Stretching exercises: how to stretch fingers, thumb, wrist, hand and forearm ("Hand Awakening!")

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  • Опубліковано 29 лип 2024
  • For a more in-depth guide please visit stretchtherapy.net/
    This video teaches a sequence for wrists and hands.
    These stretching and strengthening exercises are wonderful for people with wrist or hand problems, done at a suitable intensity. They are ESSENTIAL for body workers, computer users, musicians-anyone who uses their hands. Is that you?
    The full sequence will take you ten minutes; do twice a week.
    You may care to check out the Stretch Therapy Forums (www.kitlaughlin.com/forums). You only need a real email address to join and post your questions. If you join, and post your questions there, everyone benefits.
    Much more information and many articles will be found on my Home page, too.
    stretchtherapy.net/.
    Timestamps
    00:00 - Intro
    00:15 - wrists
    02:00 - adding fingers
    03:00 - finger and hand strengthening
    04:19 - hand stretching
    04:35 - individual fingers
    07:05 - thumbs
    08:45 - second hand
    09:40 - fingertip pushups
    10:00 - importance of hand and finger strength
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  • @seantrew9713
    @seantrew9713 6 років тому +43

    Put it on 0.75x speed for longer stretch

    • @KitLaughlin
      @KitLaughlin  6 років тому +7

      Nice!

    • @warren7765
      @warren7765 Рік тому +1

      Worked for me.

    • @metal420.
      @metal420. 5 місяців тому +1

      Im going to try these stretches as since back to work after a while off my left wrist and thumb feel staved and need to get a good stretch to use. Also my right forarm and 2nd and third finger tendons are crunching in forearm below the elbow. Thanks in Advance.

  • @jamesforler6897
    @jamesforler6897 4 роки тому +12

    Thank you sir! All your videos are brilliant. My guitar practice became enjoyable and virtually painless. 1-2 months ago I could only play comfortably for a half an hour or so. Since I've started doing this daily, sometimes twice, I've sat with my instrument 4 or more hours at a time. I really appreciate you sharing your knowledge with us on how to take care of the body in a post industrial culture where we are moving much less than our predecessors. THANK YOU KIT LAUGHLIN! STAY LIMBER!

    • @KitLaughlin
      @KitLaughlin  4 роки тому

      Liv and I are SO pleased to hear this kind of remark. And we both use these exercises regularly-because like most of us, we spend too much time on the computer!

  • @123shiti
    @123shiti 9 років тому +11

    amazing stuff , work in the trades , hands and forearms have been really messed up for a year now . just tried these stretches for the first time . instant relief thankyou

  • @nicholaslindley1982
    @nicholaslindley1982 9 років тому +2

    Wow, I've been doing a lot of typing and have needed this badly! Thank you so much.

  • @Seethwin
    @Seethwin 9 років тому

    thank you so much for this incredibly helpful video. first time I've been introduced to these effective exercises!

  • @erich8456
    @erich8456 Рік тому +1

    I injured my right wrist while lifting weights about 6 months ago. A hand Orthopedic said it was tendonitis (no fractures in XRAY), and he gave me a cortisone shot in my wrist. Unfortunately it hasn't helped. I started sleeping with wrist splints (I work on a computer), I ice my wrist daily, and I use a compression brace daily. Nothing has helped. I've had to tape my wrists in order to lift weights. I'm nervous that I'm causing harm in doing this.
    I started your routine yesterday and I already feel somewhat better. I didn't have any wrist pain after my session at the gym today. I just completed a second day of your routine. I plan on doing this routine every day. Thank you for posting.

    • @KitLaughlin
      @KitLaughlin  Рік тому +2

      Eric, please do not do this strongly every day; best to limber (take fingers, etc. through a full range of movement gently and slowly, but with no contractions) and do two strong workouts a week-so alternate light and heavy. The temptation is always to do more of something in the beginning, but all tissues need time to recover. Healing takes place while we are resting (so, stimulation, then adaptation). Thanks for commenting.

  • @ismailmusnah6081
    @ismailmusnah6081 4 роки тому +1

    thank you so much. I desperately needed this

  • @gruforevs
    @gruforevs 4 роки тому +2

    I am a heavy computer user and have been suffering a litte as of late, thanks so much for this, I am putting it into use immediately

  • @bobnlouie
    @bobnlouie 10 років тому

    Brilliant, thank you for this.

