EASY Thumb Exercises for Arthritis

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Michelle, Hand Expert from Virtual Hand Care, demonstrates 4 easy and effective thumb exercises for arthritis. If you are experiencing thumb arthritis pain or thumb tendonitis pain these can help!
Some of the exercises shown here can be credited to the extensive research of Virginia O'Brien, OT CHT.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 EASY Thumb Exercises for Arthritis
00:57 Exercise 1-How to strengthen the thumb thenar muscles
01:31 Exercise 2-How to strengthen first dorsal interossei muscle to support the thumb
01:57 Exercise 3-Strengthening both thumb and first dorsal interossei muscles
02:41 Exercise 4- Stretching the thumb web space for thumb pain relief.
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This video is for educational and demonstration purposes only and is not to be used as a replacement for seeking medical advice or treatment of your condition. Virtual Hand Care, or its members, do not offer medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always consult with your doctor or healthcare provider before starting any exercise program. Please know that performing any exercise or program is solely at your own risk.

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16 июл 2024

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@tlynn7043 Год назад

I’m a dental hygienist ..34 years. My hands get very sore. One day I mentioned to a patient that I was battling a headache. As a “cure”, he did a pinch grip in that area between the thumb and finger. He squeezed it so hard ..it hurt so bad I couldn’t even speak. The next day the whole area was bruised…but the pain and tightness was GONE. I couldn’t believe it. It was chronic pain and stiffness and it was gone …and the guy wasn’t even trained…but whatever he did really helped for a long time. Didn’t help the headache , but really helped my hand.

@scottiechapman8351 4 месяца назад

Funny, I'm also a RDH, and this is why I'm here!

@corneliusmooseknuckle2829 29 дней назад

I'm going to try the chip clip technique. Thanks. I had carpal tunnel release surgery two months ago. Dr. never ordered physical therapy for the month I was off work. Never checked my range of motion. At the second followup, after being released by the Dr. to return to work, when I mentioned my hand still hurt, he asked if I had gone back to work. Work he had released me to go back to. He wrote it down even. On actual paper. Somehow I managed to stay polite while my eye started twitching, and I started to smell burnt toast due to my imminent stoke. Last appointment, I brought up to the nurse before the Dr. entered, my thumb range of motion being limited and mentioned I would like to get some exercises from PT to get some mobility back, (can't make the C shape). Dr (after I have to bring it up to him) tells me it's arthritis and not related to the surgery and offers no solutions, except for a prescription for the numbness in my fingers that is chronic and wasn't there before the surgery. He asks if I want to make another followup appointment in a couple of months, and I say no. He taps my leg with the folder like he's happy with the work he's done. I go to the desk with him, he says something to the nurse that I didn't hear assuming it's something to do with my prescription. She says she has Friday in a couple of weeks available and would I like to schedule my appointment for that day. I don't remember how I got in my car or anything else until I was halfway home. The moral of the story: Not all clowns wear makeup.

@monicacall7532 Год назад

Thank you so much for this video. I’m a professional cellist who had joint replacement surgery on both thumbs 6 years ago. When I got Covid 2.5 years ago I began to have terrible pain again in my left thumb. After 4 months the pain was at an 8 almost 24/7, so I went to visit my hand orthopedist again. The tendon from my left forearm that was used to replace the arthritic joint in the original surgery had completely vanished, but had not been torn off! It was like it had totally dissolved. With the 2nd surgery I now have a newly developed type of metal hardware (not pins and screws) holding everything in place. Unlike the first time around I’ve had a fair amount of pain in the joint which has made playing my cello very uncomfortable. I’ve done the exercises that my PT gave me for both surgeries, but they have actually exacerbated the pain. In desperation I decided to see if there were any videos to deal with the serious discomfort and I found your videos. My thumb joint is pain free for the first time in nearly 2.5 years! Hooray! I will be using these stretches/exercises as part of my warmup before I practice or play. Many, many thanks.

