{"id":17502,"date":"2022-06-13T16:43:11","date_gmt":"2022-06-13T14:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/en\/?page_id=17502"},"modified":"2023-10-30T15:27:32","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T14:27:32","slug":"treatment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/en\/encyclopedia-of-pain\/rheumatoid-arthritis-fingers\/treatment\/","title":{"rendered":"Treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis in Fingers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<section class=\"section dark\" id=\"section_267583438\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row align-middle align-center\"  id=\"row-315240579\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1812341253\" class=\"col hide-for-small medium-3 small-6 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover hide-for-small x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1879798145\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/treatment-for-rheumatoid-arthritis-in-fingers-header-mage-17052022-liebscherbracht.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Closeup of a woman with rheumatoid arthritis in her fingers.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/treatment-for-rheumatoid-arthritis-in-fingers-header-mage-17052022-liebscherbracht.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/treatment-for-rheumatoid-arthritis-in-fingers-header-mage-17052022-liebscherbracht-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/treatment-for-rheumatoid-arthritis-in-fingers-header-mage-17052022-liebscherbracht-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/treatment-for-rheumatoid-arthritis-in-fingers-header-mage-17052022-liebscherbracht-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1879798145 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1812341253 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 20px 0px 0px 0px;\n  margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-423073298\" class=\"col medium-9 small-12 large-9\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\" data-text-color=\"success\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"uppercase\"><span style=\"font-size: 28.512px;\">treatment for rheumatoid arthritis in fingers<\/span><\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-864578524\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2096056776\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p><strong data-text-color=\"success\">Body Part:<\/strong><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 140%;\">Fingers<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-2096056776 > .col-inner {\n  margin: 0 0px -35px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-233315474\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p><strong data-text-color=\"success\">Equipment:<\/strong><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 140%;\">Mini Massage Ball<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-233315474 > .col-inner {\n  margin: 0 0px -35px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-166632656\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p><strong data-text-color=\"success\">Level:<\/strong><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 140%;\">Beginner<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"meter orange nostripes\"><span style=\"width: 33.3%\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-166632656 > .col-inner {\n  margin: 0 0px -35px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-423073298 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 0 0px 0px 0px;\n  margin: 0px 0px -15px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_267583438 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n  background-color: rgb(89, 93, 78);\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #section_267583438 {\n    padding-top: 30px;\n    padding-bottom: 30px;\n  }\n}\n@media (min-width:850px) {\n  #section_267583438 {\n    padding-top: 10px;\n    padding-bottom: 10px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n<div class=\"row align-center\"  id=\"row-1481856096\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1512248711\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row hide-for-medium\"  id=\"row-1074686734\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1690661389\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-29785599\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1365241253\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\" style=\"background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1346714836\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1862208088\" class=\"col medium-3 small-3 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\" style=\"background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1944887837\">\n\t\t<a class=\"\" href=\"#lightbox\" >\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" style=\"margin:15px 0px 0px 0px;\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"106\" height=\"106\" src=\"https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/roland.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Roland Liebscher-Bracht in a white shirt is kindly smiling.\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1944887837 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1862208088 > .col-inner {\n  margin: 10px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-911089439\" class=\"col medium-9 small-9 large-9\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\" style=\"background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0;\"><span style=\"color: #b5a074; font-size: 80%;\">Roland Liebscher-Bracht<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1.1em; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 85%;\">Germany\u2019s trusted pain specialist<\/span><\/p>\n<a href=\"#lightbox\" class=\"button secondary is-link is-smaller\"  >\n\t\t<span>Read more<\/span>\n\t<i class=\"icon-angle-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\" ><\/i><\/a>\n\n\n<p>\t<div id=\"lightbox\"\n\t     class=\"lightbox-by-id lightbox-content mfp-hide lightbox-white \"\n\t     style=\"max-width:600px ;padding:20px\">\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1578786459\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" style=\"margin:5px 0px 20px 0px;\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/PLATZHALTER-2020-04-24-12_39_20-liebscher-bracht-startseite-beitragsbild-201912032.