  • @davebond7380
    @davebond7380 8 років тому +1

    this has been great for me thanks

  • @melissareed4635
    @melissareed4635 8 років тому +1

    Oh wow, this feels like magic after a Chopin etude. Thank you so much :)

  • @RachelHelmreich
    @RachelHelmreich 8 років тому +1

    so going to try this!

  • @MrHapciu
    @MrHapciu 6 років тому

    Kit Laughlin you're awesome ! i did have a wrist pain, with you've video i removed the pain.Thanks for everything you do .Keep up .

    • @MrHapciu
      @MrHapciu 6 років тому +1

      P.S
      Greetings from Romania!

  • @vvutangmc
    @vvutangmc 9 років тому

    wonderful this is what i need

  • @rosasarralde9757
    @rosasarralde9757 6 років тому +1

    Feels good thanks

  • @geniflute
    @geniflute 7 років тому +4

    I love this. I do play piano, and my fingers were very fluid afterwords.

  • @michaelnguyen2424
    @michaelnguyen2424 8 років тому +3

    Just found you randomly and wanted to thank you for this vid. You freed my hands!

  • @abubakardouglas8268
    @abubakardouglas8268 6 років тому +1

    Thank you for an excellent and clear video.
    I suspect it's going to be very helpful to me.

    • @KitLaughlin
      @KitLaughlin  6 років тому +1

      Please let us know, in time.

  • @GetTheGrandFunkOut
    @GetTheGrandFunkOut 9 років тому

    Those stretches were so good I feel my little fingers over yonder somewhere!

  • @QuadCloudNine
    @QuadCloudNine 7 років тому +1

    thanks!

  • @catharmony2220
    @catharmony2220 2 роки тому +2

    Feels amazing

    • @KitLaughlin
      @KitLaughlin  2 роки тому

      We all need to do this occasionally.

  • @azul102866
    @azul102866 5 років тому +1

    thanks

  • @RowanRitz
    @RowanRitz 6 років тому +1

    I like how you get right to the point.

    • @KitLaughlin
      @KitLaughlin  6 років тому +1

      How we do things! This was an excerpt from a public workshop, filmed live. Cheers, KL

  • @Eddy_zilla
    @Eddy_zilla 7 років тому +1

    Amazing I'm a painter and my hands are always tense from work this help so much thank you very much for the video

  • @brookiestorer5231
    @brookiestorer5231 3 роки тому +1

    I'm a drummer and you have a great series of stretched here...thank you for posting!

    • @KitLaughlin
      @KitLaughlin  3 роки тому

      Thank you for commenting; we really appreciate this.

  • @zlcoolboy
    @zlcoolboy Рік тому

    It helped me, but it did hurt a little while working on it. Thank you!

  • @MarcioCapuera
    @MarcioCapuera 5 років тому

    I love this stretching !!

  • @Heretix1989
    @Heretix1989 6 років тому +1

    these strechings are so great! i hope after a few weeks these help me to build up more hand-speed on the drums...

  • @DaveEarle
    @DaveEarle 6 років тому +1

    amazing

  • @Brother_Mouse_
    @Brother_Mouse_ 4 роки тому +3

    i got wrist tendinitis from using the keyboard too much. i was nine-teen. if only i'd known about this sooner. thankyou so much for this video.

  • @XxChipsxX
    @XxChipsxX 4 роки тому +1

    Beautiful

  • @zx10rpower17
    @zx10rpower17 4 роки тому +1

    HOLY COW!!! My right pinky has been semi numb on the whole side of it. Did these moves, and now I barely have the numbness anymore!!!! After just one time doing it!!! You sir are AWESOME!!!!!!!!

    • @KitLaughlin
      @KitLaughlin  4 роки тому +1

      Numbness suggests the possibility of nerve entrapment; go easily on these exercises in the beginning. Once the numbness goes, you can ramp up the intensity a little. These exercises are also strengthening, too, and getting stronger allows you to use more intensity, in time,

    • @zx10rpower17
      @zx10rpower17 4 роки тому +1

      @@KitLaughlin thank you so much sir! You are an angel 🙂

  • @mi8los
    @mi8los 4 роки тому +2

    Amazing video. Every second is useful. Thank you very much.

