BEST 5 Thumb Exercises for THUMB STIFFNESS
Michelle, Hand Expert and founder of Virtual Hand Care, shows you how to perform simple thumb exercises for STIFF thumb joints due to injuries, surgery, fractures, or arthritis.
Thumb stiffness can get in the way of using your whole hand with activities most important to you. In fact, the thumb is half our hand function so these top 5 thumb exercises can easily be done anywhere to help improve the mobility and flexibility of your thumb stiffness.
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00:00 BEST 5 Thumb Exercises for THUMB STIFFNESS
01:08 Exercise #1 Bend your Thumb IP flexion and extension
02:12 Exercise #2 Move your Thumb to Fingertips
05:16 Exercise #3 Activate your Thumb Abductor
06:36 Exercise #4 Bring your Thumb across your palm
07:48 Exercise #5 Stretch your Thumb across your palm
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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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Hi dear Michelle I have developed trigger thumb about 3 weeks ago. I was worried and was looking for remedy. Luckily I have found your video and straight away I started doing the exercise. Thanks a million for this wonderful effort.
Wow these are so amazing, I have real bad cmc pain from typing on a smart phone and writing down notes with a pen and paper for college, I have really bad stiffness and this 10 minute video instantly relieved it, thank you so much 🥰🥰🥰
Michele, these thumb exercieses are just what I needed after recently getting off my cast and brace from a broken wrist bone! My thumb was unable to reach two of my outer fingers or across my palm, and now after doing your exercises I am much looser! Your teaching approach is so compassionate and well informed, you are a blessing to us all! Thanks for the years of study you did to be able to help us, and for all the hours you worked on your videos!
@VirtualHandCare
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the kind words! I’m so glad the exercises helped your thumb. 👍👍
@koajerome3476
2 жыл бұрын
@Colten Atlas instablaster :)
@debbiep2228
2 жыл бұрын
Well said and I totally agree! Thank you so much 💗
@virginialeonard6286
2 ай бұрын
Thank you it is easier doing them with you
Thank you 🙏🏻 my thumb was painful and after 1 set of exercise it feels better! I’ll keep doing them! 🎉
This Really helped with my thumb stiffness! I was in pain since 4 months ! And now feel Relaxed ♥️ and ur Smile Makes me Feel Happy 🥰 and When ur smiling and teaching the excersizes . I kept doing this!
Excellent job ! Really liked the fact I could do these exercises along with you. 9 weeks post wrist fracture. Thumb is still stiff.
FABULOUS DIRECTION‼️ Just out of my cast and with each exercise I see an ever so slight improvement….. “baby steps” . Thank you for your videos‼️
I badly sprained my thumb a week ago and this is the first proper progress I've made in getting my range of motion back. Thank you!
Michelle is WONDERFUL! I’ve gotten so many great demonstrations and help from her after my cast came off my broken wrist. All her videos have been a godsend.
Wow after watching at a few videos this one came up. And I am so glad it did. I was having so much pain, mine might be start of arthritis but your exercises worked wonderfully. I can actually move my thumb without pain. Thank you so much for this video. God Bless 🙏
By far the best video, thank you.
@VirtualHandCare
3 жыл бұрын
You are welcome! 🙏
@gwenbindson3725
2 жыл бұрын
@@VirtualHandCarewere 2pm
So amazing. Thrilled I found you. Best Michelle Sharpe from Belize!
Hi Michele, I broke my wrist 2 years ago and after my cast came off, they discovered that the tendon from my wrist to my thumb had detached. I had surgery that took a tendon from my index finger and repaired the one in my thumb. I did therapy after the surgery and regained some range of motion, however, I am unable to move my thumb back towards my wrist very far as the knuckle joint closest to the wrist does not bend back. I discovered your videos a few days ago and your exercises have already helped me gain more strength and range of motion in my thumb and entire hand. Thank you.
Thank you so much ma'am, I was suffering from pain in middle of my thumb, after following the exercises I got so much of relief. Thank you once again
I had CMC surgery with mini tightrope procedure on my right thumb 5 weeks ago. I am so grateful that I found your thumb exercise video. I have an appointment for thumb therapy on Wednesday. I will do the exercise that you showed in your video to get my flexabilty and strength back in my thumb.
