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  2. Tenodesis grasp - Wikipedia

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    Tenodesis grasp and release is an orthopedic observation of a passive hand grasp and release mechanism, affected by wrist extension or flexion, respectively.It is caused by the manner of attachment of the finger tendons to the bones and the passive tension created by two-joint muscles used to produce a functional movement or task (tenodesis). [1]

  3. Wrist curl - Wikipedia

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    The wrist curl is a weight training exercise for developing the wrist flexor muscles, the muscles in the front of the forearm. [1] It is therefore an isolation exercise. Ideally, it should be done in combination with the "reverse wrist curl" (also called wrist extension) which works out the muscles comprising the back of the forearms, [1] to ensure equal development of the wrist flexor and ...

  4. List of extensors of the human body - Wikipedia

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    In anatomy, extension is a movement of a joint that increases the angle between two bones or body surfaces at a joint. Extension usually results in straightening of the bones or body surfaces involved. For example, extension is produced by extending the flexed (bent) elbow. Straightening of the arm would require extension at the elbow joint.

  5. Flexion vs. Extension: What's the Difference for Your Workout?

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    Flexion and extension describe the basic ways your body moves at its joints. Here's what that means for your workouts and training.

  6. Muscles of the hand - Wikipedia

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    Extensor compartments of wrist (back of hand) The fingers have two long flexors, located on the underside of the forearm. They insert by tendons to the phalanges of the fingers. The deep flexor attaches to the distal phalanx, and the superficial flexor attaches to the middle phalanx. The flexors allow for the actual bending of the fingers.

  7. Wrist drop - Wikipedia

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    Types of wrist drop are distinguished by the nerves affected: Weakness of brachioradialis, wrist extension and finger flexion = radial nerve lesion; Weakness of finger extension and radial deviation of the wrist on extension = posterior interosseous nerve lesion; Weakness of triceps, finger extensors and flexors = c7,8 lesion

  8. Flexor carpi ulnaris muscle - Wikipedia

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    The muscle, like all flexors of the forearm, can be strengthened by exercises that resist its flexion. A wrist roller can be used and wrist curls with dumbbells can also be performed. These exercises are used to prevent injury to the ulnar collateral ligament of elbow joint. [citation needed]

  9. Flexor carpi radialis muscle - Wikipedia

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    The muscle, like all flexors of the forearm, can be strengthened by exercises that resist its flexion. A wrist roller can be used, Zottman Curls, and wrist curls with dumbbells can also be performed.

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