3.3.16.
Therapy for the palmaris longus.
Starting Position: P: Supine; shoulder abducted and fully laterally rotated; elbow flexed and forearm fully supinated; wrist in fuli dorsal flexion with MCP joints fully extended. T: Sitting, back against P’s right side.
Grip: T’s left hand grips the proximal part of P's hand from the ulnar-volar side down to the MCP joints. T’s right hand stabilizes P's upper arm at the medial side just above the elbow.
Fig. 48 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: To maximally stretch the palmaris longus in this procedurę, it may be necessary to fully extend P’s fingers.
Fig. 48 b. Finał Position.
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