Make time each day to do your arm and hand exercises. When doing everyday activities, pay attention to how you are using your arms and hands. This will help you regain some use of your affected arm and hand. Do only those exercises your occupational therapist has checked off ( ). Your doctor or therapist might add or change exercises just for you.
Limit exercising in excessive heat or humidity. Allow adequate resting periods. Listen to your body. Make exercise part of your daily routine. Do the highlighted or marked exercises ____________ times a day. Start at ____________ reps, working up to ____________ reps. Pump your foot up and down slowly. Repeat ________ times.
Upper Body: Fine Motor Exercise Program – Finger Exercises & Activities . Author: Shirley Ryan AbilityLab. OT Practice Council . These exercises are designed to be completed with instructions from your occupational therapist. Please contact your Occupational Therapist with any questions/concerns:
Provide education about post-operative activity limitations, precautions and exercise. Instruct in good posture during activities. Educate about lymphedema prevention or risk factor reduction. Teach strategies to incorporate wellness and health management routines into daily activities.
Occupational Therapy Intervention: Apply different approaches for solving difficulties with dressing. Including but not limited to… Treat underlying limitations to safety and independence
Occupational Therapy Department - 1 - Thera-Band® Exercises for . Upper Body . This program is used to improve upper body strength and range of motion. Many of the exercises focus on muscles of the shoulders, chest and upper back . General instructions: • Complete all exercises while seated in a chair with armrests unless
This handout gives step- by-step instructions for 16 exercises to increase your range of motion. The instructions use the “SAM” format to describe the correct motions and body position needed to do the exercises safely. Please remind your attendants to use careful movements, and not to hurt their backs. What does SAM stand for?
inward with your palm down. Begin the exercise with palm facing up. From this position, slowly rotate the arm inward until palm is facing down. Be sure to keep elbow tucked and at 90 degrees for the entire movement. Stretch through free range of motion.
These exercises are used to maintain and increase arm strength and endurance. Perform exercises slowly and with control. Make sure to sit up straight in the chair with feet on the floor or leg rests to help with keeping an upright posture. Start with arms out to the side and then cross in front with elbows straight.
Exercises Key Points. Head up & looking forward. Arms extended forward. Feet & knees extended off the ground. Knees are straight, not bent Key Points. Knees pulled to stomach. Arms crossed at chest. Head up, chin to chest Key Points. Lying prone on ground. Press feet & thighs to floor. Straighten arms while lifting off the ground Key Points. Go ...