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seated forearm pronation with elbow support - beginner Upper Body exercise
  • Upper Body
  • beginner

seated forearm pronation with elbow support

rotate forearm from neutral thumb up position to palm down, then return to starting position with elbow supported

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

How it is done

Sit and rest the forearm on the arm rest with the thumb pointing towards the ceiling. Move the forearm towards the body so that palm faces the floor. Rotate the forearm back to starting position. Repeat.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.