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Wrist Flexion & Extension

Wrist Flexion & Extension: start and finish positions
Start and finish positions. Photographs by BoneArc.

How to do it

Sit with your forearm resting on a table and your hand hanging off the edge, palm down. Bend your wrist up, then let it drop back down. Move through the full range with control.

Body region
Hand and wrist
Position
Seated
Equipment
No equipment
Recovery phase
Mid recovery
Purpose
Strengthening

Used in home programs for

  • Carpal Tunnel Release
  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (Non-Surgical)
  • De Quervain's Tenosynovitis
  • Distal Radius ORIF
  • Ganglion Cyst (Wrist/Hand — Monitored)
  • Lateral Epicondyle Release
  • Lateral Epicondylitis (Tennis Elbow)

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