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wrist extension - beginner Upper Body exercise
  • Upper Body
  • beginner

wrist extension

seated wrist extension with forearm supported, moving fist upward against gravity then returning to neutral

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

How it is done

Sit on the chair, rest the forearm on the arm rest and hand is off the arm rest such that palm facing towards floor making a fist. Move the hand towards the ceiling, lower the hand to starting position and repeat.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.