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5 THE FINGERS 5.1 THERAPY GUIDE

The muscles which may restrict movements of the fingers are listed in Table 5-1, along with the applicable therapies, indexed by manuał section number and page. Muscle actions are listed in Table 5-2.

The various restrictions possible are listed in Movement Restriction Tables 10.5, 10.6 and 10.7 (pp. 169-171).

TABLE 5.1 Restrictions at the fingers

SECTION	MOVEMENT	RESTRICTING THERAPY	Number	Page
	RESTRICTED	MUSCLE(S)
5.2	Flexion	Extensor digitorum communis	3.3.5, 3.3.7	56,58
		Extensor indicis	3.3.6	57
		Extensor digiti minimi	3.3.8	59
		Interossei dorsales^1	5.2.1	79
		Interossei palmares^1	5.2.2	80
		Lumbricales^1	5.2.3	81
5.3	Extension	Flexor pollicis brevis	5.3.1	82
		Flexor pollicis longus	4.3.2	72
		Flexor digitorum superficialis	3.3.13	64
		Flexor digitorum profundus	4.3.1	71
		Interossei dorsales^2	5.2.1	79
		Interossei palmares^2	5.2.2	80
		Lumbricales^2	5.2.3	81
		Flexor digiti minimi brevis	5.2.2	80
5.4	Abduction ofthumb	Adductor pollicis and/or Interos-seus palmaris I	5.4.1	83
5.5	Adduction ofthumb	Abductor pollicis longus	4.5.1	74
		Abductor pollicis brevis	5.5.1	84
5.6	Opposition ofthumb	Extensor pollicis longus and bre-	5.6.1	85
		vis, Interosseus palmaris I and	4.2.1	70
		Abductor pollicis longus,	4.5.2	75
		together	5.2.3	80,83
		Individually	4.5.1	74
5.7	Reposition ofthumb	Flexor pollicis longus	4.3.2	72
		Flexor pollicis brevis	5.3.1	82
		Opponens pollicis and/or Adductor pollicis, transverse head	5.7.1	86
5.8	Opposition oflittle	Abductor digiti minimi	5.8.1	87
	finger	Extensor digiti minimi	3.3.8	59
5.9	Reposition oflittle	Flexor digiti minimi brevis	5.2.2	80
	finger	Opponens digiti minimi	5.9.1	88

NOTES: 1:    Restricts only at DIP and PIP joints; 2: Restricts only at MCP joints.

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