MMT Positions - Wrist/Hand

Question 1

Wrist Flexion Muscles

Answer 1

Flexor carpi ulnaris/radialis

Question 2

Wrist Flexion Against Gravity

Answer 2

Sitting beside table with forearm supinated
Bring hand toward ceiling
Grab hand and push down

Question 3

Wrist Flexion Gravity Eliminated

Answer 3

Sitting beside table with forearm neutral

Bring palm toward underarm

Question 4

Wrist Extension Muscles

Answer 4

Extesnor carpi radialis longus/brevis

Extensor carpi ulnaris

Question 5

Wrist Extension Against Gravity

Answer 5

Sitting beside table with forearm pronated
Bring hand toward ceiling
Grab hand and push down

Question 6

Wrist Extension Gravity Eliminated

Answer 6

Sitting beside table with forearm neutral

Bring palm toward top of arm

Question 7

Finger MP Flexion Muscles

Answer 7

Lumbricals

Interossei

Question 8

Finger MP Flexion Against Gravity

Answer 8

Sitting beside table with forearm supinated
Straight fingers upward
Try to straighten into extension

Question 9

Finger MP Flexion Gravity Eliminated

Answer 9

Sitting beside table with forearm neutral

Ask patient to straight fingers

Question 10

Finger PIP/DIP Flexion Muscle

Answer 10

Flexor digitorm superficialis

Question 11

Finger PIP/DIP Flexion Against Gravity

Answer 11

Sitting beside table with forearm supinated
Bend PIP/DIP
Try to straighten

Question 12

Finger PIP/DIP Flexion Gravity Eliminated

Answer 12

Sitting beside table with forearm neutral

Ask patient to bend fingers

Question 13

Finger MP Extension Muscles

Answer 13

Extensor digitorum
Extensor digit minimi
Extensor indices

Question 14

Finger MP Extension Against Gravity

Answer 14

Sitting bees table with forearm pronated
Extend fingers to ceiling
Press down

Question 15

Finger MP Extension Gravity Eliminated

Answer 15

Sitting beside table with forearm neutral

Ask patient to bend fingers backwards

Question 16

Finger Abduction Muscle

Answer 16

Dorsal interossei

Question 17

Finger Abduction Positon

Answer 17

Sitting beside table with forearm pronated
Spread fingers apart
Push back together

Question 18

Finger Adduction Muscle

Answer 18

Palmar interossei

Question 19

Finger Adduction Position

Answer 19

Sitting beside table with forearm pronated
Bring fingers together
Pull fingers apart

Question 20

Thumb MP Flexion Muscle

Answer 20

Flexor pollicis brevis

Question 21

Thumb MP Flexion Position

Answer 21

Sitting beside table with forearm supinated
Bring them across palm
Push back toward extension

Question 22

Thumb IP Flexion Muscle

Answer 22

Flexor pollicis longus

Question 23

Thumb IP Flexion Position

Answer 23

Sitting beside table with forearm supinated
Bend tip of the thumb
Push distal end toward extension

Question 24

Thumb MP Extension Muscle

Answer 24

Extensor pollicis brevis

Question 25

Thumb MP Extension Position

Answer 25

Sitting beside table with forearm supinated
Extend away from palm
Push back toward flexion

Question 26

Thumb IP Extension Muscle

Answer 26

Extensor pollicis longus

Question 27

Thumb MP Extension Against Gravity

Answer 27

Sitting beside table with forearm in neutral
Lift thumb toward ceiling
Push toward hand

Question 28

Thumb MP Extension Gravity Eliminated

Answer 28

Sitting beside table with hand pronated

Bring back as far as possible

Question 29

Thumb Abduction Muscle (parallel to palm)

Answer 29

Abductor pollicis longus

Question 30

Thumb Abduction Position (parallel to palm)

Answer 30

Sitting beside table with forearm in neutral
Move away from palm toward ceiling
Push back toward

Question 31

Thumb Abduction Muscle (perpendicular to palm)

Answer 31

Abductor pollicis brevis

Question 32

Thumb Abduction Position (perpendicular to palm)

Answer 32

Sitting beside table with forearm supinated
Lift thumb perpendicular to palm
Push back toward palm\m

Question 33

Thumb Abduction Gravity Eliminated

Answer 33

Sitting bees table with forearm neutral

Bring thumb toward midline

Question 34

Thumb Adduction Muscle

Answer 34

Adductor pollicis

Question 35

Thumb Adduction Against Gravity

Answer 35

Sitting beside table with forearm pronated
Bring thumb toward palm
Push out when thumb is halfway

Question 36

Thumb Adduction Gravity Eliminated

Answer 36

Sitting beside table with forearm neutral

Start in abduction, move to adduction

Question 37

Thumb Opposition Muscle

Answer 37

Opponens pollicis

Question 38

Thumb Opposition Position

Answer 38

Sitting beside table with forearm supinated
Bring thumb and pinky together
Try to pull apart