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Wrist Extension with Weight

Wrist Extension with Weight: start and finish positions
Start and finish positions. Photographs by BoneArc.

How to do it

Sit with your forearm resting on a table and a light weight in your hand, palm down. Bend your wrist up, lifting the weight, then lower it back down with control.

Body region
Hand and wrist
Position
Seated
Equipment
Weight
Recovery phase
Mid recovery
Purpose
Strengthening

Used in home programs for

  • Distal Radius ORIF
  • Lateral Epicondylitis (Tennis Elbow)

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