@maiazab3119
5 ай бұрын
How is ur thum after surgery now?
Hi Michelle thank you for teaching this exercise it really works. My right thumb joint hurt so bad for a month now as I did a lot of paint by numbers for 3 months of lockdown here in NSW due to repetitive motion holding small paint brushes for too long. I can’t use my right thumb even just pressing a remote control of tv. My thumb is getting better now. I’m doing this exercise daily and I love your comforting voice too. Thanks so much
Amazing! You love so much your profession, you love and respect so much your patients!!! Thank you so much!
Very helpful! Thank you for all you do Michelle!
Hi, i really want to thank you so much for these videos. I am 56 ears old, a guitar player from the age of 10. Iver the;as while I have been distressed by pain in my left hand, this has been preventing me practicing or playing. Playing music is been an essential part of my life since I began. Using your exercises has turned the corner and given me new hope to be able to enjoy playing again. So thank you from the bottom of my heart for what you do.
@VirtualHandCare
Жыл бұрын
You are so welcome! Got to get you back on that guitar 🎸
Thank you so much. This was so helpful. I had a wrist fracture and now doing these exercises. 😊
Thank you so much for sharing these exercises!!
Hi Michelle, thank you so much for these videos. I've learned soooo much about managing my condition 🙂
Thanks for these exercises. I’m a violinist with a broken wrist after surgery last week. Fingers doing well apart from the thumb which refuses to bend from top joint ! Going to keep trying..
Thank you so much, I felt some deep stretches. Thumb has been stiff and sore for a month until just now! Keep up the awesome videos and knowledge!
@sofialor1421
Жыл бұрын
💯💯💯
Thank you so much Michelle excellent video step by step
Very helpful 😊❤ thank you. Great tips.
These are great! Thanks so much!
I broke my wrist on July 2023 and after a 2 wks of therapy and a CT scan I was told to stop therapy n use brace. I just had my second surgery on which all hardware (8 screws n plate) were removed. Thank God! I'm now scheduled for therapy next wk, but I'm lucky to have come across your videos. I've been working my fingers since first surgery. I know I have a long way to go because my fingers are still stiff, but I'm getting close to making a fist. It's very hard getting my thumb across because my tendons are still tight, n my palm very tender. Greatly apprec your videos!
Hello Michele, I broke my wrist 8 weeks ago. The cast was removed one week ago and luckily, i came across your videos and I thank the universe every day that i did. Your teaching is just amazing and so helpful. My wrist and hand movement is improving by the day. Best wishes and greetings from English ❤
Thank you! Your exercises and explanations and demonstrations was very helpful. Watched all the videos.
This video is really bringing up a lot for me.
Thank you for being so pleasant and helpful.
Hearty Thanks Michele.I got immediate relief while doing finger exercise alongwith your narration.Thank you once again
Hi Michele, these thumb exercises are just what I needed after recently getting surgery for a broken wrist joint. My thumb is unable to reach last little finger or across my palm, and now after doing your exercises I feel great, less stiffness. Your teaching approach is so compassionate and clear to follow that I can't thank you enough 🙂Thanks for creating these wonderful informative and very helpful videos 🙏 God bless you!
Thank you after the exercise my thumbs feel better
Excellent demonstration of the exercises and easy to follow.
Thank you so much Michelle for this amazing video. God bless.
I am having a problem with my triggered fingers especially the thumb and finding your video is such a blessing for me, this is the most make sense and easiest hand exercises that i need to try to relieve my thumb stiffness, hope it would really work for me and others who has the same problem. Love your smiling and beautiful face, thanks from indonesia.
I love your videos I starting doing these exercises I have psoriatic arthritis and I been doing this for the past week and has help me out soo much. Great videos ☺️
@chakhesanglithokroko
Жыл бұрын
Becoming smaller or
Thank you for this video, much appreciated
Thanks for this video 🙏
Truly helpful
wow..thank you for this video.Very helpful
A great help. Very clear direction. Mairéad
Thanks Michelle your experiences has been the most effective way to get a great results for my hands.
