1Wrist Extension
- Place the affected wrist on the edge of a bench.
- Position your legs into a small lunge and bring your trunk into a forward leaning position.
- From here, gently rock forward onto your front leg and bring your body forward.
- This will assist in bringing your wrist into extension.
- Ensure this movement is slow and controlled.
- Repeat as per physiotherapist instruction.
2Wrist Extension – Table
- Come into sitting or standing with the elbow bent to 90 degrees.
- With the palm facing downward, resist the upward movement of the hand.
- This can be completed using a firm surface.
- Hold for a period of time determined by your Physiotherapist, this will usually be in seconds.
- Repeat as per Physiotherapist guidelines.
3Towel Wring – Flexion
- Find a towel that you can comfortably hold within both hands.
- Stabilise the towel with one hand whilst griping the towel with the other.
- Rotate the towel forwards with the gripping hand so that your knuckles will point towards the ground.
- Release the towel with your gripping hand, ensuring the tension is maintained within the towel.
- Grasp the towel again with your knuckles pointing towards the roof and complete the previous motion again twisting the towel forward and increasing tension within the towel.
- Repeat this process as many time as your Physiotherapist has prescribed.