CanDo TheraPutty Standard Hand Exercise Putty For Rehabilitation, Exercises, Hand Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Hand Strengthening, Improve Motor Skills, Stress Relief

This putty was perfect for what I needed for therapy. It's not sticky, it is easy to use, and durable. The size is perfect for what I needed for therapy! It was very effective and proved to be a great value for the cost!

Excellent for therapy for trigger finger. Easy to use and really helps. May need therapist to show you how to get maximum benefits. Very worthwhile for me.

I use theraputty to help my students with concentration and they LOVE it. (I work in elementary SPED -all grades.) You don't even need to give them a whole can. To save money, I just give each child a small chunk that they can fiddle with during class, and they keep it in a little baggie when not in use. It doesn't dry out and it is a minimally-distracting fidget that also helps them build finger muscles. Many of my students have thanked me for letting them use this tool and I've seen a huge gain in sustained focus for a few of my students. I just wouldn't use one that is too firm (soft is my go to) You can use it as an aid in reading (making chunks to tap out words with) too!

I bought this Theraputty to strengthen the hand muscles of my 5 year old daughter. It has an oily feeling, and it’s harder than expected. However, she had fun with it (and with other different brand putties) and played for more 30 minutes. Even I don’t like the oily feeling, I like that it doesn’t have any smell. Just be cautious and don’t play with it over a silicone mat because it’s going to stick to it immediately. I tried to remove it with my nails and with different objects with no luck. Finally, I tried with alcohol and a paper towels, and I was able to remove it completely. It worked well with the carpet too.

I have the Blue/Firm putty, which is perfect for playing with and exercising my hands while listening to conference calls at work. I consider myself an intermediate sport-climber (I climb once or twice a week - mostly 5.10s of various sorts) and while nothing beats time on the wall for general strengthening the theraputty lets me do something during otherwise unproductive down-time (especially on non-climbing days). Hang-boards are awesome but prone to over-work and not nearly as convenient. Playing with the putty is fun (and stress relieving). Actually doing the exercises seems the way to genuinely get strength out of it - there are plenty of these online which can easily be found via google. I find that the Blue/Firm putty feels just a bit tougher than a medium tension (7 lb per finger) Prohands Gripmaster when just squeezing it - though with the diversity of exercises available with the putty (especially hand-expansion exercises which rock climbing and gripmasters don't train) it can be just a touch more strenuous. Basically: if you have a bit of the specialized grip-strength that comes from gymnastics, rock climbing or other grip-related sport/training then I'd say blue is the way to go. If you're comfortable and familiar with exercising with hang-boards etc then I'd probably try the black. If you're just starting on grip-strength training I'd probably go with the green. 6oz of the putty is just a bit less then a tennis ball and is about how much you need to really do a lot of the full-hand exercises for smaller adult hands. Someone with large hands might want 8 oz. The small portions really seem aimed at kids or some of the smaller single-finger exercises. It doesn't stick to anything unless you leave it sitting for a while. Dropping it on the carpet is fine - but if you leave it on fabric, carpet, or something fuzzy for a long duration it may start to try to integrate with it. Basically this is specifically dense/thick neatly-colored silly putty and will behave as such.

I got the set of 6 different firmness levels of putty. I use it to strengthen my hands, arms, and shoulders. The putty is very nice. The less-firm putties in colors red, yellow, and tan are a little oily from settling in storage most likely. You just grab it and knead it like dough and pull it like taffy to mix it, wash your hands, and the oil is not a problem after that. To get the putty out of the containers, squeeze the sides of the plastic container, turn it upside down, and the putty will fall out. All the putties will feel hard at first, but just knead them a little, and they become pliable. The blue will stay firm, and I've not tried the black extra firm yet. The green and red are the best for me right now. Update: I weighed all my 6-ounce containers of putty on my very accurate gram scale. Every container had a little over 6-ounces of putty. They do not scrimp on the putty.

Good stuff for hand rehabilitation. Smells like plastic. (I think I read somewhere that it's supposed to smell like lemon?) Does what it's supposed to do.

Works well, but leaves a "greasy" residue on your hands.