    • @KitLaughlin
      @KitLaughlin  4 роки тому

      Glad you liked it; please share.

    • @mi8los
      @mi8los 4 роки тому +1

      Kit Laughlin I will. I just wanted to ask, after breaking my wrist I feel pain in it but only when I do push-ups, will these exercises help overcome that or should I switch to knuckle variation? And how many times a week should I do them?

    • @KitLaughlin
      @KitLaughlin  4 роки тому

      @@mi8los These exercises are very likely to help, and in time, try to do knee pushups from the *back* of your wrists, too. Any men's gymnastics strength training site will show you how to do these.

  • @recordealer1
    @recordealer1 4 роки тому +2

    I do similar exercises because I have been rehabiliating my whole left arm, after I hurt it in several parts up to my shoulder. It became so weak many years ago , that it had probably less than 40% strength at best of times, maybe 5% during a severe pain episode. Now after years of many types of exercises , power bands, isometrics,and dumbells/kettleweights, I am doing exercises stretching my fingers very similar to yours , but while I am sitting up on my bed watching videos or during breaks at my computer. However unlike yours I maintain tension at all times while I am stretching the hand ,and will press back forcefully with my fingertips after and before I stretch them, in order to maintain full mind to body awareness,and to make sure I am also strengthening them not just strectching them. That is just as importan as far as Im concerned. I am simply amazed by how far I have come, since years ago,I could barely move my hand ,apart from a few fingers ,and their range of motion /strength wasnt close to how good it is now. I feel not only have I surpassed their functioning pre injuries , but I probably have more connection to my hands ,and strength in my fingers than most people do.

    • @KitLaughlin
      @KitLaughlin  4 роки тому

      We also recommend (and do) strengthening ourselves. The Contract-Relax method we use in all stretching is explicitly strengthening, as well, at the end of the range of movement-did you see that part?

  • @radiantbodyfitness1324
    @radiantbodyfitness1324 8 років тому +2

    Thank you Kit for your awesome videos! As a massage therapist, these hand exercises have helped me immensely.

    • @KitLaughlin
      @KitLaughlin  8 років тому +3

      These exercises (there are many more) should be taught to all therapists by their schools, simply from a duty of care perspective. Most therapists are already out of the business within five years for this reason alone.

  • @3wisdom6eternal72
    @3wisdom6eternal72 6 років тому +1

    Good.

  • @Bmonkeygurl
    @Bmonkeygurl 5 років тому +1

    Trying so hard. My hands are so inflexible and tight. Thank you for this.

    • @KitLaughlin
      @KitLaughlin  5 років тому

      Don't try *too* hard; softening the body takes time. Twice a week is a good place to start, and soaking your hands in hot water first will help too.

  • @AverageHorseLime
    @AverageHorseLime 7 років тому

    Following this fixed a nagging issue that's kept me off my hands for weeks. Thank you so much.

    • @KitLaughlin
      @KitLaughlin  7 років тому +1

      A pleasure. We will have more coming; in this era of FB and YT, we spend too much time on the computer or phone, and the hands, wrists, and forearms suffer...

  • @KitLaughlin
    @KitLaughlin  10 років тому +16

    A pleasure, and thank you.

    • @buddharmt
      @buddharmt 6 років тому

      Kit Laughlin the only thing i would add to this is length of hold of each stretch. Because lengthening and maintaining are different. But very informative. Thank you

    • @balisong46
      @balisong46 6 років тому +1

      @Kit Laughlin Yes! Please clarify on the holding times! I actually started watching this for some handstand prep and when you got to the fingers I was so excited as it could help my Dupuytren's! Then you mentioned it haha. Thanks!

    • @KitLaughlin
      @KitLaughlin  3 роки тому

      @@balisong46 I recommend simply using the audio one you know what it refers to, movement and position-wise, and hit Pause when you want to stay longer in a position.

    • @KitLaughlin
      @KitLaughlin  3 роки тому

      @@buddharmt This is just the 'how-to', Jay. Hold each position as long as you need. Usually, 10-15" is enough, but people's responses vary hugely, so once you have memorised the sequence, hold the end positions for as long as you want. Thanks doe commenting.

