Movement preferences of the wrist and forearm during activities of daily living

The wrist and forearm are essential to proper upper-limb function; by orienting and stabilizing the hand, the wrist and forearm allow the hand to engage with and manipulate objects in our environment.1 Many past studies have investigated the three main degrees of freedom (DOF) of the wrist and forearm: forearm pronation-supination (PS), wrist flexion-extension (FE), and wrist radial-ulnar deviation (RUD) (for a summary, see review by Rainbow et  al2). Past studies investigating the kinematics of these three DOF have often focused on the range of motion needed to perform activities of daily living (ADL), that is, the functional range of motion (fROM) in these three DOF.
Source: Journal of Hand Therapy - Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Source Type: research