Scientific study of the extent of transverse movement of the median nerve at the wrist during active wrist extension in static positions of the upper limb tension test one

Hand Therapy

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 2-10

  Alexander, Anne ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Median nerve; Nerve gliding; Upper limb tension test

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE WRIST EXTENSION; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; ECHOGRAPHY; ELBOW FLEXION; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; STATIC POSITION; TRANSVERSE MOVEMENT; UPPER LIMB TENSION TEST ONE;

EID: 84861589842     PISSN: 17589983     EISSN: 17589991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ht.2011.011017     Document Type: Article

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