Open Your Stroke Hand
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 มิ.ย. 2024
- Is your hand and fingers curled up into a fist after you had a stroke? If you want to be able to open that up then you need to watch this video.
A few weeks or months after you had a stroke, your arm will start to become Spastic. Your arm will either be bent from the elbow or straight. But the hand and fingers will most likely be curled up and turned into a fist and it’s difficult to open up. It is important for you to ask your occupational therapist to help you in opening up that hand And stretch the wrist into neutral position.
And on your own you can also do this stretching exercises in the comfort of your home.
Although the goal is to open your hand, we need to mobilize and stretch the entire arm starting from the shoulder so that it will be easier for you to open that hand.
So the first Exercise is to massage your chest muscles. You start from the middle going out towards towards a shoulder joint. Do this for about a minute or so.
Next exercises to stretch the shoulder to open the under arm. Support the elbow of your stroke on with your good hand. Lean forward and stretch the shoulder to open up from the under arm. Do that 10 times.
Next is to relax the elbow. If your elbow is bent, you would want your elbow to go straight. You will have to brush or swipe the backside of your arm a few times. He will also want to relax the tendon of the muscle that is tight. Just grab that muscle and go back-and-forth gently. If your arm is tight In a straight position, do you want to be able to bend it. With this you want to swipe or brush your biceps muscle And then gently bend your arm from the elbow.
Next exercise is forearm rolling. We need to do that so that your head will supinate or face up. This way it will be easier for you to access your hand. Roll your forearm 10 times.
Next, we need to facilitate the reflex to open that hand. We need to brush or swipe the hand a few times. This will make it easier for you to open the hand and stretch it out. Do this 10 to 15 times.
Now let’s open your hand. We need to dig from the wrist joint with your fingers and extend your thumb. After extending your thumb hold it with your thumb and index finger of your good hand and insert your middle finger and ring finger through your fingers followed by your son then stretch that hand and fingers open from the fingertips. Do this slowly so that it won’t rebound and close back up quickly like a rubber band. Once you’re able to do that whole deposition for 30 seconds. I‘s if you are also able to pull further down which slowly stretches your elbow to straight position, do that as well.
Another way is to use the edges of the table. Sit towards the corner of the table with your stroke arm closest to it. Again let’s try to open your hand with your thumb first because that is the key. So your stroke arm is still closed using your middle and index finger extend that some slowly then hold that thumb towards extension with your ring and little finger and slide your arm and hand towards the edge of that table. Insert your index and middle finger through your stroke fingers and slowly slide it towards the edge on your table. If your elbow is bent and is difficult to get it straight, massage that area that feels tight. Go back and forth for 30 seconds and massage it as well. This time let’s try to stand up your elbow might still be tight here so slowly get up and with your good hand bring your elbow up getting your arms straight. Hold this for about a minute. Make sure that you have a chair behind you so that you’re able to sit down if your legs are getting tired. Just do the same process a few times every day.
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Disclaimer:
This video should not replace the necessity of visiting your doctor or getting your occupational therapy session done. Please consult your primary care physician before doing any of this. The video is for educational purposes only.
By performing any fitness exercises, you are performing them at your own risk. Skills and wellness will not be responsible or liable for any injury or harm you sustain as a result of our fitness program.
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40 year OT here. You are killing it! Best video I’ve seen on hemi stroke recovery
Awwwwe. Thank you for the feedback
Hi Nathan YOU ARE THE BEST!! I had a stroke nine years ago and NO ONE has taught me how you've taught me. I think you are awesome and heaven sent you to help us with strokes. I have always gone to my physical therapy and done my exercises and whatnot but I never could find someone who made me feel like I was getting better. I can actually say I AM GETTING BETTER!! I cannot thank you enough and I am telling everyone that you're the best physical therapist I have ever been to.
God Bless You Nathan!!
Carolyn
Wow. That is very inspiring and makes my efforts so worthwile. ❤️❤️❤️🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Hi, am at this stage of my stroke recovery. Thank you for the support you give. God bless
This is an excellent video. Your teaching style is so easy to follow and you definitely understand stroke survivors. My wife is 16 months in after a stroke, and we return to this video often and it is so helpful. We've also made links and titles to dozens of your videos and have shared them with our OT and PT providers. Thank you.
Wow. That melts my heart. ❤️❤️❤️ such a compliment
True explained and teaching us so well
Hi,
I'm from India, Kerala.
Recently I saw your videos.
My husband had stroke last year. Your videos are much helpful for us. Thank you so much.