@VirtualHandCare Год назад

Oh my this is wonderful to hear! I don't know why I am just now getting a notification of this comment. But I hope you are continuing to be blessed with no thumb pain so you can keep playing your cello!

@Human433 3 года назад

Thank you for showing these exercises. I had pain for 3 years; I was wearing thumb brace, using icy cold, ice pack but it kept getting worse. I couldn’t use my hand and couldn’t even touch my thumb. I did exercises you showed for three days and miraculously pain is gone. Thank you thank you thank you!

@VirtualHandCare 3 года назад

Wonderful! Happy they helped!

@brendamotes4182 Год назад

Thank you for posting these exercises. Approximately a year ago, I had trigger thumb surgery and was in constant pain. I started doing these exercises regularly and I no longer have thumb pain. Thank you!

@catherined467 Год назад

Excellent. Thrilled my physio recommended you. Thank you! I’m on the list for your Hand program

@minabadrihamedian5614 3 года назад

Love it thank you.

@kingadrock7994 Год назад

Awesome 👏 thank you so much . Beyond helpful 🖖🏿

@garypritchard9787 4 месяца назад

Michelle, you are the best!!

@geralynpalacol9295 3 года назад

Thanks so much! GOD Bless you😀

@dr.hridayaranjan.j.9711 3 года назад

This works. Really excellent and extremely simple. Thanks a lot madam.

@sonofabutcher7003 22 дня назад

Thumbping jacks😂 I’ll give them a try. Hope they help with the pain! Thanks for making this video!!!

@D1Ali156 2 года назад

Thanks for helping.

@TheBree2324 3 года назад

Thank you

@ScarletRed. 3 года назад

Thank you!

@1962jassy 2 года назад

Thank you!!!!

@davidrobins4025 5 месяцев назад

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

@anngough3399 2 года назад

Thank you so much I've been struggling for many years I've only just got my doctors to get a little bit of help I had injection a steroid injection on my right hand but the pain can be excruciating I'm working so it's very essential that I use my hands thank you again

@magismagiswary6494 Год назад

Thks Mam hopefully my pain relief.

@balramrathore3947 3 года назад

Thank you so much ❤❤🤗❤

@cotigiacomo 2 года назад

Wow! Thanks

@YondaimeApproved 8 месяцев назад

Thank you 🙏🙂

@anamohd7916 3 года назад

Yes it’s good workout for the thumb because I had problem on the left thumb as it cannot bend especially in the night become very stiff like no liquid in between. If the thumb bend, the thumb cannot be straight then.. I will follow your advise on the thumb workout. Thanks to you.

@alfredsenteno327 3 года назад

Thanks, made a real difference.

@VirtualHandCare 3 года назад

You are welcome!

@annvictoriahopcroft6124 3 года назад

Thank you. My thumb hurt too much to use, but these exercises restored function! Thank you so much for making this video.

@VirtualHandCare 3 года назад

Nice! I love hearing that! And thank YOU for the comment. 👍

@miramosa7768 Год назад

I play a lot of video games in my spare time. It's a good social activity for me, and I really enjoy it. But boy, can that leave a hand-strain! I've been struggling with some strain in my thumbs for the past few days and, an ounce of prevention being worth a pound of cure, went looking and found this! Thanks for the very easy-to-understand exercises and I hope it'll help me as well, even if I'm not exactly in the usual target group!

@cathb5684 2 года назад

Hi there, had thumb surgery Trapezioctomy with rope a few weeks ago. My other hand is experiencing similar pain, RSI most likely cause. I so hope doing these exercises will help the pain, strengthen the area so surgery not required on it at some stage. The pain from current surgery, pretty bad, so hope can strengthen other hand.

@FilipinosaAmericavlog 3 года назад

Thank you. From Texas

@martinD122 Год назад

🙏 Thank You.

