Handmaster Plus Hand Exerciser, Early Rehabilitation, Purple

I got this thing four months ago and I have to say I adore it. It has really strengthened my grip a lot, as advertised. The ball shows no signs of wear but the thumb strap has slowly been cracking along the silicon molding line since the first couple weeks. when it finally snaps, there was another and included in the box. I could not tell and difference between the two silicon bands. I hypothesize that replacing broken bands with four rubber bands should be a snap. (you see what I did there) I use it for about two mins on each hand per day. I take it on vacations and notice my muscles atrophying very quickly when I forget it. At first, there was pain but I have since started to learn the meanings and causes of the different types of pain my hands give me. There is a pain for when you worked your hand a lot the previous day and it just needs to be warmed up, a pain for when you used your hand too much over a small span of time and it needs to be rested, and fatigue you feel immediately after an activity. along with meticulous stretching of the small hand muscles and larger arm and back muscles, i'm feeling much better now. I haven't noticed the ball giving my hands any of the stamina I had hoped it would give me for doing art, but maybe I need to make my tiny workout last longer? I originally could only draw for 20 minutes before fatigue set in: now i'm back up to an hour of continuous doodling or animating, and that's putting me well on the road to where I was in highschool. The ball definitely improved my grip strength, though, and the pain felt when lifting something with my wrist is gone. tl;dr: the foam ball with a hole strung with rubber bands has been taken to a whole other level and you need this thing like you need a ball filled with rubber bands. ie: a lot <3

I bought this for my 5 yr old son with cerebral palsy (CP). He has a mild case of CP but still has issues with his hands/fingers. This item is relatively easy for him to use. Its relatively easy to re-thread the finger insert, which you will have to do.

I need this product for tennis elbow, which is an injury more painful than it sounds. This product is the recommended one to correct the problem. So far, as painful as it is to exercise with the little ball, it is making a difference. I can tell the tendon is building the way it is supposed to be building. A good product for those who are suffering from tennis/golfers elbow. Incidentally, I neither golf nor play tennis. My injury is from computer overuse. Instead of carpal tunnel syndrome, I got tennis elbow.

yellow bands hurt and too tight. Not what I needed. Therapist said not to use this for my surgery rehab

To exercise the muscles in your hand, this is very convenient to use. The finger loops hold the ball in your palm when you open your hand wide to stretch. I bought a soft one and it is quite firm enough for my hand (female). The loops are shipped separated from the ball and required the use of a tool to reach through the ball to grasp the single loop and pull it through, but it does not slip back out. Recommended to me by my chiropractor.

I was too excited waiting for this item, and when I got it, it didn't have the yellow stretching rubber, which basically makes the item useless (I would've just bought a therapeutic ball). I was very disappointed, and on top of that, I didn't find the way to contact the seller so I could communicate the problem.

Does what it should. Good size. Helps my hands. The little finger and thumb attachments are flimsy. When they break, use a large size rubber band to hold the ball in place. That's a nice feature.

Bought for my Mom. She has very bad hands,very weak and I recommend this one to her, I have used other strengths of this brand before. It has helped her already. She has been using for about a week and can tell her hand is stronger and a difference in dexterity.