1Ulnar Nerve Slider
- Come into a standing or seated position.
- Take the pointer finger to the thumb of the target limb making a circle.
- Take the hand palm side up with the arm bent and holding away from the body.
- Rotate the palm so the fingertips move towards the ear until slight tension is felt in the forearm or wrist.
- Extend the elbow and the wrist back to the start position whilst lowering the ear to the opposite shoulder.
- Repeat as per Physiotherapist’s guidelines.
Daily
2Radial Nerve Slider
- Position yourself in comfortable standing posture.
- Bend the thumb across the palm and encase the fingers around the thumb to make a fist.
- Rotate the forearm towards the side body and flex the wrist.
- Maintaining a straight elbow, take the arm out to the side ‘elevating’ it to the point of tension.
- As you return the arm to the starting position by your side, tilt the ear towards the opposite shoulder.
- Return the head to neutral as you then begin to elevate the arm back out to the start.
- Repeat this ‘flossing’ motion as per Physiotherapist’s instructions.
Daily
3Biceps Curl
- Standing on the theraband with the chest proud.
- Position the hands palm up.
- Keeping the elbows in line with the side body draw the wrist up towards the shoulders.
- Control the return.
Complete every 2-3 days.
4Scapula Clocks
- Tie a theraband in a circle and place both hands inside.
- Place your hands against a wall.
- Pull outwards with both hands to apply appropriate tension to the theraband.
- Squeeze your shoulder blades backwards and maintain this position.
- Thinking of numbers on a clock, begin by moving the affected arm upward towards 12 o’clock.
- Return to the starting position.
- Repeat this in a clockwise direction, by moving the hand to 1:30, then 3 o’clock, then 4:30 and finally 6 o’clock.
- Maintain the shoulder blades retracted throughout all of these movements.
- Repeat this as many times as your Physiotherapist has prescribed.
Complete 6 clock faces, then repeat this again for 2 more sets (3 sets total). Complete every 2-3 days.