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Roland &amp; Petra\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/PLATZHALTER-2020-04-24-12_39_20-liebscher-bracht-startseite-beitragsbild-201912032.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/PLATZHALTER-2020-04-24-12_39_20-liebscher-bracht-startseite-beitragsbild-201912032-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/PLATZHALTER-2020-04-24-12_39_20-liebscher-bracht-startseite-beitragsbild-201912032-768x576.jpg 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Making use of the mechanics of the body, it offers people the chance to free themselves of their discomfort by using unique and incredibly useful techniques. All this happens without having to rely on medication or operations.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/en\/about-us\/founders\/\" class=\"button secondary is-link is-small\"  >\n\t\t<span>More about the founders<\/span>\n\t<i class=\"icon-angle-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\" ><\/i><\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-911089439 > .col-inner {\n  margin: 5px 0px -33px -13px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n<style>\n#row-29785599 > .col > .col-inner {\n  background-color: rgb(243, 243, 243);\n}\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1904575610\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-993661842\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1146953358\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\" style=\"background-color:rgb(249, 249, 249);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"uppercase\"><a style=\"color: #595d4e;\" href=\"#download\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\"><span style=\"font-size: 120%;\"><strong>Subscribe to The Pain Relief Advisor<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1036552650\">\n\t\t<a class=\"\" href=\"#download\" >\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Grafiken_Newsletter_EN2-1024x538.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Roland Liebscher-Bracht is performing a pain-free exercise.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Grafiken_Newsletter_EN2-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Grafiken_Newsletter_EN2-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Grafiken_Newsletter_EN2-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Grafiken_Newsletter_EN2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1036552650 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<p><span data-text-color=\"primary\">Sign up for our free newsletter & get expert pain management content delivered to your inbox every two weeks.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<a href=\"#download\" class=\"button primary\"  >\n\t\t<span>Subscribe now<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\n<p>\t<div id=\"download\"\n\t     class=\"lightbox-by-id lightbox-content mfp-hide lightbox-white \"\n\t     style=\"max-width:600px ;padding:20px\">\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-text-color=\"primary\">Over 2.5 million people worldwide are using Liebscher & Bracht\u2019s exercises to manage their pain themselves. 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The daily to-do list for our fingers seems endless: eating, brushing our teeth, getting dressed, tying our shoes, turning countless doorknobs, typing on keyboards, scrolling on our phones\u2026 And these jointy appendages don\u2019t get weekends off or vacation time.<strong> If you have rheumatoid arthritis in your fingers, you know the limitations the condition puts on day-to-day activity.<\/strong> Even the simplest task is an uphill battle or can\u2019t be carried out. Although there is no cure for rheumatoid arthritis, <strong>our 4-step exercise routine for the hand may be able to help relieve the pain and stiffness you\u2019re experiencing.<\/strong> A review of medical literature suggests that hand exercises may have positive effects on the strength and function of hands affected by rheumatoid arthritis without aggravating the disease.<sup><a href=\"#\" class=\"lnb-footnote-anchor\" data-group=\"lnb-footnote-1\">1)<\/a><\/sup> <strong>If you\u2019d like to start exercising now, scroll down and follow along with our video<\/strong> or the step-by-step instructions. Or, if you\u2019d like to learn more about rheumatoid arthritis, keep reading.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"row row-collapse align-equal align-center newsletter-hidden\"  id=\"row-1383887874\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1076536729\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h3>What is rheumatoid arthritis?<\/h3>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 &#091;&#093;\">Rheumatoid arthritis affects the joints. It&#8217;s <strong>a chronic condition that causes inflammation. <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Altogether, our fingers and thumbs total twenty-eight joints. Our digits are extensions of the most flexible part of our skeleton \u2014 the hand \u2014 and one of the most common areas where rheumatoid arthritis develops. <strong>Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease<\/strong>; your immune system attacks itself because it can&#8217;t tell the difference between healthy body tissue and the bacteria and viruses that invade your body.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>What does rheumatoid arthritis do to the fingers?<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have rheumatoid arthritis in your fingers, your immune system attacks the synovial membrane, which is the connective tissue that lines your joints and produces a lubricating fluid. The synovial membrane becomes inflamed, causing pain and damage to your fingers&#8217; tendons, ligaments, bones, and cartilage.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Rheumatoid arthritis symptoms in the fingers are:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">joint pain, stiffness, or swelling, <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">inflammation in the same joints on the opposite hand,<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reduced hand function (weakened grip, difficulty pinching an object between your thumb and index finger, the inability to make a fist),<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the skin covering your knuckles is red or feels warm,<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hand and finger pain that is worse in the morning or after a period of inactivity,<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bumps under your skin near the affected joint (rheumatoid nodules),<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Swan Neck Deformity (the tip of your affected finger bends down and the middle joint bends back further than normal)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">carpal tunnel syndrome.