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forearm supination stretch with elbow flexed - beginner Upper Body exercise
  • Upper Body
  • beginner

forearm supination stretch with elbow flexed

seated forearm rotation from pronation to supination with opposite hand assistance to stretch forearm muscles

Starting position
sitting
Joints
elbow, wrist
Muscles
forearm flexors, pronator teres, pronator quadratus
Equipment
chair
Goal
mobility, stretching
Type
active assisted, passive

How it is done

Sit with elbow bend to 90 degrees and rotate the forearm such that the palm faces the ceiling. Place the other hand on the forearm just above the wrist. Rotate the forearm further using the other hand and feel the stretch. Hold and relax,

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

The plan starts with an assessment.