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Procedure
- Ask client to bring palm up towards them for flexion whilst keeping the forearm parallel to the ground
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Zero Position
- Anatomical Position, elbow in 90° flexion, either in full pronation or in full supination; and ALSO with
- Shoulder in 90° flexion and medial rotation, the elbow in full pronation and extension TIP 111
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Caution
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Endfeel
- Soft, antagonists or
- Leathery, joint capsule
- The wrist joint may often restrict movement before the muscles engage
- Relevant for PROM only
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Avoid
- Flexion of the elbow (further than starting position)
- Flexion of the shoulder (further than starting position)
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Permit
- NA
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Agonist Muscles
Wrist (Hand) Flexors
- FLexor Carpi Radialis, PM
- Flexor Carpi Ulnaris, PM
- Flexor Digitorum Superficialis
- Flexor Digitorum Profundus
- Palmaris Longus (weak)
- Flexor Pollicis Longus (weak)
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Antagonist Muscles
Wrist (Hand) Extensors
- Extensor Digitorum, PM
- Extensor Carpi Ulnaris
- Extensor Carpi Radialis Longus
- Extensor Carpi Radialis Brevis
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Tissues Compressed
- Carpal tunnel
- Anterior wrist joint capsule
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Tissues Stretched
- Antagonists, wrist extensors
- Posterior wrist joint capsule
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Joints Directly Involved
- Radiocarpal joint
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Joints Indirectly Involved
- Carpal joints
- Carpomatacarpal joints
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Special Notes
- Degrees may vary considerably in different individuals
- Differences between sides might be due to left or right handedness
- Perform this test with both the elbow in flexion and in extension
- Leave finger extensors slack (fingers in slight flexion only) if you only want to check for the wrist flexors and the wrist joint
- If you want to see whether the finger extensors are short, have the fingers flexed in this test
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Learn more about ROM
Description of TABS and ICONS
RESOURCES
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