  • @Paulswindellsdrummer
    @Paulswindellsdrummer 5 років тому

    I use this for playing the drums professionally, makes a big difference

    • @KitLaughlin
      @KitLaughlin  5 років тому +2

      Excellent. "Real world testing": I love it.

  • @Lee-hs4gp
    @Lee-hs4gp 6 місяців тому +1

    Just looking at the video makes my wrists hurt! I'll definitely try it and take as much time as it needs, thanks!!!

    • @KitLaughlin
      @KitLaughlin  6 місяців тому

      It's all about getting started. Go gently, pay attention to what your body is telling you, and you'll be fine.

  • @sasovelovski6804
    @sasovelovski6804 4 роки тому

    Found exercises to be very helpful after recovering from ulner nerv surgery at the wrist.

    • @KitLaughlin
      @KitLaughlin  4 роки тому

      Thanks for adding that comment: appreciated.

  • @lilflowercat
    @lilflowercat 9 років тому

    Thank you ! This is an excellent video! My fingers feel amazingly wiggly wiggle wiggly now :D

  • @Hybrid_Therapy
    @Hybrid_Therapy 5 років тому +2

    From a massage therapist, ty so much

    • @KitLaughlin
      @KitLaughlin  5 років тому +1

      This should be taught in all massage schools, don't you think?

    • @Hybrid_Therapy
      @Hybrid_Therapy 5 років тому

      @@KitLaughlin 100%, the importance of this isnt stressed enough

    • @KitLaughlin
      @KitLaughlin  5 років тому

      @@Hybrid_Therapy I agree, and it was the same in my day (that's a LONG time ago! Hahahaha!)

  • @philwindsor2884
    @philwindsor2884 9 років тому

    Hi Kit Laughlin love these stretches they are great, i was wondering though do you think the same sort of stretches would work for your feet/ankles/toes? I'm thinking more of the stretch and hold of the toes? Have you ever tried this sort of thing? Cheers Phil

    • @KitLaughlin
      @KitLaughlin  8 років тому

      +Phil Windsor Yes, we have a foot and ankle sequence too; search here.

  • @corradoscire8670
    @corradoscire8670 3 роки тому +1

    I use them for tennis, they work like a charm... wonder if you have a specific routine for tennis players

    • @KitLaughlin
      @KitLaughlin  3 роки тому

      There is a collection of the exercises we recommend for racquet sports in the back of the book Stretching & Flexibility. A pdf of it is available from our site; URL above in the description.

    • @corradoscire8670
      @corradoscire8670 3 роки тому +1

      @@KitLaughlin downloading it right now, thanks for responding

  • @toastpulver3422
    @toastpulver3422 4 роки тому +1

    i'm using thise stretches for penspinning lol

  • @AllofTheJack
    @AllofTheJack 2 роки тому +1

    Should these exercises be painful to do? I've been struggling with wrist pain whenever I load my hands and although these exercises provide some relief they are quite painful!

    • @KitLaughlin
      @KitLaughlin  2 роки тому

      Not that they "should" be painful, but if you have neglected this complex area of the body, then when you do start, these are likely to be uncomfortable to do. It is not necessary to suffer greatly though in this process - if you do the exercises gently a few times over a period of a week or two, you will find the feelings that you experience in the beginning will change completely. And wrists do take a while to get rehabilitated.

  • @WBJAMES100
    @WBJAMES100 9 років тому

    Hi Kit, great video so many thanks for posting. I have a question for you though. I'm a 53 year old male who is learning to play the classical guitar. But I'm finding that my fingers are not very stretchy at all, especially between the 3rd and fourth (little) fingers. In fact my children who have smaller hands than me can stretch further on the guitar fret-board than I can. Are there any exercises you could recommend to improve this or would the exercises in this video be the ones to do?
    Many Thanks
    Brian

    • @tylerpohler6659
      @tylerpohler6659 9 років тому +1

      Brian James I believe I can answer that question for you, it is very common for that especially as a beginner guitarist at your age to have tight lumbricals (can google it) this is generally caused by tight flexors and weak and long extensors of the forearm once these get looser you will have more reach, also check your sleeping position and make sure your wrist position for each wrist is neutral, your kids can get away from being in bad position for some time but you cant, to answer your question I believe this video will help a great deal but I believe their is a video on lumbricals on youtube that will help

    • @WBJAMES100
      @WBJAMES100 9 років тому

      Tyler Pohler Many thanks for your reply. I will check out the lumbricals video.

