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supination - beginner Upper Body exercise
  • Upper Body
  • beginner

supination

seated forearm rotation exercise using resistance band to strengthen supination movement from neutral to palm-up position

Starting position
sitting
Joints
elbow, wrist
Muscles
biceps, supinator
Equipment
resistance band
Goal
postural correction, mobility
Type
isotonic concentric, resisted, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Sit and bend the elbow such that resting on the thigh with thumb pointing towards the ceiling. Rotate the hand such that palm facing towards the ceiling. Rotate back 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.