RT Book, Section
A1 KISNER, CAROLYN
A1 COLBY, LYNN
A1 ARMSTRONG, CINDY JOHNSON
A2 Kisner, Carolyn
A2 Colby, Lynn Allen
A2 Borstad, John
SR Print(0)
ID 1169777883
T1 The Wrist and Hand
T2 Therapeutic Exercise: Foundations and Techniques, 7e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780803658509
LK fadavispt.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1169777883
RD 2024/04/20
AB The  wrist  is  the  final  link  of  joints  that  positions  the  hand  for  functional  activities.  It  functions  to  control  the  length-tension  relationship  of  the  multiarticular  muscles  of  the  hand  as  they  adjust  to  various  activities.  The  wrist  is  often  considered  the  most  complex  joint  of  the  body,  both  from  an  anatomical  and  physiological  perspective.  However,  there  are  two  points  of  consensus  regarding  the  wrist:  (1)  the  structure  and  biomechanics  of  the  wrist  as  well  as  the  hand  vary  significantly  from  person  to  person  and  (2)  even  subtle  variations  can  produce  differences  in  the  way  a  particular  functional  activity  occurs.9  The  hand  is  a  valuable  tool  through  which  we  control  and  manipulate  our  environment  and  express  ideas  and  talents.  It  also  has  an  important  function  of  providing  sensory  feedback  to  the  central  nervous  system.