  • @sandramcchannel
    @sandramcchannel 9 років тому

    Hi Kit..Great Video....how long should it take for me to bend my wrist backwards after doing these exercises? At present with palm down flat on table I can only raise my wrist about 7- 10 angle when you can do 45 angle if you know what I mean?

    • @KitLaughlin
      @KitLaughlin  8 років тому

      +Sandra Mc It will take as long as it takes; just keep doing these exercises from time to time, and progress is certain.

  • @robbytriceps2737
    @robbytriceps2737 7 років тому

    Very late for this video, but I just wondering for the first exercise where you curl your fingers in, is it problematic if i can't curl the fingers on one of my arms? I try and try and can curl them in, but it takes an abnormally long time to contract the forearm so they curl in! Sorry if my explanation is bad, I'm just very curious! Thanks for the great video btw!

    • @KitLaughlin
      @KitLaughlin  6 років тому +1

      That is suggestive of a problem, perhaps. Can you video this in your hands and post, then send me the link so I can have a look?

  • @henriknielsen4042
    @henriknielsen4042 6 років тому

    I injured my wrists 2 years ago by suddenly doing too many pushups plus I was resting on my wrist and not my fingers.
    6:00 When streaching like this I feel it so much I would call it painfull, but I only feel it at the base finger joint and from the wrist and a few inches up my inner arm, but not sure if I feel it up to my inner elbow. Of corse the feeling could be hard to spot cause my wrist is blocking it out with an extreme feeling.

    • @KitLaughlin
      @KitLaughlin  6 років тому

      Take your time: it will good eventually. Be aware that you can only feel a strong sensation from one part of the body at a time, so usually you are stretching way more parts than you can feel. Be gentle and do not rush this process.

  • @ZipZenBodyMindAlignement
    @ZipZenBodyMindAlignement 8 років тому

    And how would it be with half of the effort - Ever heard about Mentastics part of the Trager® Approach? designed by dr. Milton Trager.

    • @KitLaughlin
      @KitLaughlin  8 років тому +2

      +Satsavya Mertens Well, why don't you add a link, or something helpful? And we always say, "go gently, and feel what the response is in the body." I know Milton Trager's work well; his approach is consistent with ours, I believe: they complement each other.

  • @larrygates2488
    @larrygates2488 9 років тому

    Greetings Kit Laughlin. Excellent Video. I have a question for anyone who can help me find a video similar to this technique by another user. This user placed his hand on a table and lifted each finger individually in order to work the different blood vessels leading up his entire arm. This user also spoke about our blood become sticky inside the vessels and he stated the exercise aforementioned helped to loosen those vessels. Any help is appreciated.
    Regards,
    Larry

    • @KitLaughlin
      @KitLaughlin  8 років тому

      I do not know this particular user, but it sounds as if you already know what to do. Doing what you write will also alert you to which particular tendons/muscles need attention, too, so just add that detail to the movements above.

    • @reginaldtaylor9467
      @reginaldtaylor9467 5 років тому

      Vuvuvuhuuuuuuuh

  • @duckduck2689
    @duckduck2689 3 роки тому +1

    How long should I hold the stretches?

    • @KitLaughlin
      @KitLaughlin  3 роки тому

      Until you can let the tissues involved relax. For fingers and toes, often this is just 10-30"; for larger muscles, it will be longer. The best way to determine this is learning how to really *feel* the parts of your body as you stretch-and in time, you'll feel when they are done.

  • @screwyouyoutube3601
    @screwyouyoutube3601 7 років тому

    I had to quit my programming job due to chronic pain and tension in my arms and hands. How often can i do this exercise? Before or after typing? In your book you mention that stretches should only be done 2 times a week.

    • @KitLaughlin
      @KitLaughlin  7 років тому +3

      That recommendation is made for the larger muscle groups; if you find the hand ones useful, do them strongly one day, and softly for the next two days, then strong again, and repeat. Modify the schedule by what your body comes back with.
      The timing (before or after typing question): try it both ways; one will work better for you. Good luck, KL

  • @edwinconstantino1002
    @edwinconstantino1002 5 років тому

    Is it "APPLICABLE" exercise too for STROKE PATIENTS?

