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    Wrist Flexion (Strength) 

    This exercise is written for your right wrist. Switch sides for your left wrist.

    1. Sit in a chair next to a table. Rest your right forearm on the table. Hang your right wrist off the edge of the table, palm up. Hold a hand weight in your right hand. Your healthcare provider will tell you what size of hand weight to use.

    2. Keep your forearm in place and bend your wrist upward to lift the weight. Hold for 2 seconds, or as instructed.

    3. Slowly lower the hand weight back down.

    4. Repeat 5 times, or as instructed.

    Woman sitting in chair with arm on table doing wrist flexion exercise with hand weight.

    Online Medical Reviewer: Raymond Turley Jr PA-C
    Online Medical Reviewer: Stacey Wojcik MBA BSN RN
    Online Medical Reviewer: Thomas N Joseph MD
    Date Last Reviewed: 7/1/2022
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    Southern New Mexico
    Surgery Center
    2301 Indian Wells Rd. Suite B
    Alamogordo, NM 88310
    www.snmsc.org

    Phone: 575.437.0890
    Fax: 575.437.0905
    Email: info@snmsc.org

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