Nerve calisthenics
1. Hold the right hand about a foot from the face; the hand is limp and the fingers are closed. Slowly spread the fingers and thumb far apart meanwhile slowly and gradually stiffening them so that extreme of separation coincides with extreme of stiffens. Slowly return to closed, meanwhile gradually relaxing until hand (fingers) is closed and limp. Repeat several times. Reverse the exercises, repeating several times. Repeat each exercise as above with the left hand and fingers.
2. Hold the right hand open and limp. Slowly and gradually shut the hand to gripping position of fist meanwhile stiffening and tightening the fingers until extreme of grip position coincides with extreme of stiffens of fingers and fist. Slowly open and return to limp. Repeat several times. Reverse and repeat several times.
Repeat each exercise with the left hand and fingers. Second series – Hand and arm.
Standing erect, breathe deeply a few moments and proceed as follows:
1. Bring the back of the right hand to the mouth, elbow crooked up and out toward the front. All other parts of the body are inactive. The right arm and hand are limp.
Slowly and evenly bring the hand out to front, the arm straightening and meanwhile very gradually, without jerks, stiffen the muscles of the hand and arm until the arm is straight out to front and very stiff. Observe, the arm is not stretched; the hand and arm become stiff so that extreme of straightness coincides with extreme of stiffness. From this straight sand stiff position, slowly and evenly return hand to mouth, crooking the elbow, always up and gradually without jerks relaxing to perfect limpness at the mouth. Repeat several times. Reverse, muscles stiff at point of former limpness and gradually relaxing to point of former stiffness.
2. Repeat the exercises, from hand at mouth to arm straight up. Return. Repeat several times. Reverse . Repeat several times.
3. Repeat from hand at mouth to arm straight-out to right. Return. Repeat several times.. Reverse. Repeat several times.
4. Repeat, from hand at mouth to arm straight down at right side. Return. Repeat. Reverse. Repeat.
5. Repeat all exercises with the left hand and arm
6. Repeat all exercises with both arms and hands simultaneously.
7. Repeat, first in each exercise with one arm then with the other