5. Arm Flexion
The final variation of the nerve gliding technique that we recommend that you use on a daily basis is a basic arm flexion exercise. Sitting in a comfortable chair, simply extend your arms out in front of you with your palms facing the ceiling and your fingers pointing to the floor.
Next, you should slowly flex the elbow to bring your wrist up to your face. When the wrist has made contact with your nose, simply extend the arms back out and repeat the process. The whole exercise takes just a few seconds but can be repeated up to 50 times, or for around 3 – 5 minutes.
Typically you will only need to perform one nerve gliding exercise to experience relief from symptoms, but for long-term results, we recommend doing all 4 of these exercises at least once per day for the next few months. It’s a few minutes of time invested but could potentially treat or prevent the condition from getting worse.