GHS Handmaster Plus Hand Exerciser

not as effective as I thought it would be for extension of the fingers and rubber holes for the fingers twist up on you :(A Simple RUBBER Band work just as well!!!

Depending on how long your wrist and hand remain immobile, you will experience several degrees of pain and stiffness after fractures and surgery. I had to have corrective surgery because my distal radius bone did not heal properly. I had to have a small plate placed to align my bone. Needless to say, my (dominant) hand has been rendered temporarily unavailable for strength and flexibility moves which, by the way, is just about everything we undertake. After educating myself, this wonderful little tool, targets the right areas to heighten the speed and ability. By placing your fingers through the appropriate sized holes, the ball is in the hollow of your hand. Open your hand wide and hold a few seconds, then close your fist around the ball.The band offers much needed resistance but you have to get serious about applying pressure when squeezing the ball. Once you strengthen the sleepy muscles in your upper arm and forearm, the flexibily in your wrist and fingers respond. I bought the orange ball which is harder than I thought it would be, but it motivates you to the challenge. It comes with 2 finger bands contingent on the size of your hand. Let's face it, rehabilitation is not easy but learning how our body functions and heals could step up the pace. "Experience is the best teacher," and the handmaster plus is a cost-effective resource to restoring the function of your challenged arm!

rubber bands hurt your fingers, even the large size

Ball started to rip and fall apart after a few months. Other than that, it does work out your fingers.

This is a good hand exerciser idea.I use it to strength my fingers in playing guitar and it works out great.Since I used it i am learning to make bar chords with my left week fingers

It works but the construction is weak.

HandMaster Plus Red - Hand, Wrist, & Elbow Exerciser The Handmaster Plus has dramatically decreased the pain from my elbow tendonitis in just one week. After carefully using the Handmaster Plus for maybe two minutes for a total of two times daily the pain gradually subsided and the strength of my grip increased. I used this product 72 hours after a cortisone injection which was my last option before surgery. When you use the product in the beginning you have to be very patient and careful not to overdue the exercise and re-injure the area...depending upon the degree of pain and strength in your affected area...gradually increasing the workout load each day increases strength and decreases pain. A simple but great product...worth every penny!

Too hard for my arthritic hands