
Quick Tips~
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Each weight is .75lbs
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Click each weight in effortlessly as needed
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Push the weight from the open square area on the bottom while pulling from the inside for easy removal.
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For pain/decreased range of motion: Hold with hand between device and handle, with thumb on one side and fingers stretched across.
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Use any grasp pattern for repetition exercises, functional movement, or isometric holds.
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Note: for all exercises, start with no weight and incrementally increase weight until desired resistance is achieved while focusing on repetition and technique.​

Cylindrical Grasp
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Hold device by the handle with the thumb wrapping over digits
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This grasp is used for:
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Shampoo bottles
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Hairbrush
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Water bottle
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Milk jug
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Hook Grasp
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Hold the device by the handle with digits 2 - 4 holding underneath the handle (like you'd hold a briefcase).
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This grasp is used for:
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Grocery bags
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Briefcase
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Purse
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Drawer handles
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Bucket handles
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Steering wheel
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Top handle of popular tumblers
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Spherical Grasp
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Hold the device like a ball on the rounded side.
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Door knobs
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Large lids/jar lids
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Softball/baseball

3 Jaw-Chuck Grasp

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Hold the device from the triangular piece, using the pads of the thumb, digit 2 and 3.
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This grasp is used for:
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Twisting or pulling open large caps (pop/Gatorade bottles)
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Picking up blocks
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Using tongs
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Lumbrical Grasp

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Hold the inside of the device with fingers on one side and thumb wrapped around the handle, as in a "flat C".
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This grasp is used for:
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Carrying books
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Holding playing cards
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Pulling up pants
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Pulling a cookie sheet out of the oven
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Lateral Grasp

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Hold the device with your thumb on the thumb grooves, and the lateral side of your index finger underneath it (like a key).
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This grasp is used for:
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Turning a key
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Tearing up paper
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Unloading dishwasher silverware
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Pulling up pants
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Pincer & Tip Pinch Grasp


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For pincer grasp (left): Hold the device from the small circular piece, using the pads of your thumbs and index finger. For tip pinch (right) use the same grasp & the same fingers, except use the very tips of your fingers instead.
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Pincer Grasp is used for:
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Picking up hairclips
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Tiny caps
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Beads
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Small finger foods
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Tip Pinch grasp is used for:
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Pulling needle out of cushion
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Picking up pins/thumb tacks
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School Based Use
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Hold with both hands with weight as tolerated for proprioceptive input.
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Use triangular piece for tripod (pencil) grasp and have them hold it while walking to and from therapy sessions.
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Use for bilateral coordination/integration.
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Use for various activities for core strength and shoulder stability.
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Get Creative! Use as heavy work component for every day activities like popping bubbles, while doing animal walks, and incorporating the device into obstacle courses.


Upper Extremity Exercises
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hold the device by its handle or other adapted grasp if needed
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add/remove weight to appropriate level
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complete arm exercises including but not limited to:
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shoulder flexion/extension, abduction/adduction, horizontal adduction/adduction, protraction/retraction, elbow flexion/extension, forearm supination/pronation, wrist flexion/extension, ulnar/radial deviation