Plz do more stroke videos.
This video is much much helpful
Hello I am from delhi I am stroke patient
Is there any way to contact you
very informative and useful for stroke survivors like me, hand is the most problematic area, make more videos addressing it.
regards from India
As a stroke survivor, I'm so glad I found your channel. Thank you!!!!
happy to be of help
Hello Nathan I’m in a rehab hospital now after suffering a cerribrial brain bleed June 29. I got to this rehab last week and already seeing results but I want more and I found your series of videos and I subscribed your easy going not rushed approach is what I need thank you - Steve
Hi Steve, I am glad that I am able to help you using the videos I made. That is the goal of my channel. Since there’s only one of me, publishing the exercises through the Internet makes it possible for Me to help more people
Hi Nathan, thanks for sharing your knowledge. I am a Massage therapist and would want to help stroke patients. Your techniques are very easy to follow. Keep up the good job.!
Awww. That made my heart swell
Nathan, I am from NH, and had been watching your video. I am back in Manila last year Sept. There are NO OT.
I learned you had a channel. I am not a technology person. Where or what do I do, to access directly to your channel. Please advice. Salamat
I’m in stroke recovery too Steve keep fighting keep doing home excercises 6 days a week 💕never give up 😄
Thanks for informative vidoes
Excellent video. Thank you!
Hi Sir Nathan I just found your TH-cam channel. I'm a stroke survivor. I had my stroke last May and UpTo now I have a problem with my left hand and left. I found your videos helpful. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.💕🙏
Good Day Nathan, l am a 75 year old STROKE patient during pandemic time June 2020 l have gone rehabilitation and even a home visit PT leave seen like this excersises you are teaching in this video l am thankful that like you , you shared your talent to us Filipinos mostly all PT therapist went hire even in the hospital rehabilitation they all counting the time they're paid but the knowledge to teach but usual basic until their time lapse/ end that's almost they do their patients even there is the supervising doctor and they're not suggesting good medicine and vitamin to maintain their patients nerve that can assist their individual patients
Thank you God that like shared to us your. Videos
God bless you always 💖🙏
Thanks
Very explanatory
Thanks again for sharing
thank you so much 🥺🥺 very helpful jud
Nathan I have found your videos extremely helpful especially those with a timer keep up th great work and thank you for giving me some renewed hope
Thats the spirit! Never give up. 🤙🏽
Thank you Doc for sharing this video ❤️❤️❤️
No problem. Keep stretching. But take it slow specially when you release
Hi Nathan. Your channel is awesome. I just discovered your channel and I'm looking forward to future uploads. I'm hoping your videos will help my 22 year old son on his road to recovery from stroke. Thank you for your time.
Hi .
Can we talk
@@usmanufg-comeuppro4343 I am Monica boateng stroke
@@monicaboateng9238 is that possible I can recover from brain hemorrhage
Thanks
Nice workouts
thanks
Hi sir Nathan. I just discover your channel aand i appreciate it so much . I learned a lot on how to excercise my hands arm and legs.. thank you... God bless
OMG . You are doing well exercises which I have done in my recovery process . They are useful, must do affected people for great recovery.thank you
Thatsthe best advice iv found on the internet. Why cant the physios give this. Thxxxxxx
Sir very well demonstrated
awesome stuff big guy!
Thanks!
Thanks Nathan🙏🏾
You are welcome
Thank you sir for that
Thank you so much❤
Hi Nathan your chanel very good, for helping us thank ypu🙏🙏🙏
Your teaching is very good I had stroke 4 years ago still suffering its very help full thank so much
Hi Nathan how to assouplate thé metacarpophalangien articulations for left hand. Thanks
Thank you
Best video so far have helped withh my left arm and hand after a stroke I February thank you soooo much
You're so welcome!
Blessed night sir, I had a miner stroke last year on my left side but it affected my right side, my shoulder my arm, my fingers, my right foot, my biggest problem is my shoulder,your exercise has been helpful .Watching from mexico
Hi Nathan Im a stroke survivor and I find all your videos so very helpful, thanks and more power to you😉
I'm also stroke survival person can we talk please
May God continue to strengthen you
How can you survive
Excelente 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Awesome well explained demonstrated . You are an angel. God bless you
Awww. Thank you too
Awesome explained and showed how to go about the exercise. You are blessed with talent. ❤❤❤
Thank you xo much its abig help❤❤❤
Great tips. I do similar techniques for my patients. Awesome channel.
