Manual dexterity exercises

[nonick123]

I'm a first year that is interested in surgery and I want to improve my hand skills. I thought about playing an instrument but isn't it too late to start right now ? I also think about taking up knitting and model building which might help. I will also ask a surgeon, who I shadow, to teach me how to do knots and suture. Anyway,does anyone know of some simple exercises to improve manual dexterity ?

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[Winged Scapula]

Do you have poor manual dexterity? Is it less than the average?

There is no reason you need to be doing "hand exercises" or anything special in your quest to become a surgeon.

If monkeys can do it...

 

[Pir8DeacDoc]

Wow.. Totally not necessary unless you are a goof. And if so no amount of exercises will help

 

[SLUser11]

I'm a first year that is interested in surgery and I want to improve my hand skills. I thought about playing an instrument but isn't it too late to start right now ? I also think about taking up knitting and model building which might help. I will also ask a surgeon, who I shadow, to teach me how to do knots and suture. Anyway,does anyone know of some simple exercises to improve manual dexterity ?

SO difficult not to make a masturbation joke here....

 

[Pir8DeacDoc]

My first thought too... But I resisted.
Flash back to MS1. Surgery interest group meeting. I ask one of the trauma surgeons how he knew he had the dexterity to be a good surgeon.. He says in front of a group "son, can you masturbate?" And in my enthusiastic ms1 tone I say "oh, yes sir". He says "well great, then you will make a fine surgeon".

 

[CrookedCucumber]

Grab a shoelace and some YouTube videos and practiced one handed and two handed knots. Later, moved on to using thread.

 

[SLUser11]

Grab a shoelace and some YouTube videos and practiced one handed and two handed knots. Later, moved on to using thread.

You want to do WHAT with a shoelace? I think that's how your cucumber became crooked.....

 

[Winged Scapula]

You want to do WHAT with a shoelace? I think that's how your cucumber became crooked.....

Sounds like he's gotten himself in quite a pickle…

 

[CrookedCucumber]

You want to do WHAT with a shoelace? I think that's how your cucumber became crooked.....

Haha, sneakin' up like celery, yeah I'm stalkin'

 

[FranzLO]

These threads are too funny.