    • @KitLaughlin
      @KitLaughlin  5 років тому

      Yes, with the standard cautions: go even more gently than I recommend, and make sure the patient is in control of the forces being experienced.

  • @urbanoramos5229
    @urbanoramos5229 7 років тому

    Hi there mate ,i have a doubt this exercises for the wrist or for the feet ,the other video you have as well ,is it necessary to do a warm up first ? Thank you

    • @KitLaughlin
      @KitLaughlin  7 років тому +1

      No; just go gently and feel what's happening in this moment, and make it more intense when you can, without hurting yourself. Just try it all; your body will not allow itself to be hurt, as long as you are paying attention to what it's telling you as you work with it.

    • @KitLaughlin
      @KitLaughlin  6 років тому

      Not necessary to warm up; very necessary to go gently and see how the hands are feeling.

  • @liquidmustard9925
    @liquidmustard9925 3 роки тому +1

    My wrist hurts from boxing, ive had this pain for more then a year now. Ill come back here and let everybody know how it goes after a month of doing this.

    • @KitLaughlin
      @KitLaughlin  3 роки тому

      From my own experience in boxing, the most important of the exercise is to get deeply into is the one that flexes the wrist - in other words where the back of your hand is on the floor. Take your time, and you'll get there. Please do report back.

    • @2LightaManonFire
      @2LightaManonFire Рік тому

      And?

    • @liquidmustard9925
      @liquidmustard9925 Рік тому

      @@2LightaManonFire yea its still there turns out after seeing 6 doctors the 6th one said i have a neck muscle deformity from birth and my hands will only hurt more

  • @deepblue188
    @deepblue188 3 роки тому +1

    Does it have to do with finger lengthening as well?

    • @KitLaughlin
      @KitLaughlin  3 роки тому

      There can be a small effect. If you have chronic tension in your hands, which many men do, then fully straightening and relaxing the fingers and palm is difficult - if this is you, then when that tension dissipate, the net effect will be that your fingers will be a little bit longer. You could make a print of your palm, before and after stretching, and see if there is any difference you can measure.

    • @deepblue188
      @deepblue188 3 роки тому +1

      @@KitLaughlin Thanks for your precious help.

  • @wolfferoni
    @wolfferoni 7 років тому

    You are wonderful. I found you through reddit's r/flexibility and wanting to learn how to touch my toes. You're so calming and a great teacher. Hopefully I'll be able to attend a workshop one day

    • @KitLaughlin
      @KitLaughlin  6 років тому +1

      You will be most welcome there.

  • @ishuishu8802
    @ishuishu8802 Рік тому +1

    Iam also stroke patient ist May 2023 icey bleed in my brain which exercise is better for me plz suggest me iam from Pakistan Karachi

    • @KitLaughlin
      @KitLaughlin  Рік тому

      Check that questions with your doctor first, please. I can't offer advice on this because I do not know enough about your condition.

  • @gamer-ex7yr
    @gamer-ex7yr 4 роки тому

    Does these stretches lengthen my fingers because my fingers are too. Short

    • @KitLaughlin
      @KitLaughlin  4 роки тому

      No, assuming you can straighten your fingers, these exercise will not lengthen your fingers. But, and this is a big "but", if you do them, you will have much more mobility in your fingers, thumb, and hand. When I spread my fingers, for example, my thumb and little finger make a straight line on both hands-that' a full octave on the piano. My hands are medium sized.

  • @myko_chxn
    @myko_chxn 3 роки тому +2

    Hey Dr Laughlin,
    As someone who has developed chronic wrist pain on my left keyboard hand, would doing these stretches daily help resolve this issue? I did these exercises twice today and my wrist feels a bit better. Not sure if it's a strengthening or stretching issue. Thanks :)

    • @KitLaughlin
      @KitLaughlin  3 роки тому +9

      It's just plain old "Kit"-I did not finish the PhD studies, so not "Dr!". The short answer is: very likely. I suggest *not* doing them daily, as long as that chronic pain is there: do a couple of times a week to allow complete recovery. Once the problem goes away, then you can do them more often. The contractions we use in all the stretches we show here will, in time, be strong strengthening movements, too. In the beginning, in your case because you have chronic wrist pain, we need to be more gentle with the stretches and the contractions. Once the pain has gone away, you can increase the strength of the contractions bit by bit until you are exerting as much force as you can-by that time, your wrists and fingers (whole hands, in fact) will be very strong. Please try this and report back.

