- Take a piece of theraputty and place it between your open palms.
- Begin gently rolling the putty back and forth between your hands, using a symmetrical motion to shape it into a log.
- Keep your wrists neutral and maintain even pressure through the entire surface of your palms and fingers.
- Avoid allowing the hands to press together too tightly—focus on a smooth, rolling action rather than squeezing.
- Continue rolling in both directions with controlled movement.
- Complete repetitions as prescribed by your physiotherapist.
1Theraputty Grip
- Sit comfortably with your forearm supported on a table and your wrist in a neutral position (not bent up or down).
- Place a piece of theraputty in the palm of your hand.
- Gently spread your fingers around the putty, wrapping it so it fits into your palm.
- Squeeze the putty by pressing all your fingers evenly into your palm, focusing on a slow, controlled movement.
- Hold the squeeze for 3–5 seconds, feeling the muscles in your hand engaging.
- Slowly release your grip and return to the starting position.
- Complete repetitions as prescribed by your physiotherapist.
2Wall Angel
- Stand with your back against the wall.
- Slide your arms up and down the wall to ‘open up’ your upper back.
- Can also be completed lying on your back (Floor Angel).
3Theraputty Log Rolling
4Theraputty Pinch
- Sit comfortably with your forearm supported on a table and your wrist in a neutral position.
- Roll a small piece of theraputty into a ball or log shape.
- Place the putty ball between the tip of your thumb and the tip of your index finger.
- Gently squeeze the putty by pinching your thumb and finger together in a controlled manner.
- Focus on pressing evenly through the pads of your thumb and finger without letting the putty slip.
- Hold the pinch for 3–5 seconds, feeling the muscles engage.
- Slowly release the pressure and return to the starting position.
- Complete repetitions as prescribed by your physiotherapist.
5Carpal Tunnel Glide
- Come into a standing or seated position.
- Bring the fingers together and stack them directly inline with the wrist.
- Maintaining straight fingers, flex the hands at the knuckles.
- Curl the fingers then towards the wrist.
- Extend the fingers slowly at the level of the knuckles and then the mid-finger joint to return to the start position.
- Your Physiotherapist may refer to this as 7-9-1 position to mimic the three stages of the movement.
- Repeat as per Physiotherapists guidelines.
Stop if it increases your pain >4/10
6Wrist Flexion
- Position yourself with your affected wrist at the end of a bench
- Have your palm facing the roof.
- From this position, with a weight prescribed by your physiotherapist, bring the palm of your hand up towards your arm
- Repeat as per physiotherapist guidelines
7Towel Wring – Extension
- 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 backwards with the gripping hand so that your knuckles will point towards the roof.
- 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 floor and complete the previous motion again twisting the towel towards yourself and increasing tension within the towel.
- Repeat this process as many time as your Physiotherapist has prescribed.