Ulnar nerve ULNT3: start and end positions
ULNT3 loads the ulnar nerve by combining scapular depression, shoulder abduction and external rotation, forearm pronation, dorsal extension of the wrist and fingers with radial deviation, and elbow flexion. In the end position the hand approaches the temporal region, together with contralateral cervical side-bending.
- Position
- Supine
- Starting position
- Lie face up with the head and neck neutral, the shoulder girdle relaxed and the shoulder beside the body. Elbow extended; forearm and wrist neutral.
- End position
- Shoulder abducted to about 105° and externally rotated, forearm pronated, wrist and fingers in dorsal extension with radial deviation, and elbow flexed until the hand approaches the temporal region, together with contralateral cervical side-bending.
Sequence
- Scapular depression
- Shoulder abduction and external rotation
- Forearm pronation
- Dorsal extension of the wrist and fingers
- Radial deviation of the wrist
- Elbow flexion and contralateral cervical side-bending
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