Straight Bar Ulnar Deviation

STRAIGHT BAR ULNAR DEVIATION

The straight bar ulnar deviation is a wrist strengthening exercise that challenges the muscles of the forearm using a straight bar attachment. This exercise gets easier the closer your grip is to the center of the bar. Hold one end of the bar while keeping your elbow extended and arm in a fixed position. Hold the bar so that it sticks out straight behind you. Bend the wrist so that the pinky finger gets closer to your forearm (this is known as ulnar deviation). Slowly return to a rested position by bending the wrist so that the bar points towards the floor.

Muscles Involved:

• Flexor Carpi Ulnaris

• Extensor Carpi Ulnaris

Related Conditions:

• Wrist Impingement

• Wrist Instability

• Tennis Elbow

• De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis

• TFCC Tear

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