1. Gross Grasp: Place fingers in the appropriate gray finger
indentations. For right hand, place index finger on the gray indentation
which is furthest to the left, the rest of the fingers will fall naturally in
place in the gray indentations next to the index finger. Place the thumb
in the gray thumb indentation closest to the index finger. Flex the thumb
and all fingers toward the center of the unit as if making a fist.
2. Hook Position: Starting position as in #1, except use finger tips
on the individual gray finger indentations, the thumb rests naturally
in place on the gray thumb indentation, not on the tip. Keeping
finger tips slightly bent, flex all fingers toward the center of the unit.
3. Key Pinch: Starting position as in #1, except in this exercise
the thumb tip is utilized and the fingers rest naturally in place on the
gray finger indentations. With the tip of the thumb slightly bent, flex
the thumb toward the center of the unit.
4. Trigger Pinch: Place the index finger on the second gray
finger indentation from the left and place the thumb on the gray
thumb indentation that is most comfortable. Press the index finger
as if squeezing a trigger.
EXERCISES:
5. Tip-to-Tip Pinch: Place the tip of the thumb on the gray thumb
indentation that is most comfortable. Position the finger to be exercised
on one of the gray finger indentations. Keeping both tips slightly bent,
flex the thumb and the finger being exercised toward the center of the
unit at the same time.
6. Fingertip Flexion: Starting position as in #1. Place all finger tips
on the gray finger indentations with the tip of the thumb on the gray
thumb indentation. Keeping all finger tips bent, flex the thumb and all
the fingers toward the center of the unit at the same time.
7. Finger (MP) Intrinsic Flexion: Place fingers in starting
position as in #1. While keeping the PIP and DIP joints extended,
flex just the MP joints against the gray indentations.
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