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From the Menni Brain Damage Network we propose here different activities to do from home with everyday objects usually present in our homes. In this video, which is intended for all people who have an upper limb with moderate-mild affectation, different exercises are presented to work on the grips and pincers. Press play and follow the instructions of our occupational therapist Marta Juaristi. ACTIVITIES Series of 5 repetitions of each exercise will be carried out while sitting in front of a table: 1) - Arm raising: for this activity we will use an object such as a cane, a crutch or a rolled up towel. Grasping said object with both hands, we will raise our arms upwards until they reach chest height and hold for 5 seconds. Once they are at this height, we will try to rotate the trunk by moving the arms from right to left. 2) Placement of objects: consists of directing the arm to different parts of the table, adjusting the wrist to the grip. A total of 10 objects such as glasses, water bottles, cans, etc. will be carried towards the different cardinal points. Forwards, backwards, right and left. 3) Coin-cup exercise: several coins will be placed on the table and with a glass upside down at a distance that requires extending the elbow as much as possible, the patient will have to place the coins one on top of the other. 4) Marbles: this exercise helps us work on the digital tweezers. We will move the marbles/chickpeas/hazelnuts from one plate to another, alternating the tweezers (thumb-index finger, thumb-middle finger, thumb-ring finger, thumb-little finger). 5) Interdigital tweezers: for this exercise we will use the same materials as in the previous one. First we will take the hazelnut, marble or chickpea between an interdigital space and we will alternate until we go through all the fingers (index finger-middle finger, middle finger-ring finger, ring finger-little finger). Once we have the small object between our fingers, we will turn our hand (supination) upwards and transfer it to a plate/jar. If it were easy for us, we would place 4 marbles/chickpeas in each of the interdigital spaces and do the same exercise. 6) Sticking and unsticking toothpicks in a sponge or a piece of plasticine spread out: this involves taking 20 toothpicks and/or pins one by one (if we have difficulties with very small objects, we will start with toothpicks) and sticking them into the foam rubber or plasticine. We will start the exercise with the index finger and thumb and move forward alternating the use of the pincer (thumb-index finger, thumb-middle finger, thumb-ring finger, thumb-little finger). 7) Unsticking toothpicks in a sponge or a piece of plasticine: at the end of the previous exercise, we will repeat the manoeuvre in reverse to remove the toothpicks from the plasticine. 8) Kneading clay: we will take a piece of clay and form a roll as if we were kneading bread. 9) Once we have the roll, we will remove pieces by alternating the use of tweezers. 10) We will knead the clay into balls. 11) Manipulation of two not very large balls. We will rotate them on the palm of the hand, first anti-clockwise and then clockwise. What balls can we use?: golf balls, ping-pong balls, large marbles, or we can even make our own balls with clay. 12) We will work on the adaptation of the wrist and manipulation with a piggy bank. The objective is to put tokens or large coins through the slot of a piggy bank (e.g. 2 euro coins). In the first phase of the exercise we will put the coins one by one through the slot. In a second phase, we will take 3-4 coins, one by one, and we will hold them in the palm of our hand. Next, we will slide the coins one by one with our thumb in this way and insert them into the piggy bank. Variation: If you have the game tic-tac-toe or 4-in-a-row, you can also do this same exercise. 13) Writing on a computer to work on finger dissociation. You only have to press the keys, alternating your fingers with each press. I suggest, if you wish, that you write lists, such as months of the year, days of the week, or simply that you sweep from top to bottom across the entire keyboard. From the Menni Brain Damage Network, we hope that these types of exercises will be useful so that all people with DCA can work on their rehabilitation at home as well.