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"video video-fit mb\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Quick and easy help against finger pain (arthritis)\" width=\"1020\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cv-57CiWncs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1193257113\" class=\"col show-for-medium small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1832517642\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"is-border\"\n\t\tstyle=\"border-width:0px 0px 0px 0;margin:0px 0px 0 0px;\">\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row row-small\"  id=\"row-1891790903\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1555808763\" class=\"col medium-3 small-12 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<h2 data-show=\"show-for-small\">Fight Pain with Information.<\/h2>\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1542042025\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:75%;margin:1px 0px 0px 0px;\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Grafiken_Newsletter_EN2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"Roland Liebscher-Bracht is performing a pain-free exercise.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Grafiken_Newsletter_EN2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Grafiken_Newsletter_EN2-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Grafiken_Newsletter_EN2-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Grafiken_Newsletter_EN2-768x403.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1542042025 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1952996586\" class=\"col medium-9 small-12 large-9\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<h3 class=\"uppercase\" >Subscribe to The Pain Relief Advisor<br \/>\n<\/h3>\n<p>Sign up for our free newsletter and discover how to manage your pain yourself. 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src=\"https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/treatment-for-finger-rheumatoid-arthritis-exercise-1-19072022-liebscherbracht.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"A woman has her hand flat on a table, her fingers are facing her thigh.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/treatment-for-finger-rheumatoid-arthritis-exercise-1-19072022-liebscherbracht.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/treatment-for-finger-rheumatoid-arthritis-exercise-1-19072022-liebscherbracht-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/treatment-for-finger-rheumatoid-arthritis-exercise-1-19072022-liebscherbracht-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/treatment-for-finger-rheumatoid-arthritis-exercise-1-19072022-liebscherbracht-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_2010149733 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1357856736\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-9\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<span class=\"scroll-to\" data-label=\"Scroll to: #step-one-1\" data-bullet=\"true\" data-link=\"#step-one-1\" data-title=\"Exercise 1: Wrist Stretch\" ><a name=\"step-one-1\"><\/a><\/span>\n<h3>Exercise 1: Wrist Stretch<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Place your affected hand flat on a table.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Straighten your arm, <strong>lock your elbow<\/strong>, and rotate your hand outward until your fingers point toward your thigh.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong><i>Important: keep your thumb closed.<\/i><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Move your upper body back until you feel a stretch in your wrist.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On each exhale, move further back to intensify the stretch.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hold for 2 to 2.5 minutes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Slowly take your hand off the table and finish.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1585232806\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1627761440\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:100%;\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/treatment-for-finger-rheumatoid-arthritis-exercise-2-19072022-liebscherbracht.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"A woman is flexing her wrist, she&#039;s pulling her ring finger back with her opposite hand.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/treatment-for-finger-rheumatoid-arthritis-exercise-2-19072022-liebscherbracht.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/treatment-for-finger-rheumatoid-arthritis-exercise-2-19072022-liebscherbracht-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/treatment-for-finger-rheumatoid-arthritis-exercise-2-19072022-liebscherbracht-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/treatment-for-finger-rheumatoid-arthritis-exercise-2-19072022-liebscherbracht-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1627761440 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1191654128\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-9\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<span class=\"scroll-to\" data-label=\"Scroll to: #step-one-2\" data-bullet=\"true\" data-link=\"#step-one-2\" data-title=\"Exercise 2: Finger Stretch\" ><a name=\"step-one-2\"><\/a><\/span>\n<h3 id=\"exercise1-2\">Exercise 2: Finger Stretch<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Extend your arm with the affected finger in front of you <strong>until your elbow is locked.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Flex your wrist so your hand is flat and rotate your hand outward until your fingers are pointing toward the floor.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reach under your arm and grab your affected finger with two or three fingers of your other hand.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pull your affected finger toward your wrist. <strong>You\u2019ll feel a stretch in your finger, wrist and palm.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hold for about 30 seconds.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Create resistance by pushing your affected finger against the pull of your fingers. Hold for 30 seconds.