@alanpreston3111 10 месяцев назад

Thankyou 👌🏻

@mhohanconcert3415 2 месяца назад

Wooooah this helps! I’ve been dealing with thumb pain for 2 weeks and it’s getting worse. Then i just followed the exercise for 5 mins then the pain goes away like a magic. I’m gonna check if the pain will comeback tomorrow. ❤❤❤

@christinesmith5031 Год назад

Very good advice simple for my texting 👍

@gardeyoyo 2 года назад

Thanks.

@larrybstreetfish5852 2 года назад

Thank you Michelle...As a LMT for 30 years, these are going to be part of my daily routine!

@Kyra-fe6do 8 месяцев назад

Has it helped?

@larrybstreetfish5852 8 месяцев назад

@@Kyra-fe6do They seem helpful, but I have been too inconsistent to give an honest opinion

@pghadim Год назад

Thanks

@lilyofthevalley5586 9 месяцев назад

Thank you doc for these videos! MY left thumb has suddenly been hurting badly and I can't even pick up anything nor do anything with my L hand because of the excruciating pain in my thumb. Don't know what happened to it. I will do your exercises. Thank you.

@robbsantos7050 4 года назад

Thank you ...started the program now.....

@albertalhorne1644 2 года назад

So glad I found this! I’m a finger style guitarist/pianist, & some days my right thumb hurts at the base. These exercises should help my thumb muscles strengthen & relax. I play many hours each day, so it’s important to me to get this under better control. Thanks again!

@VirtualHandCare 2 года назад

You are welcome 🙏 🎶 🎸

@bluesdawg8014 2 года назад

I'm a 72 year old Blues guitarist, I'm having the same pain as you bro. These exercises help. I also use organic turpentine ( G brand ) as a topical. The turpentine gives instant relief but you need to put it on a couple times a day. Play on Long live the Blues Los Angeles

@jenydenton 3 года назад

Very effective, thank you.

@frankg3rd1 2 года назад

Thank you ! The pinching of the muscle between the thumb and pointer finger really helps. Studying classical guitar really works the right thumb very hard. The relief I feel is so welcomed....thank you so much !

@WilliamSaadGuitar 2 года назад

I find the left hand really suffers when playing fingerstyle guitar. I am surprised only right hand got a mention from guitarists.

@frankg3rd1 2 года назад

@@WilliamSaadGuitar Common cause for left hand pain is to tight a grip. Thumb should generally be placed in the middle of the back of the neck. The right hand thumb pain is repetive motion striking the strings. A few hours of practice the thumb may execute notes a few thousand times.

@WilliamSaadGuitar 2 года назад

@@frankg3rd1 Makes sense...thank you!

@frankg3rd1 2 года назад

@@WilliamSaadGuitar Your welcome ! Btw...Bossa Nova can be very demanding on the left hand. Tinker around with implied chords. Playing every note in every chord will fatigue and may even cause cramping. Choose your voicings wisely. Youll feel better and the learn new voicings.

@WilliamSaadGuitar 2 года назад

@@frankg3rd1 may be arthritis in my case. I guess at 65 after playing since I was 12 one can expect that...

@nigeldavies8900 3 года назад

Hi so glad to have found these exercises. How many do you think best to at any one time and how many times a day. Much appreciated.

@lorenacabrera1147 3 года назад

Hala thank u doctor.

@ksmith2852 Год назад

I followed along with you and it feels better! I didn't have a chip clip so I used my other hand to do the job. I do a lot of fingerstyle guitar playing..so I injured my thumb playing guitar??!

@hagerfiker3621 4 года назад

thank you very much i got a big relief and identify my pain

@LittleMissBusy777 2 года назад

Thanks for this. I do get RA pain in that joint but also more severely in the very first joint at the top of the thumb and that joint is frozen. Do you have any therapies for that joint? Thanks

@user-ed7gr7qw7b Год назад

Hi, Thank you so much for these videos. Do you have exercises for arthritis in the top thumb joint? I haven't been able to bend my thumb without pain. Thank you! Diane

@squeakyval 10 месяцев назад

Thank you for these recommendations. I will for sure give these a try. My issues started from crocheting multiple projects in a short amount of time. Now my thumb is hurting really bad!! I do need to make a few more crocheted projects then I can take a break. What would you suggest to help alleviate the pain I’m feeling? FYI I am 67 yrs old and I do have arthritis from my neck all the way down! 😢

@mjulio71 4 года назад

As a musician, I want to thank you for a lot of great tips - The chip clip to relax the thumb is working GREAT!

