High Five

• Hold your hand upright with the fingers and thumb pointed upward. Hold for 5 to 10 seconds and relax. If you experience pain during this or any other exercise for the hand, stop. The saying "no pain, no gain" does not apply to hand exercises for arthritis sufferers.
  
  

Half Wave

• Starting from the High Five position, bend your fingers at the joint where it connects with the hand. Keep the other joints and the wrist straight. Hold for 5 to 10 seconds and then raise your fingers back up. A variation on this would be to bend all the fingers down until the touch your palm.
  
  

Finger Flexing

• Starting from the High Five position, bend each finger at the middle and top joint. Do one finger at a time. Bend it toward the palm and hold for 5 to 10 seconds. Raise the finger back to the starting position.
  
  

Finger Touching

• Starting from the High Five position, touch each finger to the thumb, making the "O" sign. Hold each finger for 5 to 10 seconds.
  
  

Make a Fist

• Starting from the High Five position, make a fist. Hold for 5 to 10 seconds. Keep the thumb on the outside of the fingers.
  
  

Walk Your Fingers

• Rest your hand on a flat surface with your fingers spread out. Move your index finger toward the thumb, followed by the middle finger, ring finger and pinky. Keep doing this until the fingers are all together next to the thumb.