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Rotate between pulling your affected finger and pushing it against the other fingers for 30-second periods.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Continue for 2 to 2.5 minutes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Slowly release your finger and finish.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2023824042\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_2014197050\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:100%;\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/treatment-for-finger-rheumatoid-arthritis-exercise-3-19072022-liebscherbracht.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Ina and Roland are flexing their wrists towards the floor and stretching their thumbs.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/treatment-for-finger-rheumatoid-arthritis-exercise-3-19072022-liebscherbracht.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/treatment-for-finger-rheumatoid-arthritis-exercise-3-19072022-liebscherbracht-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/treatment-for-finger-rheumatoid-arthritis-exercise-3-19072022-liebscherbracht-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/treatment-for-finger-rheumatoid-arthritis-exercise-3-19072022-liebscherbracht-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_2014197050 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-200401025\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-9\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<span class=\"scroll-to\" data-label=\"Scroll to: #step-one-3\" data-bullet=\"true\" data-link=\"#step-one-3\" data-title=\"Exercise 3: Thumb Stretch\" ><a name=\"step-one-3\"><\/a><\/span>\n<h3>Exercise 3: Thumb Stretch<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Extend your arm in front of you until your elbow is locked.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Rotate your arm outward until the top of your hand is facing the floor.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With your free hand, reach under your hand, grab your thumb, and pull it toward your forearm.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019ll feel a stretch along the base of your palm through your thumb.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Create resistance by pushing your thumb against the pull of your fingers.<\/strong> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hold for about 10 seconds and release.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Repeat anywhere from 2 to 5 times.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stretch for 2 to 2.5 minutes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Release your thumb and finish.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1334766008 > .col-inner {\n  margin: 0px 0px -30px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1909020799\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row align-center\"  id=\"row-932851182\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1026396994\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover test x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_986459242\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:75%;\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/treatment-for-finger-rheumatoid-arthritis-exercise-4A-19072022-liebscherbracht.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"A woman is pressing the back of her fist against a table.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/treatment-for-finger-rheumatoid-arthritis-exercise-4A-19072022-liebscherbracht.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/treatment-for-finger-rheumatoid-arthritis-exercise-4A-19072022-liebscherbracht-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/treatment-for-finger-rheumatoid-arthritis-exercise-4A-19072022-liebscherbracht-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/treatment-for-finger-rheumatoid-arthritis-exercise-4A-19072022-liebscherbracht-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_986459242 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover test x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_39774586\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:75%;\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/treatment-for-finger-rheumatoid-arthritis-exercise-4B-19072022-liebscherbracht.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"A woman is pressing the back of her hand against a table, she&#039;s lifting her middle finger with her opposite hand.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/treatment-for-finger-rheumatoid-arthritis-exercise-4B-19072022-liebscherbracht.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/treatment-for-finger-rheumatoid-arthritis-exercise-4B-19072022-liebscherbracht-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/treatment-for-finger-rheumatoid-arthritis-exercise-4B-19072022-liebscherbracht-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/treatment-for-finger-rheumatoid-arthritis-exercise-4B-19072022-liebscherbracht-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_39774586 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-196106673\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-9\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<span class=\"scroll-to\" data-label=\"Scroll to: #step-one-4\" data-bullet=\"true\" data-link=\"#step-one-4\" data-title=\"Exercise 1: Finger &amp; Thumb Curl\" ><a name=\"step-one-4\"><\/a><\/span>\n<h3>Exercise 4: Finger & Thumb Curl<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make a fist with your affected hand <\/span><b>tucking your thumb under your fingers.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rotate your arm all the way inward,<strong> lay the back of your hand on the table and lock your elbow.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cover your affected hand with your free hand and press it against the table.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hold for about 1 minute.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Uncover your hand and release your fist.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Curl your affected finger so the tip is touching your palm.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With your free hand pinch your affected finger and turn it into your palm. <strong>Make sure your elbow stays locked.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hold for about 1 minute and release.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bend your thumb. <strong>With your free hand, push the tip into your palm. You\u2019ll feel a stretch through your thumb and wrist.