If you work on a computer all day, taking breaks to massage your hands can help prevent injury.
Here’s how to do a hand massage on yourself.
(Watch for recurrent pain or a heavy feeling in the hands, she advises.)
If youre someone who types all day, Loncar advises scheduling regular time away from the keyboard.
Now that the why has been covered, heres Loncars advice on how to massage your hands.
There is also just something therapeutic about shaking off what you were just doing, Loncar says.
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It is a good mental transition.
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Pull your fingers back toward you for 30 seconds, then do the same with your thumbs.
Then put your hands as if the back of them were pressing a wall.
Hold for 30 seconds.
Then, its time to massage.
Massage the bones of the hands and the webbing between them where the muscle is, says Loncar.
To massage the webbing of the fingers, use your pointer finger and thumb to make a pinching grip.
Lastly, do the space between the index finger and the thumb.
There is a big muscle belly there, so it’s possible for you to grip multiple places.
Sometimes moving the thumb of the hand being massaged feels great as well, she says.
Next up: massage the bones and joints.
Loncar recommends using some lotion for this part.
Gently grip the finger of the opposite hand just above the first joint, Loncar says.
Then use your opposite hand to knead the mounds of your palm.
No special technique is needed here.
Do whatever feels best, says Loncar.
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