Tendon Gliding Exercises

  1. Begin with straight fingers.
  2. Touch the fingers to the top of the hand where the fingers meet the palm.
  3. Straighten the fingers.
  4. Touch the fingers to the middle of the hand.
  5. Straighten the fingers.
  6. Touch the fingers to the bottom of the hand.
  7. Straighten the fingers.
Exercise Tips
  • Perform 10 repetitions, 3-4x/day.
  • Perform gently and deliberately.
  • Move to the end of your range of motion with each repetition and hold for 2-3 seconds. 
  • You are working on regaining movement, sliding and gliding the tendons. 
  • This is not a strengthening exercise.
Tendon Gliding Exercises - Slideshow