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Step 1 of 5
Step 1Rest the hand on a table, p…
Step 2Use the other hand to gentl…
Step 3Slowly bend just the tip of…
Step 4Hold the bent tip for a mom…
Step 5Repeat smoothly without for…

Thumb IP flexion isolation

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Rest the hand on a table, palm up, thumb relaxed.

Rest the hand on a table, palm up, thumb relaxed.

Contraindications & stop if…

When not to do this

  • Recent FPL tendon repair without surgeon clearance and protocol
  • Acute thumb fracture before bone-healing milestones

Stop if

  • Sharp pain at the wrist or thumb base
  • Inability to bend the tip after a few gentle reps
  • Audible snapping with pain
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reps · target 8
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Guided uses your device speaker for each step (after you start). Beeps-only keeps timer tones. Silent is visual + mirror only — good in quiet spaces. URL can set ?guidance=silent (or full, cues_only).

Timed steps: Space start/pause · ←→ next step (next is only after each hold when "Allow skipping steps" is off) · Esc pause.