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HAND & WRIST EXERCISES FOR GAMERS- THERAPUTTY PART 2 | 1HP EXERCISE OF THE WEEK
By Dr. Matthew Hwu, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS·
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A short video showing three simple TheraPutty exercises to help address or manage hand and wrist pain in gamers. TheraPutty is an easy tool for strengthening and conditioning the hands, which suits players of games like Smash Ultimate. Part 1 of the series covers thumb exercises, since Smash players use their thumbs heavily on the analog stick and C-stick.
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Preventing Hand and Wrist Pain in Gaming
Hey guys! Welcome back to Exercise of the week! This video goes over THREE simple exercises you can do with the theraputty to address or manage any wrist or hand pain you have as a gamer. For those of us who play smash ultimate - the theraputty is an easy tool for us to use in order to strengthen and condition our hands. You can also check out part 1 for some thumb exercises since we are utilizing our thumbs very often to move the analog and csticks in smash. The link for the theraputty and other links mentioned in the video are provided below.
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MOUSE & ERGONOMICS: http://wp.me/p9HRZq-uE
AMAZON THERAPUTTY:
\MEDIUM: https://amzn.to/2Lepg17
\MEDIUMSOFT: https://amzn.to/2N2s0QJ
\SOFT: https://amzn.to/2nTUktG
PERFORMANCE HEALTH THERAPUTTY: http://shrsl.com/14i91
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Dr. Matthew Hwu, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS
Dr. Matthew Hwu earned his Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Western University of Health Sciences and completed an Orthopedic Physical Therapy residency through Kaiser Permanente in Southern California, where he developed a deep clinical foundation in musculoskeletal and overuse injuries.
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