Finger Tendon Glides for Hand Injury or Surgery

Finger tendon glides can help if you have had a surgery in this area or an injury that might have scar tissue build up around the tendons. For the first exercise, prop your elbow up on something sold. Put your forearm at a slight angle. Keep your fingers nice and...

De Quervain’s Syndrome Stretches, aka Blackberry Thumb

De Quervain’s syndrome is an irritation of the thumb tendons from repetitive movements. Over the last decade, texting has become more popular, and people are having more of these symptoms. Some have even termed it Blackberry thumb.   It is just as important...

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Stretches

Here are some simple Carpal tunnel syndrome stretches. Wrist flexion and extension with radial and ulnar deviation are the stretches to loosen up the scar tissue that has build up in the carpal tunnel. Also you can use overpressure and the prayer stretch to stretch...

Neural Glides for Ulnar, Median & Radial Nerves

The nerves in your arms and legs can move and stretch. Nerves can become injured just like muscles and tendons. Scar tissue can build up and trap the nerves. This can lead to chronic inflammation and pain. To get the nerves moving again, you can do special stretches...

Elbow Pain

Many times with elbow pain, you will be diagnosed with tennis elbow or golfer’s elbow. Tennis elbow is when you have pain on the outside or lateral side of your elbow or forearm. This is when the extensor muscles of the arm get irritated and it is called lateral...