Hand exerciser. (Product News).thera-band Hand Trainer is designed to help people recover from hand or wrist surgery and improve strength and mobility. Each color-coded latex latex, emulsion of a polymer (e.g., rubber) in water (see colloid). Natural latexes are produced by a number of plants, are usually white in color, and often contain, in addition to rubber, various gums, oils, and waxes. sheet offers progressively greater resistance for extension, flexion flexion /flex·ion/ (flek´shun) the act of bending or the condition of being bent. flex·ion n. 1. The act of bending a joint or limb in the body by the action of flexors. 2. , and opposition exercises to improve grip strength Grip strength is the force applied by the hand to pull on or suspend from objects. Optimum-sized objects permit the hand to wrap around a cylindrical shape with a diameter from one to three inches. and mobility. Circle 106 on Reader Service Card or visit www.apta.org/adinfo [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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