Hand and wrist · Mid recovery
Thumb Opposition Slide
How to do it
Sit with your hand relaxed in front of you. Slide your thumb across your palm to touch the base of your pinky finger, then slide it back out. Move slowly through the full motion.
- Body region
- Hand and wrist
- Position
- Seated
- Equipment
- No equipment
- Recovery phase
- Mid recovery
- Purpose
- Range Of Motion
Used in home programs for
- De Quervain's Tenosynovitis
- Thumb Basal Joint (CMC) Osteoarthritis
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