1Many people can benefit from strengthened hand muscles like musicians, golfers and patients in rehabilitation for strokes. You will reap the most benefits if you incorporate resistance into your hand exercise workout.Therapeutic device
Tennis ball
- Stretch your fingers and your wrists. Starting on one hand, gently extend your fingers backwards one by one. Then stretch them all backwards at the same time. Repeat four times.Take your thumb and stretch it backward toward your wrist. Then bring your thumb forward toward your palm. Stretch it firmly but gently. Make a fist and slowly open it. As you open your fist, stretch your fingers and thumbs out as far as you can.Put your palms together with the fingers pointing upwards in a prayer position. Strongly press your palms together and stretch your fingers. Gradually lower your hands until your arms are completely horizontal. Keep the base of your palms pressed firmly together. Take your hands and press further into the stretch. Stretch the hands till only the fingers and upper palm are together. Hold for five seconds and repeat.Spread your fingers out on both hands. Touch the fingertips of the opposing hands together. Slowly push your fingers together until you achieve maximum resistance. Breathe deeply and hold for as long as you can.Make a fist and then spread your fingers completely out again. Repeat several times to reduce stiffness.Use a device. There are several devices you can use to strengthen your hands using resistance. Some of the common devices are resistance balls, putty, a digi-flex or a therapeutic sponge.Grip a tennis ball. Squeeze inwards on a tennis ball. This provides great resistance for the muscles used in moving the fingers inward.
