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. 2024 Apr 11;13(8):2212. doi: 10.3390/jcm13082212
Exercise Items Contents
Joint ROM exercises Shoulder flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, internal rotation, and external rotation
Elbow flexion, extension, pronation, and supination
Wrist flexion, extension. Radius flexion and ulnar flexion
Finger flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction
Stretching exercises Pectoralis major muscle
Latissimus dorsi muscle
Infraspinatus, supraspinatus, and teres minor
Subscapularis muscle and teres major
Biceps brachii muscle, brachii muscle, and brachioradialis
Triceps brachii muscle
Pronator quadratus and pronator teres
Flexor carpi radialis and flexor carpi ulnaris
Flexor digitourum profundus and flexor digitorum sperficials
Adductor pollicis and opponens pollicis
Lumbrical muscle, dorsal interossei, and palmar interossei
ADL exercises Holding a plate in place on a desk.
Holding in place a paper or a book on a desk.
Smoothing creases in clothes.
Grasping a plastic bottle with the paralyzed limb.
Opening and closing a sliding door.
Grasping a cell phone with the paralyzed hand.
Manipulating a spoon or fork.
Zipping and unzipping clothes; buttoning and unbuttoning clothes.
Putting on socks.
Tying shoelaces.
Washing one’s face.
Writing one’s signature.
Drinking water from a cup.
Drying laundry.
Washing and tying hair.
Manipulating chopsticks.
Tying a necktie.
Brushing teeth.
Operating smartphones and PCs.
Putting on and taking off necklaces and earrings.
ADL, activities of daily living; ROM, range of motion. ADL exercises are performed by paralyzed arms and fingers.