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Elbow Joint Mobilization Techniques

This document describes three elbow joint mobilization techniques: 1) Elbow humeroulnar distraction is used to increase flexion or extension and involves applying a distal force to the proximal ulna with the elbow flexed. 2) Elbow radioulnar anterior and posterior glides are used to increase supination or pronation and involve applying an anterior or posterior force to the radial head with the elbow extended. 3) Elbow humeroradial anterior and posterior glides are used to increase flexion or extension and involve applying an anterior or posterior force to the radial head with the elbow extended and supinated or pronated.

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Elbow Joint Mobilization Techniques

This document describes three elbow joint mobilization techniques: 1) Elbow humeroulnar distraction is used to increase flexion or extension and involves applying a distal force to the proximal ulna with the elbow flexed. 2) Elbow radioulnar anterior and posterior glides are used to increase supination or pronation and involve applying an anterior or posterior force to the radial head with the elbow extended. 3) Elbow humeroradial anterior and posterior glides are used to increase flexion or extension and involve applying an anterior or posterior force to the radial head with the elbow extended and supinated or pronated.

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Chapter 7: Impaired Joint Mobility and Range of Motion 9

DISPLAY 7-3
Elbow Joint Mobilization

Elbow Humeroulnar Distraction Mobilization: a posterior glide force provided by the palmar
Purpose: to increase elbow joint mobility in flexion or extension aspect of the hand, or an anterior force provided by the fingers
Position: patient is supine with the elbow flexed to Elbow Radioulnar Anterior and Posterior Glide
approximately 70 degrees, wrist resting on the therapists
shoulder; both hands grasp proximal ulna Purpose: anterior glide to increase supination, posterior glide to
Mobilization: a distal force applied against the proximal ulna increase pronation
Position: patient sitting or supine with the elbow in extension and
Elbow Humeroradial Anterior or Posterior Glide supination for posterior glide or extension and pronation for
Purpose: anterior glide to increase flexion, posterior glide to anterior glide; stabilizing hand grasps proximal ulna with thenar
increase extension eminence on anterior aspect and fingers on posterior aspect;
Position: supine with the elbow extended and supinated as far mobilizing hand is in same position over the proximal radius
as possible; stabilizing hand grasping the medial distal Mobilization: posterior force on radial head for posterior glide;
humerus; proximal palm of stabilizing hand on anterior radial anterior force on radial head for anterior glide, both while
head with fingers on the posterior aspect stabilizing hand holds ulna steady

Hall & Brody: Therapeutic Exercise: Moving Toward Function, 2nd Edition
2005, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins

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