Extensor Digitorum
Extensor Digitorum
Stretches
Stretches
Extensor Digitorum WRIST Stretch for All
Extensor Digitorum WRIST Stretch for All
How to perform the stretch:
1. Start in a standing position
2. Choose the muscle or wrist you intend to stretch
3. Extend the target shoulder 90 degrees in front of the body and keep your elbow extended
4. Flex downward the target wrist and make a fist
5. Apply pressure to the knuckle of all the fingers with the opposite hand
6. Hold the stretch for 20 Seconds
7. Release the stretch
Muscle Details
Muscle Details
The Extensor Digitorum shares its origins within the common extensor tendon.
Origin:
- Lateral Epicondyle via common extensor tendon.
Insertion:
- Phalanges 2 – 5 dorsal surface.
Action:
- Extension of the fingers 2 – 5, extension of the wrist and assists in weak extension of the elbow.
Extensor Digitorum irritation within its tendon at the lateral epicondyle can cause lateral epicondylitis or tennis elbow.