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Intensify the stretch by moving your upper body backwards.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hold for about 2 minutes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Slowly release your thumb, shake your fingers, and finish.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<h3>Start a routine.<\/h3>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 &#091;&#093;\">You can reduce pain in your swollen joints by exercising consistently. We recommend stretching 6 days a week and leaving one day for rest.<\/p>\n<div id=\"footnotes\" class=\"hac-scroll-to\"><div id=\"lnb-footnotes-container\"><h3 class=\"lnb-footnotes-title-h3\"><span class=\"lnb-foonotes-title\">Sources & Studies<\/span><\/h3><div class=\"lnb-footnotes-content \"><ul><li><a href=\"#\" class=\"lnb-footnote-item\" data-group=\"lnb-footnote-1\">&uarr;1<\/a> Bergstra, S. A., Murgia, A., Te Velde, A. F., & Caljouw, S. R. (2014). A systematic review into the effectiveness of hand exercise therapy in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Clinical rheumatology, 33(11), 1539\u20131548. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s10067-014-2691-2.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1909020799 > .col-inner {\n  margin: 0px 0px -30px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-10737735\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1313125592\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"is-border\"\n\t\tstyle=\"border-width:0px 0px 0px 0;margin:0px 0px 0 0px;\">\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row row-small\"  id=\"row-421845347\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2010185391\" class=\"col medium-3 small-12 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<h2 data-show=\"show-for-small\">Fight Pain with Information.<\/h2>\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_473291816\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:75%;margin:1px 0px 0px 0px;\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Grafiken_Newsletter_EN2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"Roland Liebscher-Bracht is performing a pain-free exercise.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Grafiken_Newsletter_EN2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Grafiken_Newsletter_EN2-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Grafiken_Newsletter_EN2-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Grafiken_Newsletter_EN2-768x403.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_473291816 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-176697418\" class=\"col medium-9 small-12 large-9\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<h3 class=\"uppercase\" >Subscribe to The Pain Relief Advisor<br \/>\n<\/h3>\n<p>Sign up for our free newsletter and discover how to manage your pain yourself. 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Aim to reach eight or nine.<\/p>\n\n              <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n                            \n<style>\n#text-box-1278224709 {\n  width: 80%;\n}\n#text-box-1278224709 .text-box-content {\n  font-size: 160%;\n}\n<\/style>\n    <\/div>\n \n\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n            \n<style>\n#banner-1784884138 {\n  padding-top: 500px;\n  background-color: rgb(131, 144, 130);\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col grid-col large-6 grid-col-1-2\" ><div class=\"col-inner\">\n\n\n  <div class=\"banner has-hover\" id=\"banner-1991113679\">\n          <div class=\"banner-inner fill\">\n        <div class=\"banner-bg fill\" >\n                                                \n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div>            \n\n   <div id=\"text-box-762177773\" class=\"text-box banner-layer x50 md-x50 lg-x50 y50 md-y50 lg-y50 res-text\">\n                                <div class=\"text-box-content text dark\">\n              \n              <div class=\"text-inner text-center\">\n                  \n\n<h3 class=\"uppercase\"><span style=\"font-size: 60%;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5313\" src=\"https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/patience-222x300.png\" alt=\"A cartoon figure holds an hourglass.\" width=\"50\" height=\"94\" \/>Patience<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-size:80%;\">Stay patient while your body\u2019s muscular tensions rebalance and reset. Your metabolism has to normalize, and your brain has to 'upload and configure' the new exercise programs.<\/p>\n\n              <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n                            \n<style>\n#text-box-762177773 {\n  width: 80%;\n}\n#text-box-762177773 .text-box-content {\n  font-size: 160%;\n}\n<\/style>\n    <\/div>\n \n\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n            \n<style>\n#banner-1991113679 {\n  padding-top: 500px;\n  background-color: rgb(131, 144, 130);\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col grid-col large-3 grid-col-1-2\" ><div class=\"col-inner\">\n\n\n  <div class=\"banner has-hover\" id=\"banner-166442832\">\n          <div class=\"banner-inner fill\">\n        <div class=\"banner-bg fill\" >\n                                                \n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div>            \n\n   <div id=\"text-box-1563912182\" class=\"text-box banner-layer x50 md-x50 lg-x50 y50 md-y50 lg-y50 res-text\">\n                                <div class=\"text-box-content text dark\">\n              \n              <div class=\"text-inner text-center\">\n                  \n\n<h3 class=\"uppercase\"><span style=\"font-size: 50%;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5314\" src=\"https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/practice-300x243.png\" alt=\"A cartoon demonstrates a person doing body stretches. Next to this person a clock and a calendar is shown.