Banded Wrist Extension

BANDED WRIST EXTENSION

This is a strengthening exercise for the wrist extensors. Start by placing the back of your forearm on your thigh with the wrist hanging off of the knee and gripping onto a loop band with your palm facing the floor. Anchor the other end of the loop band with the forefoot. Extend your wrist by raising it upwards while keeping the forearm fixed to your thigh. Slowly lower the band down towards the floor by dropping the wrist. Repeat as required.

Muscles Involved:

• Common Wrist Extensors

  • Extensor Carpi Ulnaris

  • Extensor Carpi Radialis Longus

  • Extensor Carpi Radialis Brevis

  • Extensor Digitorum

  • Extensor Digiti Minimi

Related Conditions:

• Tennis Elbow

• Lateral Epicondylagia / Lateral Epicondylitis

• PIN Entrapment / Posterior interosseous nerve entrapment

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