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We live by using our hands\u00a0to interact with the world in the most direct way. It’s hard to imagine how we could live without them,\u00a0yet we tend to spend little time maintaining them. If a physical\u00a0action must be repeated frequently, strain may result. Prolonged periods of work\u00a0on a computer or playing\u00a0an instrument can\u00a0cause\u00a0pain, tension,\u00a0or numbness\u00a0in the hands, wrists, and forearms. These are the signs of repetitive strain injury, a condition which affects many of us as we work here in Boston<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Prevent strain and gain\u00a0strength, endurance, and flexibility with these 3 stretches:<\/h4>\n
\"Wrist<\/a>

Wrist Flexor Stretch – Click to see – Hold 5-10 seconds – Stay comfortable – The goal here is to bend the hand backwards to stretch the palm side of the forearm, wrist, and hand.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Wrist<\/a>

Wrist Extensor Stretch – Click to see – Hold 5-10 Seconds – Stay comfortable – Keep the elbow relatively straight as you grip across the knuckles with the other hand and pull.<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

\n

\"Thumb<\/a>

Thumb Flexor Stretch – Click to see – Hold 5-10 seconds – Stay comfortable – Bend the hand back a bit and then pull the thumb toward the forearm. The point is to stretch the pad of muscle at base of the thumb where it meets the palm.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We live by using our hands\u00a0to interact with the world in the most direct way. It’s hard to imagine how we could live without them,\u00a0yet we tend to spend little time maintaining them. If a physical\u00a0action must be repeated frequently, strain may result. Prolonged periods of work\u00a0on a computer or playing\u00a0an instrument can\u00a0cause\u00a0pain, tension,\u00a0or numbness\u00a0in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":141,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[32],"tags":[39,37,35,33,38,36,34],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\nStrain Care: 3 Stretches for Your Wrists - Whole Health Boston<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"You can prevent repetitive strain injury with these 3 simple and effective exercises.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/feelgoodtoday.com\/blog\/3-stretches-prevent-wrist-strain\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Strain Care: 3 Stretches for Your Wrists - 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