The wrist hangs loosely in flexion (wrist drop) and the metacarpophalangeal joints are also flexed. The hand is pronated.
Support: The hand is placed on a short cock-up splint, with the wrist in full, or almost full, extension. The metacarpophalangeal joints may also be supported in extension as well, but the other finger joints should be left free; the thumb should be held in abduction and extension
Physical treatment
Electrical stimulation: The indifferent pad is best placed over the spiral groove, or where the nerve emerges through the interosseous membrane.
Passive movements-Full extension of the wrist and fingers together should be given.
Exercises for the later stages: Reeducation
Support: The hand is placed on a short cock-up splint, with the wrist in full, or almost full, extension. The metacarpophalangeal joints may also be supported in extension as well, but the other finger joints should be left free; the thumb should be held in abduction and extension
Physical treatment
Electrical stimulation: The indifferent pad is best placed over the spiral groove, or where the nerve emerges through the interosseous membrane.
Passive movements-Full extension of the wrist and fingers together should be given.
Exercises for the later stages: Reeducation
- Stretching movement for the wrist
- Piano playing
- Hand pronated on table and picking up objects.
- Push away objects on the table by extending wrist and finger joints.
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