Hand Exercises

[hypersting]

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Are there any exercises that can improve fine motor skills in the hand that would be useful in surgery? I heard about flipping quarters over the knuckles or something like that. If someone could hit me up a link I would appreciate it.

 

[Celiac Plexus]

...the five knuckle shuffle.

 

[hypersting]

hmm

any serious responses?

 

[jashanley]

Do a search. This topic comes up every few months.

 

[tasmanian]

Ethicon used to sent a free kit - tying the proper surgical knots should be a good exersise and very useful at the same time - do not forget to put the gloves on (soap should be an additional plus)

 

[DOctorJay]

Ethicon used to sent a free kit - tying the proper surgical knots should be a good exersise and very useful at the same time - do not forget to put the gloves on (soap should be an additional plus)

They still do, just got mine recently.

-J

 

[dynamite]

doctorjay,

where did you go to get the kit? I went to ethicon and johnson & johnson homepages but couldn't find any link for a free kit. can you help me out?

 

[tasmanian]

The brochure they supplemented to the kit had this # 1-800-4ETHICON.
Try to call them directly and inquire about the product.

 

[DOctorJay]

doctorjay,

where did you go to get the kit? I went to ethicon and johnson & johnson homepages but couldn't find any link for a free kit. can you help me out?

sorry dynamite, i haven't been on here in a while. as mentioned above, call them directly, tell them you're a med student and where you go, they'll ask for your address and send it promptly. pretty useful information, they give you a nice booklet on how to tie the knots as well as a wound closure manual.

enjoy

-J

 

[doc05]

the kit really isn't that great. you can practice just as well with some ties borrowed from the OR...

 

[DOctorJay]

the kit really isn't that great. you can practice just as well with some ties borrowed from the OR...

this is true but where would you learn to tie the knots in the first place? remember of course i'm a lowly first year and haven't been exposed to this stuff yet, i just thought it would be good to have around.

-J

 

[tasmanian]

this is true but where would you learn to tie the knots in the first place? remember of course i'm a lowly first year and haven't been exposed to this stuff yet, i just thought it would be good to have around.

-J

Practice with the hands - it actually does not change anythign what you practice with - it is hard to believe you will develop the felling of true resistance but you can easily perfect authomatism - a great plus for a beginner imho.
Get anything tie-ble and tirelessly repeat the same chain of knots.
Good luck. 😍

 

[DW3843]

I searched around the Ethicon site and found this. Scroll to the bottom of the page and you will find links for a knot tying manual and a wound closure manual. They are both pdf files and can be downloaded straight to your computer. I haven't looked through everything and I'm only a mere first year student, but they look like they are probably pretty useful . . . good explanations with some nice color pictures, etc.

Here's the link:

http://www.ethicon.com/html/ethicon/healthcare.xml?article_name=ETHICON_products.jspf

 

[Earth]

You could also use hemostats in right and left hand to build some dexterity.

 

[Earth]

I also forgot that you can use hemostats to do things around the house like picking up pens, brushing your teeth. Things that will train your hands. 🙂 (sounds kinda silly I know)