This is part 11 in “Easy Exercises to Combat Chronic Pain”
In this series, occupational therapist Kevin Shelley focuses on common issues associated with chronic pain and simple exercises to strengthen weak muscles and enhance joint mobility, with the goal of helping you become pain-free.
Our hands are incredible tools and carry a heavy load—figuratively and, often, literally.
“Given that the hands are involved in almost every active task, it’s unsurprising that they can suffer from chronic pain. They have a lot of demands placed on them, and sometimes it’s too much," Rebecca Gold, an occupational therapist with more than 34 years of experience in hand rehabilitation, told The Epoch Times.