  • @monikalocken3441
    @monikalocken3441 8 років тому

    Well done. But it would be a wonderful action to advice on "plz do not on hands illnesses, if there is given an barrier of weights/strength or behind surgeries without any special advice". If you d this on Kienbock's disease, be sure, the patient isn t really happy about those excercises and more over it can be a risk of further problems...

    • @KitLaughlin
      @KitLaughlin  6 років тому

      If I described all the hand-arm problems that were contra-indicated, the video would be three times as long, and not helpful to the majority who do not have these problems. We treat people as adults: we say, "go gently and do not force anything, etc." IMHO, this is the best advice. This is UA-cam, after all. We do have a practitioner stream, and that content can be found on Vimeo, our inexpensive pay download channel.

  • @caseylee9527
    @caseylee9527 5 років тому

    Will this make your fingers any slimmer

    • @KitLaughlin
      @KitLaughlin  5 років тому

      I have to ask: why would you want slimmer fingers?

  • @TehDeLiiCe
    @TehDeLiiCe 8 років тому

    Is there any exercise for carpal tunnel syndrome i noticed that i got it when i trained planche leans

    • @KitLaughlin
      @KitLaughlin  8 років тому

      Planche leans will not cause carpel tunnel syndrome; if you do have it, the causes are much deeper in your system. Google TOCS and TOS; and search on my channel for "scalenes". What you are most likely experiencing is a mild strain from not having conditioned your wrists for this strong exercise.

    • @TehDeLiiCe
      @TehDeLiiCe 8 років тому

      Kit Laughlin Oh alright, thanks for the information! I will check those things out!

    • @TehDeLiiCe
      @TehDeLiiCe 8 років тому

      Kit Laughlin I have one more question though, I ussually get that nerver sensation in my tumb when doing planche leans. Then the next day i feel it a little bit. But after a few days the feeling disapears. But it always comes back when i start training planche leans again. What exactly could the problem be if its not carpal tunnel? and are there any exercises to prevent this?

    • @KitLaughlin
      @KitLaughlin  6 років тому

      Yes: all the flexion exercises, actually. Softening the soft tissues on that outer part of the wrist is the key; when you do planche leans, that area is massively compressed, and if these tissues can't get out of the way, pain is the result.

  • @gm5542
    @gm5542 4 роки тому +1

    Hi Kit, is this recommended for tennis elbow and carpal tunnel syndrome?

    • @KitLaughlin
      @KitLaughlin  4 роки тому +2

      See ua-cam.com/video/l8ko2hjOo_4/v-deo.html
      Gabriel, start with these, very gently, doing only the first part for at least a week (every second or third day). Then add part two. TOCS (look this up) is a major cause of both these problems. If doing these help, then add this one (the hand and wrist sequence). Look up TOCS and TOS, too, to understand the possible causal mechanisms.

    • @gm5542
      @gm5542 4 роки тому +1

      Thank you, you are the best!

    • @KitLaughlin
      @KitLaughlin  4 роки тому

      @@gm5542: please do report back, Gabriel; feedback on how the system is working is gold for us.

  • @shanowastarr6039
    @shanowastarr6039 4 роки тому +1

    wow I been doing this for 2 days and I can bend them completely backwards

    • @KitLaughlin
      @KitLaughlin  4 роки тому

      Slow is 'pro', though! Best not to rush things, but if the hands and fingers feel good, mp problem. Thanks for commenting!

  • @canefan17
    @canefan17 6 років тому

    I came here looking for Piano stretches, and it was great to hear you mention the palm spread stretch was good for piano players.
    One question about that stretch though - what muscles in the forearms are affected by that stretch? Or is it mostly in the wrist? Because I sometimes feel a lot of tightness in my forearms when I try to spread my fingers out.

    • @KitLaughlin
      @KitLaughlin  6 років тому +1

      the hands themselves, in terms of ligaments, tendons and fascia; the wrists, and the forearms are all involved in the stretches; we start with individual fingers then lengthen the worked lines by including the wrists and forearms.

  • @jayraval9034
    @jayraval9034 3 роки тому +1

    You Should call this HAND AWAKENING!

