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Workstation Workout

Combat aching hands and fingers with easy stretching and strengthening exercises to alleviate pain, numbness, and reduced mobility. Incorporate mini-exercise breaks into your work routine to maintain hand health. Explore fingertip, fist, thumb pull, finger stretch, and rubber band exercises.

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Workstation Workout

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  1. Workstation Workout For your Hands & Fingers * Frequent mini-exercise breaks are recommended

  2. Problem:Aching Hands & Fingers • Symptoms: • Numbness or tingling sensation • Reduced range of motion • Pain or swelling in joints or muscles • Weakened grip

  3. Stretch & Fist Exercise • Close your hands into tight fists and hold for 3-4 seconds Now … stretch your fingers as wide as you can Repeat 5 times

  4. Fingertip Exercise Open your hands Touch each fingertip to the underside of your thumb Start with your index finger …

  5. Fingertip Exercise(continued) Hold for 1 second before moving to your middle finger … hold 1 second Then your ring finger .… hold … And finally your pinkie … hold … … Repeat 2-3 times …

  6. Thumb Pull Exercise • Hold your left hand in front of your body • Grasp your thumb and gently press it away from your other fingers … Hold for a count of 5 • Repeat exercise for the right hand

  7. Finger Stretch Exercise • Grasp all 4 fingers of your left hand with your right hand • Very gently press the fingers back until you feel a slight pull Repeat using your left hand to grasp the fingers of your right hand

  8. Rubberband Exercise • Place a rubberband comfortably around all 5 fingers Now, steadily try to open your hand against the resistance of the rubberband … Repeat 2-3 times …

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