![]() ![]() The thumb and pointer finger form an circle (or open thumb web space). Tip to Tip Grip– The tip of the thumb touches the tip of the pointer finger. This is the grip used in holding a pencil. Holding a small cap like a toothpaste lid uses this grip. Three jaw Chuck Pinch Grip– The thumb is flexed (bent) and opposes the pads of the pointer finger and middle finger. This grip is used to hold an index card or paper, sometimes. In the lateral prehension grip, the thumb is flexed (bent) and it’s pad opposes the lateral side of the tip of the pointer finger. ![]() Lateral Prehension Grip– A sub group of the lateral grip type of pinch is the Lateral Prehension Grip. This grasp is used when holding and using a key. Lateral Pinch Grip (aka Key Pinch Grip)- The thumb opposes the lateral side of the pointer finger. Les cover the types of pinch grips, as well as some common terms when we talk about pinch. These pinch patterns are developed through use. Ok, the basics: When you use your hand to do …anything… you’ll use one or more of the different types of pinch grips. There are many pinch grasp tools on the market designed to build pinch strength, but having an easily accessible (and inexpensive) option is key to carryover, use, and feasibility in building strength. For this fine motor activity, we’re using wooden clothes pins…something you probably have in your house or could get for a dollar at the dollar store. Today, I’m going back to the early days of my OT career and sharing fun ways to work on a few different hand pinch grasps. (Affiliate links are included in this post.) Pinch Exercises for Kids This post is included in that series, and you will find other activities designed to build skills using everyday materials. ![]() Related, here are more fine motor activities using clothes pins, to use these in your therapy planning, too.īefore we get into the pinch exercises below, be sure to bookmark the popular series about Occupational Therapy activitiesthat can be done using free or almost free materials. All you need are clothes pins to build muscle strength and pinch patterns in occupational therapy sessions. Check out the pinch strength exercises listed here and add these to your hand strengthening activities toolbox. Wondering about lateral pinch strength? Hoping to help kids build tip to tip strength? Trying to build pinch strength in general? Here, I am sharing pinch exercises to strengthen pinch strength so that tasks that require strong hands (like coloring without fatigue, or holding the pencil and writing with endurance) can maneuver and manipulate objects. ![]()
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