The ability to position the fingers and thumb in precise postures is vital for the highly coordinated use of the hand and the wrist has a significant role to play in this function. The shoulder blade and the shoulder perform the gross positioning of the arm, the elbow places the hand at varying distances from the body, the forearm dictates the angle of the wrist and the wrist performs the final positioning of the hand. The closer to the hand the body parts come the more precise and fine the movement becomes.
Posts Tagged physiotherapy
The Human Wrist
Nov 27
Back and leg pain are a common occurrence. Over 80% of the population suffers with back pain at least once during their lifetime. The problem is that once it has happened once, it typically returns. As time progresses, the episodes of pain typically are more painful with the pain spreading further into the leg. The [...]
Diagnosing Low Back Pain
Oct 27
The diagnosis of lumbar back pain is difficult and uncertain due to the various conditions which can present with this problem. Effective back pain management depends on identifying what kind of back pain problem is present, and many people have suggested that there are many back pain subtypes which need to be identified before treatment [...]