Why choose Puttycise Theraputty Tools?
- Simulate functional activity
- Intended for strengthening, increasing ROM and improving functional coordination to the upper extremities
- Adaptable to individualized patient needs
- Teaches joint protection techniques
- Exercise programs can be custom designed by health care provider to meet strengthening and rehab needs
- Variety and number of applications are limited only by the creativity of the user
- Each CanDo Therapy putty tool helps simulate various functions to help with everyday life
- Best when used with 6 oz or more of TheraPutty exercise putty materials
- 5 piece tool set includes the cap turn, key turn, knob turn, L-bar and peg turn
- Over 30 exercise options
- Easy to use, easy to teach
- Note: Tools require the use of exercise putty, not included in this set
What to buy with CanDo Puttycise Theraputty Tools
- CanDo Theraputty Hand Exercise Material
- CanDo Theraputty Exercise Putty Containers And Lids
- CanDo Puttycise Theraputty Tools
CanDo Puttycise Theraputty Features
Cap Turn:
- Functional Simulation: Opening/closing a water bottle, turning on a stove, tightening a large bolt.
- Joint Protection Techniques: Can teach using a “C” Gasp instead of a standard grip when opening a water bottle to avoid ulnar stress to MP joints and loading to the CMC joint.
Key Turn:
- Functional Simulation: Turning a key, holding onto a paper folder, throwing a Frisbee, holding a clothespin open, pinching your spouse.
- Joint Protection Techniques: Can teach the use of an intrinsic hold instead of lateral pinch to decrease repetitive stress to the CMC join and ulnar deviation to the MP joints.
Knob Turn:
- Functional Simulation: Opening a door, tightening a jar, pushing a lid onto a container, tightening a valve, holding a glass of water, opening makeup containers.
- Joint Protection Techniques: Can teach using a grip to avoid ulnar stress to MP joints and/or, using pressure proximal to the thumb IP joint with grip to decrease loading to the CMC joint.
L-Bar:
- Functional Simulation: Opening a door, tightening a jar, pushing a lid onto a container, tightening a valve, holding a glass of water, opening makeup containers.
- Joint Protection Techniques: Can teach using a grip to avoid ulnar stress to MP joints and/or, using pressure proximal to the thumb IP joint with grip to decrease loading to the CMC joint.
Peg Turn:
- Functional Simulation: Turning a bolt/nut, pushing a button, picking up a pen, holding a straw, tightening a small knob.
- Joint Protection Techniques: Can teach using an intrinsic hold to decrease ulnar stress to MP joints and using proximal thumb/webspace to produce hold rather than thumb tip to decrease CMC stress.
Warnings:
- Puttycise tools can cause serious injury when not used properly.
- Use Puttycise tools only upon the recommendation and under direction of a licensed health care professional.
- Puttycise tools are designed to be a form of exercise equipment and should not be used for play purposes.
- Puttycise should not be used by children unless under qualified adult supervision.
Puttycise® Theraputty™ Exerciser Tools Manual