Thank you very much. This was a great video.
Wonderful....I had sprain in the thumb and also occasional pain and itching... feeling good when doing these exercises...
Wow this was the exact video i was searshing for thanks
Great video Really helped
Thanks Michelle for these exercises that have really helped me overcome pain in my left thumb. Heartfelt gratitude to you all the way from India!
Great exercises as I recover from wrist surgery and all the fun that goes along with that. Great supplement to OT for my stubborn appendages. 😱
Great job. Very helpful. Thank you.
Thank you for teaching this exercise.
Wow I like it so much I am doing it with you thanks alot .
I just found your site. So thankful. Had surgery on one hand ( need same on left hand) last yr where a bone was removed from behind the thumb , a hole drilled and tendon from forearm pulled through hole. Left is getting so bad but I can’t go through another surgery! So I pray that exercise will prevent it. Thank you !
Thanks for your nice efforts
Very very helpful..thank you so much
Hope that's gonna be quite helpful for me. Thanks so much
Thanks for sharing these tips!
@VirtualHandCare
Жыл бұрын
You bet!
Thk u so much it really helps 👍👍👍
You’re the best I cry😢thinking never more can’t use mine fingers till I found you thankfully 😊Maria
Thank you This really , really help
Love this I have CMC arthritis! This is great.
I am happy with the excersize. Thank you so much mam 🙏
Thank you, for sharing this, it helps me for my trigger fingers.
I will definitely try to do these thumb exercises. Thanks
Thank You so much for helping mankind by posting practically useful videos. Can you suggest exercise for numbness in thumb after 4 months of wrist surgery.
Exercises are a great help. Thank you
The thumb exercises helped a lot,I am a hair braider and I use my hands a whole lot so my thumb hurts a whole lot,so my hands suffer a lot especially when. I get very busy. So these exercises help.thank you
Very helpful. Thanks so much
Omg it made a huge difference. It works 100%
Thank you for healing me in advance.
Thank you so much for sharing. I have IP thumb pain for about 2 to 3 weeks time. It will be more painful during sleeping time, once I tried to bend my thumb during the night time. After I have done the thumb exercises about 3 times yesterday. Yesterday night, I did not feel pain when I bend my thumb during the middle of the night and this morning my thumb feel much much better. Super TQ
Thanks for sharing
Thank you. It relieves me of this exercise.
Thanks so much! I've had thumb pain for a year and it's already much better
Thank you for these exercises!!🎉
Thankyou so much for uploading this video. I am suffering from thumb pain and tennis elbow since last two years. And this video is helping me alot ☺️
@VirtualHandCare
2 жыл бұрын
You are welcome! 👍
W Michelle!!! Thanks so much!!!
By far the best thanks
Thank you for sharing knowledge😍
Great release of strain after trying these stretches thankyou very much.
Thank u for sharing ur knowledge.amazing it works for me..god bless u mam.
Wow! These exercises really helped. I am deeply grateful.
@VirtualHandCare
2 жыл бұрын
Glad you like them!
It was very helpful for me !!
Thank you so much it was very helpful
Great really helping 🙏
These thumb exercieses are just what I needed after recently getting off my cast and brace from a broken wrist bone!
Thanks Michelle❤
It really helped thank youuuu❤️❤️
Thank you so much. I am on crutches and these have been really helpful at taking away the clicking and pain they have.caused!
Very helpful thanks😊
Very helpful, thanks
Michelle you are a great motivator and presenter with amazing knowlege and explanation skill.
@VirtualHandCare
3 жыл бұрын
Wow, thank you!
I Live in Brazil. Michelle, Thank you very much . I loved yours vídeos, this went Very very importants about my problem on my fingers.
Thanks for the exercises, I will definitely try as suffering from rumatoid arthritis
I love both you and your video.
Excellent videos! Thank you.
@VirtualHandCare
Жыл бұрын
Glad you like them!
I am suffering this pain couple of months now i find this, It is so relaxing thanks
Finally, thank God for finding your video Michelle. It really helps.🙂 Many thanks. ♥️🫰 I have a thumb trigger finger 😔