Sustained Support on the Fingertips

Description

Get on all fours, supported on your fingertips up to the tips of your nails, with your hands under your shoulders and your knees under your hips, keeping your trunk engaged. Gently shift your body weight onto your hands by moving your shoulders slightly forward over your wrists, and distribute the pressure across your fingertips. Hold the position and breathe calmly for the duration indicated by your physical therapist, without letting your heels drift backward and keeping your elbows slightly turned outward to maintain proper alignment. Keep your trunk engaged throughout the hold, without pushing into pain.

Settings

Equipment

No Equipment

Positions

Quadruped Position

Muscle groups

Wrist flexorsFinger flexors

Difficulty

Moderate

Movement

Flexion

Contraction mode

Isometric