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ulnar deviation isometric 2 - beginner Upper Body exercise
  • Upper Body
  • beginner

ulnar deviation isometric 2

isometric wrist ulnar deviation with elbow flexed, resisting upward movement against opposite hand's resistance

Starting position
sitting
Joints
elbow, wrist
Muscles
extensor carpi ulnaris, flexor carpi ulnaris
Goal
postural correction, stability
Type
resisted, isometric

How it is done

Sit, elevate the arm forward by 90 degree and bend the elbow making fist such that little finger close to ear pointing towards ceiling. Place other hand on the top of the fist,move the hand towards ceiling against the resistance of other hand. Release the resistance and repeat.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.