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Procedure
- One hand supports client’s arm at the elbow
- The other hand holds the distal forearm from underneath
- Ask the client to resist your upward pressure
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Zero Position
- Elbow in 90° of flexion
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Caution
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Endfeel
- Hard, bone on bone feeling
- Relevant for PROM only
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Avoid
- NA
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Permit
- NA
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Agonist Muscles
Forearm (Elbow) Extensors
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Antagonist Muscles
Forearm (Elbow) Flexors
- Biceps Brachii, PM
- Brachialis, PM
- Brachioradialis
- Flexor Carpi Radialis
- Flexor Carpi Ulnaris
- Palmaris Longus
- Pronator Teres
- Extensor Carpi Radialis Longus
- Extensor Carpi Radialis Brevis
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Tissues Compressed
- Olecranon process of ulna
- Posterior distal humerus
- Posterior joint capsule
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Tissues Stretched
- Antagonists, elbow flexors
- Anterior joint capsule
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Joints Directly Involved
- Humeroulnar joint
- Radioulnar joint
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Joints Indirectly Involved
- GH joint
- Wrist joint
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Special Notes
- To test triceps brachii strength against gravity get the client to lift the arm into full flexion and then extend the forearm TIP 310
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