goni, goni axis, Goniometry, movement, radial deviation, ROM, stable arm, test and measures, ulnar deviation, wrist

Placement and Positioning

Patient position: sitting with forearm resting the table

Goniometer axis placement: over the capitate

Stationary arm placement: along the midline of the forearm and Clinician stabilizes the forearm

Moveable arm placement: parallel to the longitudinal axis of the shaft of the third metacarpal

Normal ROM

Radial Deviation: 20°

Ulnar Deviation: 30°

References

1. Clarkson, H. (2000).Musculoskeletal assessment: joint range of motion and manual muscle strength(2nd ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

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