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forearm pronation with elbow extended - beginner Upper Body exercise
  • Upper Body
  • beginner

forearm pronation with elbow extended

rotate forearm from neutral thumb up position to palm down while maintaining straight elbow at 90 degrees shoulder flexion

Starting position
sitting
Joints
shoulder, elbow, wrist
Muscles
forearm flexors, pronator teres, pronator quadratus
Goal
postural correction, mobility
Type
isotonic concentric, active

How it is done

Sit and elevate the arm forward to 90 degrees while keeping elbow straight and thumb pointing towards ceiling. Now rotate the forearm so that palm faces the floor. Repeat.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.