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radial deviation with resistance band - beginner Upper Body exercise
  • Upper Body
  • beginner

radial deviation with resistance band

seated wrist radial deviation exercise using resistance band with forearm supported and thumb pointing upward

Starting position
sitting
Joints
wrist
Muscles
brachioradialis, extensor carpi radialis longus, extensor carpi radialis brevis
Equipment
resistance band, chair
Goal
postural correction, mobility
Type
isotonic concentric, resisted

How it is done

Sit on the chair, rest the forearm on arm rest such that hand is off the arm rest and thumb pointing towards the ceiling. Hold the theraband with both hands placed one above another. Pull the theraband with moving the hand towards the ceiling. Release the stretch and repeat.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.