Physical Therapy for Broken Wrist?

physical therapy exercises to rehabiliate a broken wrist

• I broke my wrist and now the cast has been removed but my flexibilty needs to improve. What kinds of exercises can I do?

• Answer:

  Hello, Sorry to hear that you broke your wrist, but glad that it's almost all better now. After being in a cast for 6-8 weeks, I'm sure that you hand feels almost strengthless. Flexibility is also important in regaining full hand/wrist functionality. Please refer to the links below for wrist strengthening techniques. BUT BE CAREFUL! The ligaments and muscles haven't had a proper workout or normal usage for the past couple weeks and are probably weak, and tender. Work slowly and stop immediately if you feel any discomfort. As always, check with your doctor if anything happens. Additional Links: Indiana Hand Center excercises through pictures (look halfway down the page): http://www.indianahandcenter.com/flex.html Holistic Online hand/wrist excercises: http://www.holistic-online.com/Remedies/Arthritis/arth_hand-and-wrist-exercises.htm Wrist excercises at Total Fitness Solutions: http://www.totalfitnesssolutions.com/wrist.html Gripstik wrist excerciser (maybe you should use this towards the end of your rejuvenation regimen): http://www.gripstik.com/howtouse.html Search Strategy: "wrist exercises" flexibility on google: ://www.google.com/search?q=%22wrist+exercises%22+flexibility Thank you for the opportunity to answer your question, if you require more information, please clarify the question, or if you find this answer satisfactory, please feel free to rate it. Thank you! skermit-ga