\" width=\"60\" height=\"57\" \/>Practice<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-size:70%;\">Practice all exercises at least once a day, six days a week. Each exercise phase should take at least two minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n\n              <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n                            \n<style>\n#text-box-1563912182 {\n  width: 90%;\n}\n#text-box-1563912182 .text-box-content {\n  font-size: 170%;\n}\n<\/style>\n    <\/div>\n \n\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n            \n<style>\n#banner-166442832 {\n  padding-top: 500px;\n  background-color: rgb(131, 144, 130);\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col grid-col large-3 grid-col-1-2\" ><div class=\"col-inner\">\n\n\n  <div class=\"banner has-hover\" id=\"banner-1527721698\">\n          <div class=\"banner-inner fill\">\n        <div class=\"banner-bg fill\" >\n                                                \n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div>            \n\n   <div id=\"text-box-1196133938\" class=\"text-box banner-layer x50 md-x50 lg-x50 y50 md-y50 lg-y50 res-text\">\n                                <div class=\"text-box-content text dark\">\n              \n              <div class=\"text-inner text-center\">\n                  \n\n<h3 style=\"line-height:0.5\" class=\"uppercase\"><span style=\"font-size: 40%;\"><strong data-wp-editing=\"1\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5312\" src=\"https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/our-tools.png\" alt=\"Three Liebscher & Bracht products are presented in the picture: The midi foam roller, the knee hero and two osteopressure tools.\" width=\"80\" height=\"67\" \/>Professional tools<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-size:70%;\">For optimum pain relief, use our carefully designed custom tools to treat your pain.<\/p>\n\n              <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n                            \n<style>\n#text-box-1196133938 {\n  width: 90%;\n}\n#text-box-1196133938 .text-box-content {\n  font-size: 180%;\n}\n<\/style>\n    <\/div>\n \n\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n            \n<style>\n#banner-1527721698 {\n  padding-top: 500px;\n  background-color: rgb(131, 144, 130);\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col grid-col large-6 grid-col-1-3\" ><div class=\"col-inner\">\n\n\n  <div class=\"banner has-hover\" id=\"banner-874727109\">\n          <div class=\"banner-inner fill\">\n        <div class=\"banner-bg fill\" >\n                                                \n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div>            \n\n   <div id=\"text-box-1758948904\" class=\"text-box banner-layer x50 md-x50 lg-x50 y50 md-y50 lg-y50 res-text\">\n                                <div class=\"text-box-content text dark\">\n              \n              <div class=\"text-inner text-center\">\n                  \n\n<h3 style=\"line-height:0.5\" class=\"uppercase\"><span style=\"font-size: 45%;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5311 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.liebscher-bracht.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/nopainkillers-300x253.png\" alt=\"A bowl with pills in it and a big cross in front of it\" width=\"60\" height=\"127\" \/>Park the painkillers<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-size:70%;\">Our exercises use your pain to guide and measure your progress. So avoid taking painkillers as much as possible \u2014 they may hide your pain, but they won't cure it!<\/p>\n\n              <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n                            \n<style>\n#text-box-1758948904 {\n  width: 95%;\n}\n#text-box-1758948904 .text-box-content {\n  font-size: 160%;\n}\n<\/style>\n    <\/div>\n \n\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n            \n<style>\n#banner-874727109 {\n  padding-top: 500px;\n  background-color: rgb(131, 144, 130);\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n    <style>\n    #banner-grid-1892300422 .grid-col-1{height: 600px}\n    #banner-grid-1892300422 .grid-col-1-2{height: 300px}\n    #banner-grid-1892300422 .grid-col-1-3{height:200px}\n    #banner-grid-1892300422 .grid-col-2-3{height: 400px}\n    #banner-grid-1892300422 .grid-col-1-4{height: 150px}\n    #banner-grid-1892300422 .grid-col-3-4{height: 450px}\n\n\n    \n    \n\n  <\/style>\n    <\/div>\n  \n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_526445189 {\n  padding-top: 0px;\n  padding-bottom: 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\"section show-for-medium hide-for-small\" id=\"section_200489761\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n  <div class=\"banner-grid-wrapper\">\n  <div id=\"banner-grid-1091825632\" class=\"banner-grid row row-grid row-small\" data-packery-options=\"\">\n                      \n\n<div class=\"col grid-col large-6 grid-col-2-3\" ><div class=\"col-inner\">\n\n\n  <div class=\"banner has-hover\" id=\"banner-160061164\">\n          <div class=\"banner-inner fill\">\n        <div class=\"banner-bg fill\" >\n                                                \n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div>            \n\n   <div id=\"text-box-614899163\" class=\"text-box banner-layer x50 md-x50 lg-x50 y50 md-y50 lg-y50 res-text\">\n                                <div class=\"text-box-content text dark\">\n              \n              <div class=\"text-inner text-center\">\n                  \n\n<h3 class=\"uppercase\"><span style=\"font-size: 85%;\"><strong>Personal pain scale<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Use a \"one-to-ten\" personal pain scale: where ten is just too painful, and nine is intense but you can still breathe calmly. Aim to reach eight or nine.<\/p>\n\n              <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n                            \n<style>\n#text-box-614899163 {\n  width: 80%;\n}\n#text-box-614899163 .text-box-content {\n  font-size: 160%;\n}\n<\/style>\n    <\/div>\n \n\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n            \n<style>\n#banner-160061164 {\n  padding-top: 500px;\n  background-color: rgb(131, 144, 130);\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col grid-col large-6 grid-col-1-2\" ><div class=\"col-inner\">\n\n\n  <div class=\"banner has-hover\" id=\"banner-881440697\">\n          <div class=\"banner-inner fill\">\n        <div class=\"banner-bg fill\" >\n                                                \n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div>            \n\n   <div id=\"text-box-956004822\" class=\"text-box banner-layer x50 md-x50 lg-x50 y50 md-y50 lg-y50 res-text\">\n                                <div class=\"text-box-content text dark\">\n              \n              <div class=\"text-inner text-center\">\n                  \n\n<h3 class=\"uppercase\"><span style=\"font-size: 85%;\"><strong>Patience<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Stay patient while your body\u2019s muscular tensions rebalance and reset. Your metabolism has to normalize, and your brain has to 'upload and configure' the new exercise programs.