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Starting Position: P: Supine: arm abducted and fully laterally rotated; forearm flexed and fully supin-ated; hand in fuli dorsal fiexion; fingers fully extended at the PIP and MCP joints. T: Sitting on couch, back against P’s right side.

Grip: Ts left hand grips P's palm and fingers so the DIP joints are free to flex. Ts right hand stabilizes P’s upper arm at the medial side j ust above the elbow.

Fig. 45 a. Starting Position.

Procedurę: Using this grip, T gradually and fully extends at P’s elbow and simultaneously pulls on the forearm in the ulnar direction.

Stimulation of Antagonists: T retains grip. T then asks P to move further in the direction of stretching, and resists that movement to stimulate P’s antagonists.

Notę: The palmaris longus is also stretched in this procedurę.

Fig. 45 b. Finał Position.

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