para>This is an image of a woman with her right arm extended straight in front of her. She is holding her right palm with her left hand and her right palm is facing forwards. There is a callout showing her pulling her right palm back towards her body.View Original
This is an image of a woman with her right arm extended straight in front of her. She is holding her right palm with her left hand and her right palm is facing forwards. There is a callout showing her pulling her right palm back towards her body.
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This is a series of images of a man sitting in a chair, resting his right lower arm on a table. His wrist and hand are extended off of the table and he is holding a small weight in his hand. In the first image his wrist is bent back, palm facing up, and there is a callout showing him flexing his wrist up. In the second image, his wrist is bent down and there is a callout of him extending his wrist up. In the third image, his wrist is on the side, thumb up, and the callout shows him moving the wrist up and down.
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This is a series of images of a man sitting in a chair, resting his right lower arm on a table. His wrist and hand are extended off of the table and he is holding a small weight in his hand. In the first image his wrist is bent back, palm facing up, and there is a callout showing him flexing his wrist up. In the second image, his wrist is bent down and there is a callout of him extending his wrist up. In the third image, his wrist is on the side, thumb up, and the callout shows him moving the wrist up and down.
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This is an image of a woman sitting in a chair with her right arm bent to 90 degrees. She is holding a small weight in her right hand with the palm facing down. There is a callout showing her having twisted her lower arm so the palm is now facing up.
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This is an image of a woman sitting in a chair with her right arm bent to 90 degrees. She is holding a small weight in her right hand with the palm facing down. There is a callout showing her having twisted her lower arm so the palm is now facing up.
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These are 2 images of a woman standing up straight. In the first image she is bending her arms at the elbow and bringing her palms towards her shoulders. In the second image she is straightening her arms, bringing them back to her sides with her palms facing back.
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These are 2 images of a woman standing up straight. In the first image she is bending her arms at the elbow and bringing her palms towards her shoulders. In the second image she is straightening her arms, bringing them back to her sides with her palms facing back.
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This is an image of a person holding a tennis ball in the hand. There is a callout showing the person squeezing the ball.
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This is an image of a person holding a tennis ball in the hand. There is a callout showing the person squeezing the ball.
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What will the results be?
- Less pain and swelling
- Increased strength
- Better range of motion
- Greater ease doing arm activities
Helpful tips
- Stay active and work out to keep your muscles strong and flexible.
- Keep a healthy weight to avoid putting too much stress on your joints. Eat a healthy diet to keep your muscles healthy.
- Be sure you do not hold your breath when exercising. This can raise your blood pressure. If you tend to hold your breath, try counting out loud when exercising. If any exercise bothers you, stop right away.
- Always warm up before stretching. Heated muscles stretch much easier than cool muscles. Stretching cool muscles can lead to injury.
- Try walking and swinging your arms at an easy pace for a few minutes to warm up your muscles. Do this again after exercising.
- Never bounce when doing stretches.
- Doing exercises before a meal may be a good way to get into a routine.
- If you are using weights, choose a weight that will allow you to repeat the exercise 10 times before resting. If you easily do 10 repeats, you may not be using enough weight. If you are not able to do 10 repeats, you are using too heavy of a weight.
- Exercise may be slightly uncomfortable, but you should not have sharp pains. If you do get sharp pains, stop what you are doing. If the sharp pains continue, call your doctor.
Where can I learn more?
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons ‚
http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=a00137 ‚
Last Reviewed Date
2015-01-15 ‚
List_set bdysylist
- Exercise
- Neuromuscular and Skeletal
- Therapy (Occupational, Physical, Speech, etc)
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