    • @KitLaughlin
      @KitLaughlin  3 роки тому +1

      I will add that wonderful description to the title today! I would have added "Thanks Jay" to the title itself, but we are limited to 100 characters, so I will say it here: Thanks Jay!

  • @HittingZero
    @HittingZero 3 роки тому +1

    Hey kit,
    Any good stretches for dupuytrens?

    • @KitLaughlin
      @KitLaughlin  3 роки тому +1

      Yes, but it all depends on how far it has progressed. My father had it severely, but I have kept my hands supple, relatively, and so far, so good. How far has yours progressed?

    • @HittingZero
      @HittingZero 3 роки тому +1

      It’s in very early stages. Have tried some acupuncture which I responded to quite well. I’m feeling quite tight in the base of my palm though which kinda stretches across the left hand corner bottom (of my right hand).

    • @KitLaughlin
      @KitLaughlin  3 роки тому +1

      @@HittingZero Stretch everything you can: D's contracture is a shortening of the fascia and, AFAIK, the only think that can slow, or prevent, that is three-dimensional movement of all the involved fascia. To stretch fascia maximally, try to involve at least two joints in the movements you use. The LH corner or your palm means you must involve the wrist and hand in extension movements as much as you can.

    • @HittingZero
      @HittingZero 3 роки тому +1

      Kit Laughlin thanks so much Kit, I knew you’d be the person to ask! xx

    • @KitLaughlin
      @KitLaughlin  3 роки тому +1

      @@HittingZero Please do let us know how you go. Ring and little fingers most important to make as supple as you can. Hot water soak first (just a few minutes) can help, too.

  • @petrichorpse
    @petrichorpse Місяць тому +1

    When I do 0:15 I get this sharp pain in the back of my thumb area, any ideas on how to remedy that?

    • @KitLaughlin
      @KitLaughlin  Місяць тому +1

      Go more gently to let the body get used to the position. It's probably something being compressed. In time, all the other movements will move whatever it is that's sticking, and it will feel more comfortable.

    • @petrichorpse
      @petrichorpse Місяць тому +1

      @@KitLaughlin Thank you, I'll go more gentle with it.

    • @KitLaughlin
      @KitLaughlin  Місяць тому

      @@petrichorpse Do let us know how you go-this helps all the silent users! Thanks for posting.

    • @foobar99
      @foobar99 27 днів тому

      How did it go?

    • @petrichorpse
      @petrichorpse 27 днів тому +1

      @@foobar99 I've been stretching twice every day, these exercises and a few other ones due to how much I need to use my hands/forearms. I have a greater range of movement and the pain is less sharp-still the slightest hint of soreness in that area but not nearly as bad. I really focus on trying to massage my thumb while in that position and stretch it well afterwards

  • @antonellamicheli1082
    @antonellamicheli1082 3 роки тому +1

    IS THIS GOOD FOR CARPEL TUNNEL?

    • @KitLaughlin
      @KitLaughlin  3 роки тому

      For carpel tunnel syndrome, assuming not too advanced, go here: ua-cam.com/video/l8ko2hjOo_4/v-deo.html
      Do these to or three times a week, for two weeks, then try the exercises in this video. re. Carpel Tunnel syndrome: look up TOCS or TOS to understand the mechanisms.

    • @antonellamicheli1082
      @antonellamicheli1082 3 роки тому

      @@KitLaughlin THANKU!

    • @antonellamicheli1082
      @antonellamicheli1082 3 роки тому +1

      @@KitLaughlin Sorry i forgot to include thumb and wrist on thumb side is it the same exercises?..thanku

    • @KitLaughlin
      @KitLaughlin  3 роки тому +1

      @@antonellamicheli1082 Yes.

    • @antonellamicheli1082
      @antonellamicheli1082 3 роки тому

      @@KitLaughlin thanku

  • @elibenaroya7253
    @elibenaroya7253 7 років тому

    יואב רעם

  • @therealzorex
    @therealzorex Рік тому +1

    this had me crying

    • @KitLaughlin
      @KitLaughlin  Рік тому +1

      Hahahaha! It won't be anywhere near as intense, the next time, and the time after that. I suffered plenty working out how to do all this by self, I can tell you!

  • @NNNabcd
    @NNNabcd 4 роки тому

    How old are you?