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Proximal radioulnar
joint (Resting
position; elbow Fixate the ulna with your
flexed 70 degree, medial hand around the
forearm supinated 35 Dorsal glide, to medial aspect of the forearm;
Sitting or supine, with the
Radioulnar degree, treatment increase pronation; place your other hand
3 elbow and forearm in
Articulations plane; in the radial volar glide to around the head of the
resting position
notch of the ulna, increase supination radius with the fingerson the
paralel to the long volar surface and the palm
axis of the ulna, on the dorsal surface
stabilization;
proximal ulna)
Distal Radioulnar
Joint (Resting Stabilize the distal ulna by
position; supinated placing the fingers of one
10 degree, treatment Dorsal glide; to hand on the dorsal surface,
Sitting, with arm on the
plane; articulating increase supination, and thenar eminence and
treatment table; forearm in
surface of the radius, volar glide; to thumb on the volar surface.
resting position
paralel to the long increase pronation Place your other hand in the
axis of the radius, same manner around the
stabilization; distal distal radius.
ulna)
Mobilization Force
Joint Traction
Radiocarpal Resting Position;
Joint (concave straight line through
distal radius the radius and third With the hand closest to the
articulates with metacarpal with patient, grasp around the
Sitting, with the forearm
the convex slight ulnar deviation, Intial treatment, pain styloid processes and fixate
supported on the
1 proximal row of treatment plane; in control, general the radius and ulna against
treatment table, wrist over
carpals which is the articulating mobility of the wrist the table. Your other hand
the edge of the table
composed of surface of the radius grasps around the distal row
the schapoid, perpendicular to the of carpals
lunate and long axis of the
triquetrum) radius, stabilization;
distal radius and ulna
Dorsal glide to
increase flexion;
volar glide to Same as joint traction,
increase extension; except roate the forearm
General Glides radial glide to when doing radial or ulnar
increase ulnar glide for ease in doing the
deviation; ulnar glide technique
to increase radial
deviation
Stabilization; to
increase flexion, the Sitting, with the hand
index fingers being held by the therapist
Specific gildes Place your index fingers on
stabilize the distal so that the elbow hangs
of the carpals in the volar surface of the bone
bone (schapoid or unsupported. The weight
2 the proximal to be stabilized, the thumbs
lunate). To increase of the arm provides slight
row with the on the dorsal surface of the
extension, the index joint traction so the
radius and ulna bone to be mobilized.
fingers stabilize therapist then needs only
proximal bone to apply the glides
(radius)
To increase flexion,
glide radius volary on
Scaphoid-radius fixed scaphoid, or
(scaphoid convex, glide radius volary on
radius con cave), fixed lunate. To
Lunate Radius increase extension,
(lunate convex, glide scaphoid volary
radius concave) on fixed radius or
glide lunate volary on
fixed radius.
To unlock the
articular disk, which
Ulnar meniscal may block motions of
triquetral articulation the wrist or forearm,
glide ulna volary on
fixed triquetrum
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Mobilization Force