Thanks Dr. OT Guy. Patients do need our help. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Thank you
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God bless you, your instructions helped me to relax and sleep well. 👍🙏
Im glad it does
Thank you so much, your videos help me a lot now I can move my thumb hope I can move all of my left fingers very soon. Again, thank you so much.🙏
Hi nathan thank you, its help a lot more power and God bless marami kang natutulungan
You are welcome po.
Please told me ho to get rid off body sensation after body stroke?
I’m in the same situation . I suffered a massive stroke 13 years ago, and still having to cope with a clinched fist and a stiff elbow that won’t move, no matter how hard I tried. When I asked my regular doctor about undergoing more rehabilitation, their answer always go out of the back window or the back door and having private insurance, HMO will barely pay for the necessities. I wished that you were my therapist and that you could help me. Also, my last question is, do you have any features for a person that suffers from the footdrop syndrome because I still walk with a severe debilitating foot drop? Thank you so much and I am a new subscriber. And by the way, I also have congestive heart failure, and you have featured video to help me and enhance my quality of life! You’re truly a gem, and a life saver!☺️🥰
You might not have a true foot drop, but is spastic foot and ankle. It needs to be stretched, and it is best that you wear a splint for a sustained stretch.
@@SKILLSANDWELLNESS Can you possibly feature a video to stretch the foot? I’ll tune in and have a family member to assist me.
to the individual having leg cramps, I did too, and am now taking 400mg of magnesium daily. check with your physician. this is such a beneficial site. thank you
God bless you this is louisa I wish you to be my OT keep up good work with poor people they are helpless 😔 hopeless desperate to move arm hand normally thanks Nathan nice evening
I hope it helps. Patience and consistency plus clebrating every tiny victory is the key to keep the motivation
Ty
Yoi are welcome
thank u for sharing im a stroke patient since may 5 2015
Never give up. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Awesome video I wish I would have found you much earlier you are awesome
Awww. Thanks for that. ❤️❤️❤️
Thank u so much. I m unmarried female of 61yrs. I had a stroke before 2 mnths. My right side got slight affected. Everything is stable.Doing all work nicely. My problem is my right side fingers getting cramp little & little shaky hand. Becomes difficult to write . Need some exercise for that pls. Thank u so much.
I do have a few. First look for my grip strengthening exercises. And stretch your hand and fingers to open more. And the. Look for my hand tremors exercises
Hi Nathan. your video is awesome and very helpful. my thumb can open at certain positions, but curl up tightly at others. How to fix it? Thanks.
Try to mover your thumb with the thumb downwards so it wont fight against gravity. Once you can do that, do ot pointing upwards
@@SKILLSANDWELLNESS Thanks.
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THANKS YOU GOODNESS 🌟 DAPHNE COTTON ALWAYS 💜 AWESOME
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My father have body stroke upper and lower limbs.. He could not walk and even sit and stand. Please help me how he recovered fastly and told me best exercises
Good morning, every time I get up in the morning, my leg muscles contract. Each day i feel it becomes heavy and feel sensation of coldness what is the best thing to do aside from stretching with knee bent toward my chest? Appreciate your advice.
could you give us some exercises for the lower limbs.
How meny time a day sir
God bless you sir Nathan and your whole family 🙏🙏🙏
Merry Christmas po
Ok na po ako magaling na po ako maraming salamat po sa lahat good luck
Totoo? Wow! Im happy for you. And thank you
Thank your videos I just started watching may 20th and it has been so helpful. You are truly heaven sent. Thank. You are helping me to learn to relax my muscles. Thank you.
Sir my right hand fingers are curled up . The bones on knuckle are stiff so my fingers don't open. Can you help. This happened after my pelvis surgery. I have become weak. Thanks for your demonstration.
Hi, I am Monica boateng I been sick of stroke for three years now. I want to know if you can help me
Great guy, my hand very tight
Thinks Mt
3 years post. Everything has come back but my hand. Is it too late for me ?
Magandang araw kua Nathan nakaka tura ang dami kong natutunan Sau...🙏👏👏👍👍
Tuloy tukoy lng po sa therapy. Saktong tulog at kain din po
I had a hemorrhagic stroke 10 months ago in my right arm, hand and foot. After watching your channel, I can walk again. I just use a cane or walker for outside. My right arm has also improved. However, I can only move my right arm up and down, and when I move my right arm, its always in a fist, which means my brain and muscles are miscommnicating. I don't have that range of motion. I'm gonna get botox, and do the arm exercises afterwards since it's my right arm giving me most trouble. Akin.