<\/p>\n\n              <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n                            \n<style>\n#text-box-956004822 {\n  width: 80%;\n}\n#text-box-956004822 .text-box-content {\n  font-size: 160%;\n}\n<\/style>\n    <\/div>\n \n\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n            \n<style>\n#banner-881440697 {\n  padding-top: 500px;\n  background-color: rgb(131, 144, 130);\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col grid-col large-3 grid-col-1-2\" ><div class=\"col-inner\">\n\n\n  <div class=\"banner has-hover\" id=\"banner-946431801\">\n          <div class=\"banner-inner fill\">\n        <div class=\"banner-bg fill\" >\n                                                \n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div>            \n\n   <div id=\"text-box-219123343\" class=\"text-box banner-layer x50 md-x50 lg-x50 y50 md-y50 lg-y50 res-text\">\n                                <div class=\"text-box-content text dark\">\n              \n              <div class=\"text-inner text-center\">\n                  \n\n<h3 class=\"uppercase\"><span style=\"font-size: 85%;\"><strong>Park the painkillers<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Our exercises use your pain to guide and measure your progress. So avoid taking painkillers as much as possible \u2014 they may hide your pain, but they won't cure it!<\/p>\n\n              <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n                            \n<style>\n#text-box-219123343 {\n  width: 90%;\n}\n#text-box-219123343 .text-box-content {\n  font-size: 170%;\n}\n<\/style>\n    <\/div>\n \n\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n            \n<style>\n#banner-946431801 {\n  padding-top: 500px;\n  background-color: rgb(131, 144, 130);\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col grid-col large-3 grid-col-1-2\" ><div class=\"col-inner\">\n\n\n  <div class=\"banner has-hover\" id=\"banner-301840718\">\n          <div class=\"banner-inner fill\">\n        <div class=\"banner-bg fill\" >\n                                                \n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div>            \n\n   <div id=\"text-box-1807359839\" class=\"text-box banner-layer x50 md-x50 lg-x50 y50 md-y50 lg-y50 res-text\">\n                                <div class=\"text-box-content text dark\">\n              \n              <div class=\"text-inner text-center\">\n                  \n\n<h3 class=\"uppercase\"><span style=\"font-size: 85%;\"><strong>Professional tools<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>For optimum pain relief, use our carefully designed custom tools to treat your pain.<\/p>\n\n              <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n                            \n<style>\n#text-box-1807359839 {\n  width: 90%;\n}\n#text-box-1807359839 .text-box-content {\n  font-size: 180%;\n}\n<\/style>\n    <\/div>\n \n\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n            \n<style>\n#banner-301840718 {\n  padding-top: 500px;\n  background-color: rgb(131, 144, 130);\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col grid-col large-6 grid-col-1-3\" ><div class=\"col-inner\">\n\n\n  <div class=\"banner has-hover\" id=\"banner-1348968138\">\n          <div class=\"banner-inner fill\">\n        <div class=\"banner-bg fill\" >\n                                                \n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div>            \n\n   <div id=\"text-box-996356538\" class=\"text-box banner-layer x50 md-x50 lg-x50 y50 md-y50 lg-y50 res-text\">\n                                <div class=\"text-box-content text dark\">\n              \n              <div class=\"text-inner text-center\">\n                  \n\n<h3 class=\"uppercase\"><span style=\"font-size: 85%;\"><strong>Practice<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\">Practice all exercises at least once a day, six days a week. Each exercise phase should take at least two minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n\n              <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n                            \n<style>\n#text-box-996356538 {\n  width: 95%;\n}\n#text-box-996356538 .text-box-content {\n  font-size: 160%;\n}\n<\/style>\n    <\/div>\n \n\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n            \n<style>\n#banner-1348968138 {\n  padding-top: 500px;\n  background-color: rgb(131, 144, 130);\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n    <style>\n    #banner-grid-1091825632 .grid-col-1{height: 600px}\n    #banner-grid-1091825632 .grid-col-1-2{height: 300px}\n    #banner-grid-1091825632 .grid-col-1-3{height:200px}\n    #banner-grid-1091825632 .grid-col-2-3{height: 400px}\n    #banner-grid-1091825632 .grid-col-1-4{height: 150px}\n    #banner-grid-1091825632 .grid-col-3-4{height: 450px}\n\n\n    \n    \n\n  <\/style>\n    <\/div>\n  \n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_200489761 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\"section show-for-small\" id=\"section_1938784121\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n  <div class=\"banner-grid-wrapper\">\n  <div id=\"banner-grid-466402049\" class=\"banner-grid row row-grid row-small\" data-packery-options=\"\">\n                      \n\n<div class=\"col grid-col large-6 grid-col-2-3\" ><div class=\"col-inner\">\n\n\n  <div class=\"banner has-hover\" id=\"banner-498918149\">\n          <div class=\"banner-inner fill\">\n        <div class=\"banner-bg fill\" >\n                                                \n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div>            \n\n   <div id=\"text-box-1137590924\" class=\"text-box banner-layer x50 md-x50 lg-x50 y50 md-y50 lg-y50 res-text\">\n                                <div class=\"text-box-content text dark\">\n              \n              <div class=\"text-inner text-center\">\n                  \n\n<h3 class=\"uppercase\"><span style=\"font-size: 60%;\"><strong>Personal pain scale<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Use a \"one-to-ten\" personal pain scale: where ten is just too painful, and nine is intense but you can still breathe calmly. Aim to reach eight or nine.