sydrome
DeQuervain's syndrome
Raynaud's phenomenon
Hand Nerve Damage
Trigger finger
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