{"id":6670,"date":"2016-08-01T03:00:18","date_gmt":"2016-08-01T07:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ottoolkit.com\/blog\/?p=6670"},"modified":"2019-11-22T20:53:33","modified_gmt":"2019-11-23T00:53:33","slug":"ot-toolkit-tip-hand-function","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ottoolkit.com\/blog\/ot-toolkit-tip-hand-function\/","title":{"rendered":"OT Toolkit Tips: Hand Function"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ottoolkit.com\/blog\/ot-toolkit-tip-hand-function\/24-x-92-silverstep-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6691\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6691 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ottoolkit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/hand-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Hand\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ottoolkit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/hand-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ottoolkit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/hand-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ottoolkit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/hand-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ottoolkit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/hand-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ottoolkit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/hand.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>A show of hands \u2013 who takes their hands for granted?<\/p>\n<p>Yet, without strong, steady and agile hands most ADL&#8217;s are compromised.\u00a0 With 27 bones, 29 joints and 120+ ligaments in each hand, patients count on us help their hands function as well as possible.\u00a0 Whether the patient is experiencing pain, incoordination or a compromised grip, and no matter what condition including arthritis, tendonitis, carpal tunnel, MS, ALS, Parkinson\u2019s or a fracture, the <strong>OT Toolkit<\/strong> will reinforce your therapy and help your patient regain maximum functionality.<\/p>\n<p>The OT Toolkit includes <strong>Exercise Handouts, Educational Handouts and Treatment Guides<\/strong> that address the hand including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fine Motor Activities<\/li>\n<li>Hand Strengthening Putty Exercises<\/li>\n<li>Hand Stretching and Active ROM<\/li>\n<li>Median Nerve Gliding Exercises<\/li>\n<li>Tendon Gliding Exercises<\/li>\n<li>Joint Protection<\/li>\n<li>Superficial Heat<\/li>\n<li>Superficial Cold<\/li>\n<li>Edema Control of the Arm<\/li>\n<li>Handwriting<\/li>\n<li>Carpal Tunnel Syndrome<\/li>\n<li>Cubital Tunnel Syndrome<\/li>\n<li>De Quervain\u2019s Syndrome<\/li>\n<li>Distal Radius Fracture<\/li>\n<li>Osteoarthritis<\/li>\n<li>Rheumatoid Arthritis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a sample of the Hand Strengthening Putty Exercises that are included in the OT Toolkit.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<header id=\"samplesheader\">Hand Strengthening Putty Exercises<\/header>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Perform the checked exercises _____ time(s) per day, _____ days a week<br \/>\nRepeat _____ times<br \/>\nPerform these exercises with <b>\u00a0\u00a0right \u00a0\u00a0left \u00a0\u00a0both\u00a0\u00a0<\/b> hands (circle one)<\/p>\n<div class=\"bloghand\">\n<div class=\"square\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/hand1.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"bloghandtext\">\n<p><b>Finger Flexion<\/b><\/p>\n<dl>\n<dt>Shape the putty into a ball. Squeeze the putty with your whole hand.<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bloghand\">\n<div class=\"square\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/hand2.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"bloghandtext\">\n<p><b>Thumb Flexion<\/b><\/p>\n<dl>\n<dt>Shape the putty into a ball. Hold the putty in your closed hand. Press your thumb into the putty.<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bloghand\">\n<div class=\"square\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/hand3.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"bloghandtext\">\n<p><b>Lateral or Key Pinch<\/b><\/p>\n<dl class=\"indent\">\n<dt>Shape the putty into a ball. Pinch the putty between your thumb and the side of your index finger.<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bloghand\">\n<div class=\"square\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/hand4.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"bloghandtext\">\n<p><b>Lumbrical Pinch<\/b><\/p>\n<dl class=\"indent\">\n<dt>Shape the putty into a ball. Hold your fingers straight and your knuckles bent. Squeeze the putty between your fingers<br \/>\nand thumb.<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bloghand\">\n<div class=\"square\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/hand5.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"bloghandtext\">\n<p><b>Finger Extension<\/b><\/p>\n<dl class=\"indent\">\n<dt>Flatten the putty into a pancake. Place your fingertips together on the putty and spread the putty outward.<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bloghand\">\n<div class=\"square\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/hand6.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"bloghandtext\">\n<p><b>Finger Abduction<\/b><\/p>\n<dl class=\"indent\">\n<dt>Flatten the putty into a pancake. Spread the putty apart using two fingers at a time.<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bloghand\">\n<div class=\"square\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/hand7.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"bloghandtext\">\n<p><b>Finger Adduction<\/b><\/p>\n<dl class=\"indent\">\n<dt>Reshape the putty into a sausage. Squeeze the putty between the insides of your fingers.<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bloghand\">\n<div class=\"square\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/hand8.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"bloghandtext\">\n<p><b>Finger Tip Pinch<\/b><\/p>\n<dl class=\"indent\">\n<dt>Reshape the putty into a sausage. Pinch the putty between your thumb and each of fingers individually.<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bloghand\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A show of hands \u2013 who takes their hands for granted? Yet, without strong, steady and agile hands most ADL&#8217;s are compromised.\u00a0 With 27 bones, 29 joints and 120+ ligaments in each hand, patients count on us help their hands function as well as possible.\u00a0 Whether the patient is experiencing&#8230;<a class=\"moretag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ottoolkit.com\/blog\/ot-toolkit-tip-hand-function\/\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#DC0201\">Read more<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6691,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6670","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exercise"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.ottoolkit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/hand.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ottoolkit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6670","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ottoolkit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ottoolkit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottoolkit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottoolkit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6670"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottoolkit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6670\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6861,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottoolkit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6670\/revisions\/6861"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottoolkit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6691"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ottoolkit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6670"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottoolkit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6670"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottoolkit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}