elbow, hypomobilty, increase ROM, kaltenborn, mob, mobilization, ortho, pronation, proximal radioulnar joint mobilization, radius, supination, ulna

Purpose

A mobilization technique used to improve forearm supination and pronation.

Technique

Patient is positioned in sitting with the forearm to be mobilized on the table.

Clinician places the elbow in 70° of flexion and the forearm in 35° of supination.

Clinician’s proximal/cranial hand is on the humerus with his thumb positioned on the radioulnar joint space.
Clinician stabilizes the humerus with his cranial hand.

Clinician’s distal/caudal hand is the mobilization hand and his thumb is positioned on the radius.

Clinician performs a ventral/anterior glide of the radius to increase supination and a dorsal/posterior glide to increase pronation.

References

1. Kaltenborn, F.M. (2007). Manual mobilization of the joints: The extremities volume I (6th ed.). Minneapolis, MN: OPTP.

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