Try: Use rubber bands to exercise the fingers have the cr place his right hand on a table and loop a rubber band around one of his fingers instruct the cr to pull the rubber band up and down with his fingers to exercise the right fingers then have the cr place his left hand on a table and loop a rubber band around one of his fingers instruct the cr to pull the rubber band up and down with his fingers to exercise the left fingers perform this exercise several times a day to improve finger strength

Materials: Rubber bands

Categories: Sage, Topic, Medical Physical

Information: n/a

References: Adapted from fine tuning tips for improving fine motor skills stroke connection magazine september october 2003 available at

Keywords: Fine motor skills weak hands hands fingers

*This information is listed as a Tip and is not explicitly medically licensed