Wrist Extensor Stretch
Wrist Extensor Stretch
1. Begin with the elbow straight.
2. With the uninvolved hand, grasp thumb side of hand and bend wrist downward into wrist flexion.
3. To increase the stretch, bend wrist toward small finger and pull, curling fingers into more flexion.
4. Hold each exercise for 30 seconds.
5. Perform 1 set of 4 repetitions, 3 times a day.
Courtesy of Tomah Memorial Hospital, Department of Physical Therapy, Tomah, WI; Elizabeth C.K. Bender, MSPT, ATC, CSCS; and Whitney Gnewikow, DPT, ATC.
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