7 Helpful Hand Exercises for Parkinson's (to Improve Handwriting, Flexibility, and Dexterity)

Invigorate Physical Therapy and Wellness2 minutes read

The speaker demonstrates five exercises to enhance hand strength and dexterity for individuals with Parkinson's, including fist clenching, finger tapping, wrist mobility, arm twisting, and finger flexibility movements, all repeated 20 times each.

Insights

  • Tailored exercises for Parkinson's patients include fist clenching, finger tapping, wrist mobility, arm twisting, and finger bending, each repeated 20 times.
  • These exercises aim to enhance hand strength, dexterity, finger flexibility, and wrist mobility, providing targeted physical therapy to address specific motor skill challenges associated with Parkinson's disease.

Get key ideas from YouTube videos. It’s free

Recent questions

  • How can I improve hand strength?

    By doing exercises like making a tight fist and extending hands.

  • What exercises help with finger dexterity?

    Tapping each finger to the thumb's pad alternately.

  • How can I enhance wrist mobility?

    By raising and lowering hands with straight elbows.

  • What exercise targets arm twisting?

    Twisting arms with palms facing up and down.

  • How can I improve finger flexibility?

    By bending fingers down towards the palm and extending them up.

Related videos

Summary

00:00

Parkinson's Hand Exercises for Strength and Dexterity

  • The speaker provides exercises tailored for individuals with Parkinson's to improve hand strength and dexterity.
  • The first exercise involves making a tight fist and extending the hands out, repeating this motion 20 times.
  • The second exercise focuses on finger dexterity, tapping each finger to the thumb's pad alternately, also done 20 times.
  • The third exercise targets wrist mobility, raising and lowering the hands while keeping the elbows straight, repeated 20 times.
  • The fourth exercise involves twisting the arms with palms facing up and then down, emphasizing the twisting motion, also done 20 times.
  • The final exercise requires bending the fingers down towards the palm and then extending them up, repeated 20 times to improve finger flexibility.
Channel avatarChannel avatarChannel avatarChannel avatarChannel avatar

Try it yourself — It’s free.