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These small changes could have a big impact on your joint health long term We want to minimize the strain and stress on our joints as much as we can!

Small change but big difference

You don’t need fancy equipment to strengthen your hands! You can start with a kitchen towel! These could be good for arthritis, joint pain, or general weakness. *not medical advice!

daily hand exercises for hand arthritis! Daily movement is so important for hand pain 👍🏻 #thumbpain #handexercise #jointpain

Movement helps so much with all our body functions! Gentle movement can be a great place to start for joint pain. Consult with your doctor before you start!

This can help if you have thumb pain!

This can help to relax the adductor muscles of the thumb. Placing the chip clip on a tight muscle belly can help to alleviate some hand pain and improve thumb pain or motion! #thumbpain #occupationaltherapy #handpain #handexercise

*not medical advice! These exercises can help keep the joints in your hands moving 👏

Add these exercises to your repertoire! You don’t have to do them all in a sequence either, you can do a few in the morning, some while you’re waiting for your coffee to brew, and then a few more before bed!

Try these exercises to help with stiffness in the wrists! I’d aim for 10 of each to start and then build from there if it feels okay. Remember, this is not medical advice and is solely for educational purposes.

Try these hand exercises for hand pain! Remember these should all be gentle and you want to only go as far as you can without increasing the hand pain. *not medical advice, solely educational purposes.

Squats are a great exercise to help build leg strength. Strength is necessary for knee conditions like osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and aging! You want to keep your knees and legs strong so that you are able to continue to get down on and off the floor, get out of a chair easily, and…

Did you know that the correct movements actually help arthritis? If you have pain at the base of the thumb and have been trying to do pinching type exercises, that may make it worse! But you still can move the joint and strengthen the fingers! Try keeping that webspace open to support the joint.

Moving the hands is actually good for stiffness and pain! For these you’ll want to move gently and slowly on each one with the goal to get the hands moving. I typically recommend you start with 10 of each. These can be beneficial if you have hand osteoarthritis or finger osteoarthritis!

Try these hand exercises to help strengthen the muscles in the hand and wrist 💪🏻

Hey it’s just a small change but these changes over time can have a big impact on your hands and their overall health!

Remember that motion is lotion for the joints. If you have arthritis it is a common myth that movement makes the pain worse. But it actually can help reduce inflammation, increase flexibility, and maximize hand function!

a little bit of movement a day can make a big difference! There are a lot of small, tiny muscles in the hand that are important to everyday hand strength and function. Aim for 10 of these to start! 🏷️ Reactiv, hand exercises, hand pain, hand strengthening, joint pain, virtual care

A good option if youre in a flare up, work long days, or just need a little reset.

Try one of occupational therapist, Hannah’s, favorite way to get some shoulder movement in during the work day. One reason for joint pain can be immobility. By trying these smaller bits of movement throughout the day, it can add up to a lot of movement throughout the day!

Motion is lotion! 🧴 If you are sitting at your desk throughout the day these small movement breaks can be helpful in minimizing joint pain! These are a great way to get extra movement in through the day and engage muscles that otherwise wouldn’t get too much activation. Reactiv can help teach…

You fan and should still exercise even if you have arthritis. Try these exercise modifications to still work the same muscle group. #handpain #arthritis #exercisemodification #handarthritis #hand

Sore knuckles? The point of these exercises is to help get those hands moving! Knuckle pain could be a symptom of arthritis and it is important to keep the hand mobile to maintain strength and range of motion. *try at your own risk. This is educational advice only! #handpain #arthritis…

Let’s keep those hands moving! The goal of these exercises is to keep the thumb moving in all the joints. Aim for 10-12 of each within a pain free range of motion. Remember motion is lotion for arthritis! #occupationaltherapist #thumbpain #thumbarthritis #fingerexercises #fingerpain #thumb…

Trigger finger is no fun! If you catch it early enough you can help reduce the symptoms and the triggering or locking. This happens because the tendon gets inflamed and has a hard time pulling through the tunnel that is typically glides through. These exercises can help that tendon glide…

The goal is to help maintain strength and range of motion. Exercises like these can be helpful in helping with pain, decreasing swelling, and inflammation. Movement is good for arthritis! #jointpain #arthritis #handexercises #handarthritis #occupationaltherapist

Do you struggle to put on a bra because of finger pain or arthritis? This bra is from a company called @Liberare! It has finger loops, lightly magnetized clasp, and is OT approved. No one likes struggling to put on a bra everyday! #jointpain #arthritis #occupationaltherapy #handpain…

These small adjustments can have a big impact on your overall joint health! Make these small adjustments and come learn more with us at our free virtual webinar on June 6th! #jointpain #arthritis #occupationaltherapy #ergonomic #workstationsetup

good option for you! The ice helps to target the area directly and can be a really good option especially in the upper extremity. You want to make sure you are constantly moving the ice around to avoid any skin damage. Have you tried this? #jointpain #arthritis #handpain #occupationaltherapy