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3.3.14.

Therapy for the pronator teres, humerał head.

Starting Position: P: Supine; arm flexed approx-imately 90° and fully laterally rotated; forearm flexed and fully supinated. T: Sitting on couch, back against P’s right side.

Grip: Ts left hand grips dorsal side of P’s forearm just above the wrist. Ts right hand stabilizes P’s upper arm at the ventral side just above the elbow.

Fig. 46 a. Starting Position.

Procedurę: Using this grip, T gradually and fully extends at P’s elbow and simultaneously draws the forearm maximally 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 pronator teres, ulnar head and the pronator quadratus are also stretched in this procedurę.

Fig. 46 b. Finał Position.

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