@VirtualHandCare 4 года назад

You are welcome! Happy to hear it is helping.

@Karen822 2 года назад

Thanks for this. Looking for pain relief from Basal Thumb Arthritis. REALLY trying to avoid surgery!

@denisegasparini64 Год назад

Does this really work surgery is my next step and I’m really losing the strength in both hands now.

@Karen822 Год назад

@@denisegasparini64 I don't know if it's going to be able to stave off surgery, but it's something to try for now. I had a total knee replacement 2 years ago and I never EVER want to go under the knife ever again unless it's to save my life!!

@ilonadarcy534 2 года назад

Have you posted anything about the index finger pain by any chance?

@ValeriaVincentSancisi 5 месяцев назад

for me it is not the base but the joint above it so the last suggestion was the best

@pattycrochets2559 10 месяцев назад

How many repetitions should I be doing? How many times a day? I'll add these to the exercises I already do.....I love the clip and have been doing that one for almost a week.

@massagetherapist1942 3 года назад

*There's also a good program in **_Treat Your Own Hand and Thumb Arthritis_** at Amazon.*

@alfredsenteno327 3 года назад

Man, really helped. Thank you so very much.

@chachachodhery8383 Год назад

hi thank a lot can we dip hand in hot water wid epsom salt, plz let me know as i have orthoarthirites in both thumbs thx once again

@kimberlymetro7859 4 года назад

Thank You!!!!!!

@VirtualHandCare 4 года назад

Your welcome!

@prashantworlikar3369 4 года назад

Thx u mam from india 👍

@Monika94100 Год назад

What are these not painful burn sensations near the thumb of right hand? Come and go. I suffer from chronic stress, GAD, health anxiety. I still can't be sure it's caused by my conditions or is it carpal tunnel....or ....idk don't want to think about it. I may also have perceived weakness because I read too much about this stuff. I forgot how sometimes I might have felt these things and was brushing them off like nothing. Now I get too deep into this and worry a lot. This summer they told me I need more vitamin D, K, A Omega 3 and iron. I fixed the Iron, I take K, D and calcium and zinc minerals along with them to strengthen the absorbtion between them. But I think I should do plenty of exercises too. Which I started but my muscles are sore hence the long inactivity I have. One doctor told me to fix my body posture while I am working, the overuse of mouse can also damage fingers. When he also told me to check my spine I got even more anxious and depressed. :(

@peterharband326 4 года назад

Thanks hon. Will give it a try :)

@davidpatrick1813 7 месяцев назад

I found this and this is neat… Pat

@marie8314 8 месяцев назад

My pain is mostly in my thumb knuckle area. I recently drove from Florida to NY and back. It hurts mostly at night. It clicks and locks. I am a nurse and I type a lot. I tried the cream and started using a brace. I am 50 and wonder if is this related to age, typing, and cell phone use.

@vineetnagavi3689 3 года назад

I just fractured my thumb at joint , it's minor and completely aligned now. Will these exercises help me to restore atleast most of thumb motions? It's in non-dominant hand , but I am very much worried about it.

@VirtualHandCare 3 года назад

Try this video- ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-y5y4PL3yARo.html

@ynnamduff5721 3 года назад

Are there exercises for a painful thumb IP joint? My PCP said that it's arthritis after he looked at the x-ray images

@jaynorris3722 2 года назад

Just getting over gout. Never knew it would happen in the hands but it certainly set up in my right hand. Talk about misserable.

