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5.7.1.

Therapy for the opponens pollicis and the adductor pollicis, transverse head.

Starting Position: P: Supine or sitting; elbow flexed approximately 90° and steadied against the couch; wrist in neutral position; thumb extended. T: Standing facing P's right side.

Grip: T's left hand grips the proximal phalanx of P's thumb and first metacarpal bonę. T's right hand stabilizes P's hand at the volar-radial side.

Fig. 62 a. Starting Position.

Fig. 62 b. Finał Position.

Procedurę: Using this grip, T gradually and fully reposes P's thumb and simultaneously applies traction to the CMC joint of the thumb.

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.

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