Awesome. We will be waiting for your progress update
@@SKILLSANDWELLNESS You bet👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼😉😉😉😉😉!!!!! Akin.
Good day Sir! I am also an OT. Would it be okay if you'll also share how you became an OT in US?
Hmmm. That’s a good suggestion
Hi good morning. I had brain haemorrhage coming to 30 years. My 2nd finger on my right tends to curled in when I am stretching. Need your enlightening. Thank you!
You need to have a dinger splint. To retard contracture formation
Hi Nathan ,I love your videos I suffered a stroke4 years ago I only learnt so much from your videos now thank you I wished I had watched your videos earlier 🙏
It is never too late
nice message. I'm stroke 4yrs ago my PT told me that there is no possible to recover in 1yr I had therapy. I didn't went to the therapist ever until I saw your videos. I know it will help to my recovery. NEVER GIVE UP. thanks
🙏🙏🙏 Thank you
Same my daughter stroke since 2009 ...
🙏🙏🙏 Thank you sir 🙂🙂I tried exercise at home..It will help 🙏🏼 Thanks a lot 🤝🙏🏻 Ur so good 😊 So helpful... Very helpful 👍. Thanks a bunch 🤝 Actually I had strok... Since 13 yrs ago 😔 bless me
I have questions...How many times per day???
Pano po gagawin kung ang affected hand and arm ay d maikilos
Thanks so much Nathan, you're a great help. God graciously bless you, in Christ gracious victorious name, amen.
that is so sweet.. may GOD bless us all and thank you
Hello Po,Anong klase ba Ng therapy Ang gagawin sa mga na stroke ung dinugo Ang Ulo?mgkakaiba Po ba Ang therapy na gagawin? salamat sa paliwanag
Yuo are the best🎉🎉🎉❤❤
My thumb closes back up as soon as I release it……will not stay extended like yours does.
Bkit sa kinpg napersa ko nag h on lamay ko ilang oras pa bago ko mabukhad
Hi am Joseph have been suffering from stroke since June 15 my left arm and leg is affected I can work now better than 2months ago but I can't use my left fingers please I need help
Click on the playlist tab then click on the stroke playlist. There are exercises there for the hand. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Pano po gagawin para ang affected hand ay d laging naninigas aftwr ng stroke
Salam sir
Hi I am from Mauritius. I had a stroke in july. I can now walk again but m'y eyes are affected . I can watch tv but i cannot read easily. What to do. Help
it is best to consult your doctor.. there could be several factors
My hand and my leg can not work properly
make abookmsks folder of all hisvideos routines every day
Very good thing for stroke patients bro.... for me also same thing ,,,i don't know how to cure ..my left hand paralysis bro ,, now except fingers everything ok bro. .tell me some exercise to cure that problem sir. With kind regards sir.... For me nine years over .. due to head operation this happens sir .. .
Get a spling to provide consisten and prolonged stretch.
Thank you sir.apply ko ito sa friend ko stroke kabilang braso gang kamay po.
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Is that possible that I can Recover myself, I'm suffering from stroke from last 4 year and have very tight stiffness in hand and foot, these are dropped
Yes. But you have to do the therapy every day and for hours. Also look for other videos. We are all here to help you
Yes I'm doing started before 3 days after watched your videos, I hope I will recover, but I have every right stiffness, the hand and foot these are dropped and I have leg 🦵 length Shorting too ....
Thanks for good videos
Hi Nathan how to use a small ball in hand its hard for me to hold pls gawa k ng video thank you
Gaano ka liit ang bola or anong bola po? At para saan po?
Kasing laki po ng hands k thanks po
Try this po: th-cam.com/video/QPdrr1NXyNo/w-d-xo.html
Di pa po kaya i mobilize ung hand k thanks
Mabigat po hands k parang may weights
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So lovely and beautiful
Im already 10years stroke i cant open my hand and i can not fold my elbow and knee.
You have extensor spasticity. Gentle and constant stretch is needed. I think you need somebody to help you with that. A family member perhaps
I am stroke for three years now
My arm and fingers left side can not move just got home frim hospital please i need help
Please check the other cideo in how to wake up the stroke arm
@@SKILLSANDWELLNESS thank you.🙏❤️
Hi Nathan pano meron na syang pain sa joints nya dati alang pakiramdam
Genlte lng po ha. Wag biglain
L have more shivering
My little finger rollec up it my left ha d can not open or i cs no put my left palm on thecta le flstly becausec y fi gers rolled up esp my little finger goesvinside the hand
Maraming salamat gagayahin ok