<\/p>\n\n              <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n                            \n<style>\n#text-box-1137590924 {\n  width: 80%;\n}\n#text-box-1137590924 .text-box-content {\n  font-size: 160%;\n}\n<\/style>\n    <\/div>\n \n\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n            \n<style>\n#banner-498918149 {\n  padding-top: 500px;\n  background-color: rgb(131, 144, 130);\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col grid-col large-6 grid-col-1-2\" ><div class=\"col-inner\">\n\n\n  <div class=\"banner has-hover\" id=\"banner-1000886612\">\n          <div class=\"banner-inner fill\">\n        <div class=\"banner-bg fill\" >\n                                                \n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div>            \n\n   <div id=\"text-box-1100521155\" class=\"text-box banner-layer x50 md-x50 lg-x50 y50 md-y50 lg-y50 res-text\">\n                                <div class=\"text-box-content text dark\">\n              \n              <div class=\"text-inner text-center\">\n                  \n\n<h3 class=\"uppercase\"><span style=\"font-size: 60%;\"><strong>Patience<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Stay patient while your body\u2019s muscular tensions rebalance and reset. Your metabolism has to normalize, and your brain has to 'upload and configure' the new exercise programs.<\/p>\n\n              <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n                            \n<style>\n#text-box-1100521155 {\n  width: 90%;\n}\n#text-box-1100521155 .text-box-content {\n  font-size: 160%;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #text-box-1100521155 {\n    width: 80%;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n    <\/div>\n \n\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n            \n<style>\n#banner-1000886612 {\n  padding-top: 500px;\n  background-color: rgb(131, 144, 130);\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col grid-col large-3 grid-col-1-2\" ><div class=\"col-inner\">\n\n\n  <div class=\"banner has-hover\" id=\"banner-1256944013\">\n          <div class=\"banner-inner fill\">\n        <div class=\"banner-bg fill\" >\n                                                \n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div>            \n\n   <div id=\"text-box-324807733\" class=\"text-box banner-layer x50 md-x50 lg-x50 y50 md-y50 lg-y50 res-text\">\n                                <div class=\"text-box-content text dark\">\n              \n              <div class=\"text-inner text-center\">\n                  \n\n<h3 class=\"uppercase\"><span style=\"font-size: 60%;\"><strong>Park the painkillers<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Our exercises use your pain to guide and measure your progress. So avoid taking painkillers as much as possible \u2014 they may hide your pain, but they won't cure it!<\/p>\n\n              <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n                            \n<style>\n#text-box-324807733 {\n  width: 90%;\n}\n#text-box-324807733 .text-box-content {\n  font-size: 140%;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #text-box-324807733 .text-box-content {\n    font-size: 170%;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n    <\/div>\n \n\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n            \n<style>\n#banner-1256944013 {\n  padding-top: 500px;\n  background-color: rgb(131, 144, 130);\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col grid-col large-3 grid-col-1-2\" ><div class=\"col-inner\">\n\n\n  <div class=\"banner has-hover\" id=\"banner-1074067453\">\n          <div class=\"banner-inner fill\">\n        <div class=\"banner-bg fill\" >\n                                                \n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div>            \n\n   <div id=\"text-box-916504215\" class=\"text-box banner-layer x50 md-x50 lg-x50 y50 md-y50 lg-y50 res-text\">\n                                <div class=\"text-box-content text dark\">\n              \n              <div class=\"text-inner text-center\">\n                  \n\n<h3 class=\"uppercase\"><span style=\"font-size: 60%;\"><strong>Professional tools<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>For optimum pain relief, use our carefully designed custom tools to treat your pain.<\/p>\n\n              <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n                            \n<style>\n#text-box-916504215 {\n  width: 90%;\n}\n#text-box-916504215 .text-box-content {\n  font-size: 160%;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #text-box-916504215 .text-box-content {\n    font-size: 180%;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n    <\/div>\n \n\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n            \n<style>\n#banner-1074067453 {\n  padding-top: 500px;\n  background-color: rgb(131, 144, 130);\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col grid-col large-6 grid-col-1-3\" ><div class=\"col-inner\">\n\n\n  <div class=\"banner has-hover\" id=\"banner-1545730368\">\n          <div class=\"banner-inner fill\">\n        <div class=\"banner-bg fill\" >\n                                                \n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div>            \n\n   <div id=\"text-box-1592876423\" class=\"text-box banner-layer x50 md-x50 lg-x50 y50 md-y50 lg-y50 res-text\">\n                                <div class=\"text-box-content text dark\">\n              \n              <div class=\"text-inner text-center\">\n                  \n\n<h3 class=\"uppercase\"><span style=\"font-size: 60%;\"><strong>Practice<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\">Practice all exercises at least once a day, six days a week. Each exercise phase should take at least two minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n\n              <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n                            \n<style>\n#text-box-1592876423 {\n  width: 95%;\n}\n#text-box-1592876423 .text-box-content {\n  font-size: 140%;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #text-box-1592876423 .text-box-content {\n    font-size: 160%;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n    <\/div>\n \n\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n            \n<style>\n#banner-1545730368 {\n  padding-top: 500px;\n  background-color: rgb(131, 144, 130);\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n    <style>\n    #banner-grid-466402049 .grid-col-1{height: 600px}\n    #banner-grid-466402049 .grid-col-1-2{height: 300px}\n    #banner-grid-466402049 .grid-col-1-3{height:200px}\n    #banner-grid-466402049 .grid-col-2-3{height: 400px}\n    #banner-grid-466402049 .grid-col-1-4{height: 150px}\n    #banner-grid-466402049 .grid-col-3-4{height: 450px}\n\n\n    \n    \n\n  <\/style>\n    <\/div>\n  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