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forearm pronation with elbow flexed - beginner Upper Body exercise
  • Upper Body
  • beginner

forearm pronation with elbow flexed

rotate forearm from pronated position to supinated position while elbow remains bent at ninety degrees

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

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. Rotate the hand such that thumb towards the ceiling, move 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.