Simple exercises for wrist pain

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

Surely you are familiar with the pain in the wrist after a long day at work at the computer. The life hacker offers a selection of simple exercises that will relieve stress and that you can do right at your desk.

The hands are especially susceptible to arthritis, because our hands are almost constantly under tension. Many people have problems with their thumb, the effect of frequent typing of messages on the phone. The best medicine for arthritis, according to experts, is movement.

These exercises can be performed several times a day as soon as your wrists feel uncomfortable.

1. Squeeze and unclench your fingers lightly. Repeat several times.
2. Make a few circular rotations with your thumbs. Repeat the rotation to one side and then to the other.
3. Rotate your wrists in a figure of eights. Try to feel how your shoulders move as you do this.
4. Gently clench your hands into a fist and rotate your wrists. Feel the stretch in your wrist muscles. Then rotate to the other side.
5. Put your palms together in front of your chest (prayer pose). The palms and fingers should fit snugly together. Press with one hand on the other for 5-10 seconds. Repeat several times.
6. Interlace your fingers and make wavy movements with your hands in one direction and the other. If you are uncomfortable doing the interlaced fingers exercise, simply place one palm on top of the other.
7. Connect your fingers in a lock, stretch your arms in front of you, turn them with your palms forward, then raise them above your head. The palms should be facing up. Hold this pose for 10 seconds. Close your eyes, take a few deep breaths, feel how the blood circulation in your hands changes. Then very slowly lower your arms.
8. Repeat the exercise again, changing the fingers in the lock: the fingers of the other hand should now be on top. Lower your shoulders, look straight ahead. Feel the spine straighten when your arms are raised. After 10 seconds, lower your arms just as slowly.
9. Give your hands a little rest, then massage the brushes one by one. Start at the wrist and gradually work towards the palm and fingers. Pay special attention to your thumb. Repeat the same with the other hand.
10. Rub your palms together vigorously to warm them up. Then place your hands on your knees, palms up, close your eyes and take a few deep breaths. Feel how the sensations in your wrists have changed.