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All About The Thumb

Everything you need to know about the thumb

10 episodes 53:34 Intermediate Finished

Episodes

  1. 1 The Thumb Some new and old things about the thumb 08:47
  2. 2 The Thumb in Scales Alan is talking about the thumb, scales.. 04:58
  3. 3 The Thumb Neutrality Why do we use the thumb? A little bit of history and anatomy 05:47
  4. 4 The Thumb Corkscrew A useful exercise that gives thumb a great deal of mobility 03:36
  5. 5 Octaves and The Thumb We are talking about the thumb and octaves in this lesson 04:01
  6. 6 Clamped Thumb and The Flat Structure Alan talks about the flat but active structure and the thumb 07:15
  7. 7 Hyperextended Thumb Alan talks about how to properly address the hyperextended thumb 04:36
  8. 8 Tension in the Thumb Alan is explaining how to get rid of unnecessary tension in the thumb 03:34
  9. 9 Hyperextension and Scoliosis Not exclusively about the thumb but Alan touches on hyperentension/scoliosis which can be translated to thumb 04:24
  10. 10 Thumb Exercises We are finishing up this series with various exercises designed to separate sensory infomration and musculary effort 06:36