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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Arthritis / January 2008Exercise ball for hands?
I bought one of those small exercise balls for the osteo in my hands. Seems to be filled with lead or steel shot. I've only been squeezing it a few days but it seems to help somewhat. Anyone else tried these? TIA  Signature"When you choose the lesser of two evils, always remember that it is still an evil." - Max Lerner >I bought one of those small exercise balls for the osteo in my hands. > Seems to be filled with lead or steel shot. I've only been squeezing it a > few days but it seems to help somewhat. > > Anyone else tried these? Last time I tried something like that it seemed to help a little and then I was so stiff and sore from the exercise I quit. It seems like most exercise simply has to be paid for later. Try fewer reps. I haven't opened mine yet. It came in two days before surgery and now I'm not allowed to do any exercises; mostly because everything we do we use the core muscles and mine are full of stitches right now. DeeTee >>I bought one of those small exercise balls for the osteo in my hands. >> Seems to be filled with lead or steel shot. I've only been squeezing it a [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > I was so stiff and sore from the exercise I quit. It seems like most > exercise simply has to be paid for later. On Tue, 15 Jan 2008 22:14:10 -0700, "Pope Pie \(Sy Lehrman\)" <laojim@spam.cox.net> wrote: >Last time I tried something like that it seemed to help a little and then I >was so stiff and sore from the exercise I quit. It seems like most exercise >simply has to be paid for later. I have one but have been advised by my physio not to overuse it. Usually it is for closing the fingers and they need to stretch out as well. Joan >I bought one of those small exercise balls for the osteo in my hands. >Seems to be filled with lead or steel shot. I've only been squeezing it a [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >TIA Hi Ken, I have had OA in both wrists and hands since the 70's. They ache and get stiff but there doesn't seem to be any joint damage. I have been using a hand exercise ball for several weeks and it does seem to help. I use it when I go walking (my hands aren't doing anything then anyway). Since a lot of my walking is done first thing in the morning when it is cold, using the ball helps keep my hand warm. -- BettyB -- www.flamingo-code.com "I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road." - Stephen Hawking |
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