DOWEL ABC’S

This is a wrist and forearm strengthening exercise. Hold one end of a dowel or broomstick out in front of you so that the other end touches the ground. From here move the wrist as to draw the alphabet out with the tip of the broomstick. For maximally intensity attempt to create the largest movements possible while writing out the ABC’s.

Muscles Involved:

• Common Wrist Flexors

• Common Wrist Extensors

• Pronator Quadratus

• Pronator Teres

• Supinator

Related Conditions:

• Golfer’s Elbow / Medial Epicondylitis

• Tennis Elbow / Lateral Epicondylitis

• Wrist Impingement

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