CanDo TheraPutty Standard Hand Exercise Putty For Rehabilitation, Exercises, Hand Therapy, and Occupational Therapy. Use To Strengthen Hand Muscles, Improve Fine Motor Skills, And Decrease Stress

I bought this set because I am currently recovering from wrist surgery, and I need very much to have my strength back as my job is dangerous and physical. My safety depends partially on my ability to physically control dangerous people.Basically, exercise putty is the silly putty you played with as a kid (maybe even an adult "kid"), but with differing amounts of resistance. This means they have the same downsides as silly putty. This means that they can conform to nearly anything, they can stick to text and copy it, and they can pick up cat and dog hair like crazy (so if you have animals or a really dusty house, be careful to put them right back in their cases when you are done)The different colors are good steps up (or down) in resistance levels, not too much, not too little. They are all great for different times in your progress, or different exercises. For instance, some people have said that the brown is too weak. For my current weakness, it is actually a great place to start. If you are just using them to work out, and you aren't weak, you can use this softer putty for doing longer workouts more focused on endurance. I tend to use the brown and yellow putties for my weak hand, and also for when I'm watching tv in my strong hand to increase its endurance. You could also use this for fast muscle fiber exercises, it's soft enough to squeeze quickly, but provides quiet a bit of resistance when you're squeezing so quickly. Great for martial artists like myself, or cops/correctional officers like myself, as it's important to work fast and slow fibers.Again, people have complained about the strength of the black putty especially. Yes, for regular speed training, it's really tough. It'd be great for someone with already strong hands and forearms. For those of us that aren't muscle men or women, you can do the exercises you'd like slowly and this WILL squeeze very well at a slow speed and give constant resistance throughout. I can even use it in my weak hand if I go very slow and carefully.So overall these are great for exercising, their intended purpose. I almost took away one star because they do suck up the pet hair around the house if I am not careful to set them only down in their plastic buckets, but realized that any putty will do this, it's the nature of the substance.Now, I DID find another purpose for these besides working out. These are all semi solids, so they "melt" into blobs, or into whatever shape they are put in. The softer resistances will flow toward gravity faster, the stronger resistances much more slowly. So other than being fun and cool, these putties could be used to teach science lessons, especially about gravity and semi solids, in an interactive and fun way. I didn't get them for this purpose, but discovered it accidentally. Might be fun for parents/teachers though.Overall, with the caveat that they do pick up dust, pet hair, etc. easily, these are great putties.

I use this at work with students (and for myself) as a paraprofessional. I find that the consistency is great for building fine motor skills as well as being a useful fidget to stim with.It doesn’t get stuck in clothes or carpet like playdoh which is awesome!

Thera Putty green is what I used while in physical therapy and purchasing my own tub after completing physical therapy will help me maintain and increase the strength in my wrist/hand. I tried using a toy brand of putty but it did not work because it lacked the resistance Thera Putty provides. As long as you keep it clean and enclosed in the provided tub, it should keep for a long time. I bought the 6 oz tub and it is the perfect size for my hand/wrist exercises. Knowing how well Thera Putty has worked for me, the price was not an issue and did not seem expensive.

I had hand/thumb surgery and I was initially attracted to these because you received 6 different resistances and it would have cost me substantially more to purchase them through my physical/occupational therapist. Putty is definitely one of the best ways to work on hand strength because it is so versatile; you can push, pull and squeeze it in so many directions. Even though my PT had me using the red and green I started at the bottom with the peach because I could do it for much longer and then I slowly worked up through the colors. I think most people will find like I did that the blue and black aren't necessary unless you're wanting to build serious strength in your hands. Just going through the green got me back to my pre surgery hand strength. The blue is hard to use and the black is extremely hard. It feels like you are playing with melted rubber. It also had an oiliness to it that the others didn't that I really disliked. Overall, this is a great product and a good buy, but if you don't think you'll use them, you might look for a set without the blue and black.

Using it after carpal tunnel surgery, recommended by physical therapist. Works well.

I use CanDo putty in OT for my kid. CanDo putty holds up well to repeated use without breaking down or losing its resistance. Even with frequent stretching, twisting, and squeezing, it remains intact and maintains its consistency over time.it is perfect for adults for discreet exercises or even quick stress relief during the day.

I just started hand therapy after having carpal tunnel release surgery. My therapist suggested I start with soft putty and then graduate to soft-medium (which this company doesn't carry). I bought the red "soft" version and it is very hard.A friend who does not have hand issues guessed that it was the hard variety (after I asked her to guess the level of the putty herself).I am unable to safely use this for my therapy because I need to start with a softer putty.