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wrist flexion towards gravity - beginner Upper Body exercise
  • Upper Body
  • beginner

wrist flexion towards gravity

sitting wrist flexion exercise moving hand downward against gravity from neutral to flexed position

Starting position
sitting
Joints
wrist
Muscles
forearm flexors, flexor carpi radialis, flexor carpi ulnaris
Equipment
chair
Goal
postural correction, mobility
Type
isotonic concentric, active, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Rest the forearm on the armrest of a chair while sitting. Keep the hand off the arm rest and palm facing the floor. Move the hand towards the floor and keep fingers towards the floor. Move the hand back to the starting position.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.