Activities | child | elementary school age | fine-motor | hand strengthening | tween - middle school
Stretchy Finger Exerciser
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I made a finger exerciser out of Hyperflex Stretchy String . It was really easy to make, and would be perfect to work on strengthening finger extensor muscles in really weak hands. I envision using it with kids who have hemiplegia.
Theraputty is the standby hand strengthening tool, but it is hard to work on finger extensors with putty. I often will wrap the putty around the hand and fingers and then have kids try to open their hand against the resistance.
To make this finger exerciser, I used some stretchy string and some hair ties to make 5 loops out of the stretchy string.
Materials”:
- Stretchy String
- hair ties
Skills:
- finger strength
- fine motor
What a great idea! You always come up with clever ways to create therapy tools.
Thanks Abby.
love this! where did you get the stretchy string?
I got it at Amazon. I haven’t seen it in a store yet. Does anyone know where it is available in stores?
Very nice. Might also be useful for rock climbers to avoid imbalance from overdeveloped flexors.
I wonder if doubling up on the thumb loop might not be a good idea (I am no professional, but at least my thumb extensors are much stronger than those of other fingers).