extension, flexion, goni, goni axis, Goniometry, moveable arm, ROM, stable arm, test and measures, wrist

Placement and Positioning

Patient position: sitting with forearm resting on a towel on the table and hand over the edge of the table

Goniometer axis placement: over the ulnar styloid process

Stationary arm placement: parallel to the longitudinal axis of the ulna and Clinician stabilizes the forearm

Moveable arm placement: parallel to the longitudinal axis of the fifth metacarpal

Normal ROM

Flexion: 80°

Extention: 70°

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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