Wrist Extensor Stretch

Teaching Points

• Hold one arm straight out in front
  
  
• Use the other hand to bend the wrist and point the fingers towards the floor, applying gentle pressure
  
  
• Hold for between 10 and 30 seconds

Variations

• Use a wall to apply pressure rather than the other hand

Muscles Stretched

• Extensor Carpi Radialis Brevis
  
  
• Extensor Carpi Radialis Longus
  
  
• Extensor Carpi Ulnaris
  
  
• Extensor Digitorum Communis

Related Injuries

• Tennis elbow
  
  
• Radial nerve entrapment