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Mobility Gentle ~1 min

HandTherapy intro clip (reel smoke)

A very short same-origin clip used for automated reel / HTML5 checks. Patient education only — follow your clinician’s plan.

Equipment: No special equipment

If your team allows passive demos, you may preview briefly — otherwise skip this card.

Ready when you are

We'll guide you through 2 short steps — about 10 seconds of guided motion. Pause or stop anytime — nothing is uploaded.

Have ready: No special equipment

Contraindications & stop if…

When not to do this

  • Prefer therapist-prescribed drills over generic catalog entries

Stop if

  • Discontinue if your clinician has restricted passive video demos
How does the hand feel right now?
No painWorst pain

Prefer a quick pacing gate before the timer? Use full guided session — it asks for pain, stiffness, and fatigue in a few taps first (education only, not clearance).

Guided session

Full-screen steps and timer below — same exercise. For vertical reel mode, use the clapper icon next to Save at the top of the page.

Why it helps

Bundled app footage verifies self-hosted reel playback and layout; it is not a substitute for supervised therapy.

What it should feel like

Neutral — this row exists primarily for CI playback checks, not as a prescribed drill.

Target area

Hand overview

Stop if you notice

  • Discontinue if your clinician has restricted passive video demos

Get clearance first if

  • Prefer therapist-prescribed drills over generic catalog entries

More demos & readings (editorial catalog)

Extra YouTube, PDF, and hospital links gathered for this exercise cluster. The top embed above remains the oEmbed-verified pick when present; treat these as adjacent education — confirm fit with your clinician.

Typical catalog dose: 5 to 10 repetitions, 1 to 3 times daily, unless otherwise prescribed.

Precautions (catalog)

  • Do not force through pain.
  • Follow post-op restrictions if applicable.

  • Wrist and Finger Mobility Exercises for Stiffness: Both Hands

    Virtual Hand Care · 2024-05-02

    A guided mobility session that includes knuckle bender tendon glides and hook fist movement.

    Good for stiffness, arthritis, and post-injury mobility.

    Catalog ids: tendon_glide_sequence

  • Occupational Therapy Hand Exercises: Home Program

    Medbridge · 2026-03-01

    Contains tendon glide positions as part of a hand mobility home program.

    Useful for structured therapy programs and progression planning.

    Catalog ids: tendon_glide_sequence

    Open resource

Catalog fact-check source list

Education sources

HandTherapy.app summarizes common home-program elements used in hand therapy and surgery recovery education. These links are for learning — they do not replace your clinician's instructions.

Explainer

How to do it well

Goal, setup, dose, and the things therapists most often have to repeat. This is education — not a replacement for your clinician's plan.

Before you start

  • This catalog row supports automated reel smoke tests.
  • Use clinician-approved exercises for your actual program.

Today's dose

Reps
1
Sets
1
Sessions / day
1
Rest
0s
Pain ceiling
2/10

Common mistakes

  • Treating a smoke-test catalog row as a prescribed home program

Easier version

  • Skip this card in real sessions unless assigned

Harder version

Only if your phase allows progression.

  • Not applicable

How did this feel?

One tap. Saved as a question for your next visit when relevant — never auto-shared.

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Continue your rehab

What to do next — not a dead end

Suggestions use shared goals, tags, and difficulty — not your medical record. Always defer to your clinician’s plan after surgery or a flare.

Estimated time

~1 min this exercise

Add a second exercise below for a fuller block.

Equipment

None required — bodyweight / table surface only

Pain-level guard

Explainer ceiling: 2/10 — back off before you reach it.

When to stop

Discontinue if your clinician has restricted passive video demos

Full stop rules ↑

Common mistake to watch

• Treating a smoke-test catalog row as a prescribed home program

More form cues ↓

Get clearance first if

  • • Prefer therapist-prescribed drills over generic catalog entries

Keep momentum without overdoing it

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In-session scaling: Easier — Skip this card in real sessions unless assigned · Harder — Not applicableFull explainer ↓