Thursday, November 21, 2013
Hand & Wrist Exercise & Handmaster Plus
I have been asked to post a brief history as to why I developed Handmaster Plus hand and wrist exercise. Here it is:
Handmaster Plus
Hand & Wrist Exercise & Handmaster Plus. Why?
There is much misinformation and misunderstanding regarding hand muscles and proper balanced hand and finger exercise. To follow is a summary why we have spent the last 13 years researching and developing Handmaster Plus so that proper hand exercise principles can be followed and understood easily. Poor hand exercise and repetitive stress/grip injury (RSI) have been at the root cause of finger, thumb, hand, wrist, carpal tunnel, forearm and elbow imbalance conditions and poor performance for decades - and is especially the case in our current computer, smartphone and video game crazed society.
There is much misinformation and misunderstanding regarding hand muscles and proper balanced hand and finger exercise. To follow is a summary why we have spent the last 13 years researching and developing Handmaster Plus so that proper hand exercise principles can be followed and understood easily. Poor hand exercise and repetitive stress/grip injury (RSI) have been at the root cause of finger, thumb, hand, wrist, carpal tunnel, forearm and elbow imbalance conditions and poor performance for decades - and is especially the case in our current computer, smartphone and video game crazed society.
Here is a recap of hand muscles, Handmaster Plus and
balanced hand exercise applications.
The 9 muscles that close the hand are
located generally on the front of the hand, wrist, forearm and elbow. Equally,
the 9 muscles that open the hand
are generally located on the back of the hand, wrist, forearm and elbow.
Most people have very strong shortened closing (grip) muscles, due to
repetitive gripping, but very weak hand opening muscles. This imbalance
threatens the health and stability of the lower arm and hand. Due to the diversity
of the hand muscles, in order to have strong, healthy fingers,
thumbs, hand, wrist, carpal tunnel, forearm and elbow, the muscles
that open and close the hand must be in balance.
Handmaster Plus™ is unique in
its ability to exercise the hand through full, natural planes and ranges of motion,
through both the opening and closing actions. It
strengthens and balances all 18 hand muscles in one simple continuous exercise.
So Simple. No mess. Nothing to misunderstand. USERS WILL COMPLY!
In practise, when I used to use multiple exercises, multiple balls and elastic bands and putty, very few patients ever followed through consistently. It was just too confusing and really did not properly address true planes and ranges of motion ROM.
Other hand exercise products dictate how and where
the hand must move in an exercise, often only in 2-dimensions and not nearly through
the full range of motion (ROM’s). Not Handmaster Plus™… It
allows the natural 3-dimensional motion of the hand to dictate the motion of
the exercise. The result is optimal muscle strength, balance and flexibility,
as well as comprehensive nerve stimulation and maximum blood flow and
venous/lymphatic drainage to and away from all of the tissues.
Compare the Handmaster Plus™ to other products and
consider:
1.Is the hand moving through all
ranges of motion, both opening & closing?
2.Is the hand moving naturally, in
3 dimensions?
3.Are all peripheral nerves to the
hand being stimulated (median, ulnar & radial nerves)?
The Handmaster Plus™ is an all-around finger, thumb,
hand, wrist, carpal tunnel, forearm & elbow training, rehabilitation and
injury prevention solution.
The product is designed by Dr. Terry P. Zachary,
a health care professional and former professional golfer.
“I originally designed the product to train finger
and thumb extension and abduction for performance enhancement and injury
prevention,” says Dr. Zachary. “It worked out as well as I could have imagined.
As I used it in practice, it also became my perfect final phase protocol for
most finger, thumb, hand, wrist, carpal tunnel, forearm and elbow conditions.”
“Explain the desired exercise to your patient or athlete and send them
on their way. It is so easy to understand and use. Daily use of Handmaster Plus
will improve their muscle strength, balance and stability, as well as improve
blood flow and lymph drainage to all tissues and joint surfaces in the area.
This will re-establish the efficient supply of oxygen and nutrients and improve
the transport of toxins away from the tissues. Ultimately, the tissues are
brought to an optimal state and the risk of reoccurring injury, adhesions and
scar formation is greatly reduced. The key to the success of the product is how
the body naturally reacts to daily, balanced exercise through full, natural,
3-dimensional planes of motion. The user just opens and closes their hand. So
simple.”
Now Handmaster Plus is changing the way people exercise and rehabilitate their hands worldwide.
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Monday, February 6, 2012
Hand Strengthening Exercise as Treatment for an Active Tennis Elbow
Q: recently I received a common question that I am asked about - an active extremity condition and whether it should be treated using Handmaster Plus as a hand strengthening exercise treatment. This particular question was about tennis elbow, but I commonly get asked questions of the same nature about carpal tunnel syndrome, extensor tendinitis, golfers elbow, and DeQuervain's tenosynovitis. Because of this day and age of the Internet and such vast information exchange, we can never advise the user to ‘treat’ their condition with an exercise. The reason is that only a skilled health care professional can assess whether it is the right time to challenge the tissues with rehabilitative exercise. Muscle, tendons, ligaments and/or joint surfaces may be too instable for such challenge. The result could be aggravation of the condition causing further to complicate the condition and its correction. It is highly recommended that individuals with hand, wrist forearm or elbow problems consult a healthcare professional that is educated and skilled in diagnosing and treating extremity conditions. By default, my recommendation is to locate an ART (www.activerelaese.com) or Graston technique (www.Grastontechnique.com) practitioner as they are consistently the most well-versed in diagnosing and treating extremity injuries such as tennis elbow.
For more information on Handmaster Plus, please visit: hand exercise & grip strength.
To follow is the response that was sent to the individual.
A: Thanks for your question; is a very important one. If the tennis elbow condition has already developed, we must recommend that you consult with a healthcare professional. This is standard protocol because we cannot advise treatment without examination, as this would be an irresponsible suggestion. Handmaster Plus is used in the rehabilitation aspect of treatment. Again, because tennis elbow at its core usually involves hand and wrist muscle imbalance is vital that these muscles be strengthened and rebalanced, as well as be maintained, so that the condition does not continue to recur. Most of our education involves prevention, because changing poor understanding of grip related activities and how they affect the hand, wrist and elbow is what we are passionate about. That said, when I originally developed Handmaster Plus it was to complement treatment as a rehabilitative tool.
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