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radial deviation stretch - beginner Upper Body exercise
  • Upper Body
  • beginner

radial deviation stretch

forearm stretch targeting radial deviation with arm elevated, palm down, moving hand toward thumb side

Starting position
standing
Joints
wrist
Muscles
forearm flexors, wrist extensors
Goal
mobility, stretching
Type
active, passive

How it is done

Stand, elevate the arm forward to 30 degrees, palm facing towards the floor,move the hand towards the thumb. Hold the hand towards the little finger

Nothing here is a prescription. Your physiotherapist decides which of these are yours, and when.

The plan starts with an assessment.