The reaching line
Wrist & forearm flow
Easy2 minNothing
Take the wrists slowly through the range a keyboard never asks for: full bend, full extension, and rotation both ways. Typing is a small, constant, unvarying load, which is exactly the kind connective tissue tolerates worst.
How to do it
- 01Reach one arm forward, palm down, elbow softly straight.
- 02Let the hand drop into a full bend, then lift it into full extension, ten slow reps.
- 03Rotate the forearm palm-up and palm-down ten times, keeping the elbow still.
- 04Finish by spreading the fingers wide five times, then switch arms.
Mistakes that waste your reps
- Rushing; slow end ranges are the point, not repetitions.
- Letting the elbow swing to create the rotation instead of the forearm.
- Pushing into sharp pain rather than a firm stretch.
Where this comes from
evidence · emergingestablished practice
Discomfort that eases as you move is normal; pain that sharpens is a stop sign. If this area is injured or persistently painful, a clinician outranks this page.
Written by Kyle Jenkin · updated August 31, 2026 · how we grade evidence
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