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wrist flexion with resistance band - beginner Upper Body exercise
  • Upper Body
  • beginner

wrist flexion with resistance band

seated wrist flexion exercise using resistance band to strengthen wrist flexor muscles through controlled upward movement

Starting position
sitting
Joints
wrist
Muscles
forearm flexors, wrist flexors
Equipment
resistance band, chair
Goal
postural correction, mobility
Type
isotonic concentric, resisted, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Sit on the chair, rest the forearm on arm rest such that hand is off the arm rest and palm facing towards the ceiling. Hold the theraband with both hands placed one above another. Move the hands towards celing by pulling the theraband. 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.