@nonamansour5619 2 года назад

I have a problem in my hand after the fingers can not be bent I can't hold anything in my hand, the fingers don't straighten out and don't contract Are there different exercises? Thank you very much, Doctor

@DOLfirst 4 месяца назад

When I do the "C" exercise the tendon that is near the wrist slips over the thumb joint. Is there any way to tighten this tendon?

@mahmoodalam5662 3 года назад

Actually i hit by hard ball on the upper side of thumb so what can i do for tha Mam ??

@critterallywithjohnernest. Год назад

Just had a trapeziectomy 3 ½ months ago and my thumb pain is worse today than it was before i had the surgery done. I totally regret doing it. The Doc keeps telling me it will get better with time. I honestly think he screwed it up. My G.I Doctor referred him to me because he had problems and he fixed his thumb problems. I will be doing your exercises and just subscribed hoping to get something out of your exercises. Thank you.🙏🙏🙏💗🥰

@nikkimatheson66 2 месяца назад

When I did the second one.. that really hurt.. it’s a pity the doctor that I saw didn’t go through stuff like this to ascertain if it is arthritis or not.. 😟

@bullmoose6739 3 года назад

I dislocated my thumb in High School. Didn't do anything about it. 20 years later I'm reminded of my mistake.

@VirtualHandCare 3 года назад

Oh man! Sorry to hear that!

@bobbyjohnson5637 9 месяцев назад

Twirling thumb in circles you hear the bone popping, or grinding sensation, is this loosening you up, or making it worse?

@bijanmajumdar2656 Год назад

what to do if joints fluids thickens

@rajalakshmirajagopal9174 Год назад

❤

@imjayhime 2 года назад

My thumb has been feeling a tight lately when I bend it and now it’s swollen. I’m worried

@artbymhs 3 года назад

love from pakistan

@suzannemcgehee9168 8 месяцев назад

How do you pinch that web muscle when the other hand hurts bad as well? Can’t apply pressure to open and close clips.

@VirtualHandCare 8 месяцев назад

I have a video here that shows another option that may be helpful- Top 3 Thumb Stretches for Thumb Arthritis Pain: Increase Thumb Web Space Range of Motion ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-T_mgp5GMSHg.html

@yip88 4 года назад

These exercises are causing a lot of pain when I'm doing them, will that stop over time, or am I damaging the joint even more? (Even opening a bottle of water these days can cause excruciating pain) thanks

@VirtualHandCare 4 года назад

They should not cause pain. You would want to discontinue them.

@chiomamaureen6141 3 года назад

The same with me. I can't even rotate a key

@julieseier4201 5 месяцев назад

I have in my right hand on my thumb it has a bump on it and it hurts

@lewiscray9052 3 года назад

Is using an ab roller wheel contraindicated with basal thumb arthritis? Since I started using one a few weeks ago the pain has become a lot worse. I'm wondering if the roller could be causing this? Thank you.

@VirtualHandCare 3 года назад

If you are leaning, gripping, or pinching too much with the hands then it definitely could flare it up!

@gafoorsubedar7115 4 года назад

God informtion madam

@CEG3RD 8 месяцев назад

I've seen you wrapping a thumb for pain. I have the arthritis in my thumb and it is not fun. Almost one day not there, the next really painful. Over time I decided to not give into the pain and began to stretch and strengthen my hands, though I wonder if strengthening is detrimental. My understanding is joints need to be strong and flexible. With my hands it seems like they can be weaker and painful or stronger and painful. How does splinting a thumb not make it weaker?

@VirtualHandCare 8 месяцев назад

If you splint all the time you could get weak and stiff, especially if it is a restrictive splint. However if you do thumb strengthening exercises and still use your hand then you are less likely to make it weaker.

@CEG3RD 8 месяцев назад

Thank you for the reply and I really appreciate your videos. My left hand is worse was getting weaker but after strengthening and stretching is way stronger, but stiff and sore hands are us. I'm 74 so it goes with the territory. From time to time a few days taking several Advil a day makes a nice break from the aching. That drug seems to really target hand pain. @@VirtualHandCare