Concussion Home Exercise – Two Thumb Exercise
The following exercise can be started only under the expressed guidance of a trained concussion specialist, after an appropriate evaluation with discussion.
Two Thumb Exercise for Convergence Insufficiency
- Hold one thumb close to your face and the other hand out at arm’s distance.
- Focus your eyes on the farthest thumb till the nail looks clear.
- Hold that focus for 10 seconds.
- Rapidly move your eye focus to the closer thumb and focus on the thumbnail.
- Hold that focus for 10 seconds.
- Return your eye focus to far thumb.
- Repeat 5 times, building up your tolerance to repeat 10 times.
- Be sure to take breaks if you start to have increased symptoms.
