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5. Tip-to-Tip Pinch - Place the tip of the thumb on the gray thumb
indentation that is most comfortable. Position the finger to be exercised
on one of the gray finger indentations. Keeping both tips slightly bent,
flex the thumb and the finger being exercised toward the center of the
unit at the same time.
6. Fingertip Flexion - Starting position as in #1. Place all finger tips on
the gray finger indentations with the tip of the thumb on the gray
thumb indentation. Keeping all finger tips bent, flex the thumb and
all the fingers toward the center of the unit at the same time.
7. Finger (MP) Intrinsic Flexion - Place fingers in starting position as
in #1. While keeping the PIP and DIP joints extended, flex just the
MP joints against the gray indentations.
8. Isolated Finger Tip Flexion - Holding with the opposite hand, place
one finger into a finger indentation with the fingernail resting on the
gray indentation and the band on the fingertip skin. Flex only the
fingertip against the band. Hold and repeat.
EXTENSION EXERCISES:
9. Full Finger Extension - Place fingers in the appropriate gray finger
indentations with band across the top of fingers. For right hand, place
index finger on the gray indentation which is furthest to the right, the
rest of the fingers will fall naturally in place in the gray indentations next
to the index finger. Place the thumb in the gray thumb indentation clos-
est to the index finger. Extend all four fingers and thumb. Relax to
starting position and repeat.
10. Isolated Full Finger Extension - Starting position as in #9. Flex
fingers to hold Digi-Extend n' Squeeze
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. Extend one finger at a
time (all three joints), and relax slowly back to the starting position.
Repeat with each finger.
11. Isolated PIP/DIP Extension - Place fingertips in the gray finger
indentations. Extend finger, keeping MP joint slightly flexed, extend
only the PIP and DIP joints. Relax and let the band flex the joints
and extend again. This is a small controlled motion. Repeat with
each finger.
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