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Exercises: Arms and Hands (Passive)

Range of motion exercises keep your child's joints and muscles loose and easy to move.
Your child should lie on his or her back on a firm surface while doing the exercises. You
should be on the same side of his body as the arm you are working with. Motions should
be smooth, not bouncy. If you have questions, be sure to ask your doctor, occupational
therapist or nurse.
All the exercises should be done ________ times every day. Do each exercise ________
times for each arm. Do only the exercises that have a check mark () in the box.

 Start with child's arm by his side. Hold


the child's arm at the elbow and wrist.  With your child lying on his back,
Move it straight forward and upward position the arm with the palm facing up.
toward the ear. Let your child's hand Hold the child's arm at the elbow and
touch the bed above his head. Bring back wrist. Move the arm straight out to the
to the starting position. Repeat with the side, then upward toward the ear and
other arm. back again. Repeat with the other arm.

 Move the child's arm out to the side at


shoulder level. With the elbow bent, hold  With the child's arm at shoulder level and
the arm, at the elbow and wrist, and roll it elbow bent, bring the child's arm across
forward toward the bed then backward the body and touch his fingers to the
toward the bed. Gently hold the shoulder back of the opposite shoulder. Repeat
down. Repeat with the other arm. with the other arm.
HH-II-11 12/79, Revised 11/17 Copyright 1979, Nationwide Children’s Hospital
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 With the elbow bent to a 90º angle, hold


 Hold the child’s arm at the elbow and the wrist and hand. Turn the forearm
wrist. With the palm of his hand facing until the palm of his hand faces him.
the child, bend and straighten the elbow. Then turn the forearm until the back of
Repeat with the other arm. Do not force his hand faces him. Repeat with the
or jerk the child’s arm. Use a steady pull. other arm.

 Move the thumb across the front of the


palm of the hand until it touches the
 Bend the child’s wrist forward and base of the little finger. Repeat with the
backward. Repeat with the other wrist. other hand.

 Spread the thumb and fingers apart then  Make a tight fist and then straighten the
together again. Repeat with the other child’s fingers. Repeat with the other
hand. hand.
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 Move the thumb out from the palm away


from the other fingers. Repeat with the
other hand.

If you have any questions, be sure to ask your doctor, occupational therapist or nurse,
or call_____________________________________.

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