2 years post diagnosis

Katycat

Hello everyone.

Anyone got any tips to loosen fingers? I cant make a fist with either hand.

Chris_R

Hi @Katycat

Welcome to the online community,it is so good to see you posting and asking questions.

You ask if we have ant tips to loosen fingers as you cant make a fist.

https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/exercising-with-arthritis/exercises-for-healthy-joints/exercises-for-the-fingers-hands-and-wrists/

https://www.versusarthritis.org/

Here are two links that may help you. Do go onto our forums to chat with others it often helps to know that you are with people who understand where you are coming from.Please let us know how you get on.

All the best Christine

jamieA

https://community.versusarthritis.org/discussion/57231/2-years-post-diagnosis

Hi @katykat

Short term you could try hand exercise putty - I was give it by an occupational therapist to try to exercise my hands when - like you - I couldn't close them. I was also given exercises where I had to touch my thumb tip to each finger tip in turn and repeat and repeat etc.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/66fit-Therapy-Exercise-Putty-450gms/dp/B00862NTHU

I also found soaking my hands in warm water - the hotter I could stand the better.

It all helped me to a degree but ultimately the only thing that helped longer were regular steroid injections before I was then put on biologics.

alexander1

I bought these for my mother in law with Parkinson’s to keep her muscle strength she loves them

Homecraft Gel Ball Hand Exerciser, Set of Five, Compact Hand Strengthening Aid, Resistance Training, Conditioning, Strenghtening, & Rehabilitating, Easy Squeeze, X-Soft to X-Firm Resistance https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004V4UULK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_89FHZRYSCQK20DA2DS61?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1