Upper body palpation

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  • Created by: Abby_P
  • Created on: 04-01-21 16:16

1. Sitting
1) Forearm fully supinated
2) Patient flexes and relaxes thumb
3) Palpate deep the tendon & muscle on radial side of forearm

  • Flexor pollicis longus
  • Flexor digitorum superificialis
  • Flexor digitorum profundus
  • Extensor pollicis longus
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2. Sitting
1) Flex elbow 90*
2) Resist ulnar deviation from a neutral position
3) Palpate muscle just above shaft of ulna
4) See prominent tendon on ulna side of wrist

  • Flexor carpi radialis
  • Flexor carpi ulnaris
  • Extensor carpi ulnaris
  • Extensor digitorum

3. Sitting
1) Abduct the thumb
2) Palpate muscle at thenar eminence
3) Tendon is next to extensor pollicis brevis tendon (seems like 1 tendon)

  • Extensor pollicis brevis
  • Extensor digiti minimi
  • Abductor pollicis longus
  • Extensor pollicis longus

4. Sitting
1) Resist elbow flexion with hand in a neutral position
2) Can palpate along length of forearm

  • Brachioradialis
  • Triceps brachii
  • Biceps brachii
  • Brachialis

5. Sitting
1) Cup hand as though holding something with arm supinated
2) See prominent tendon in centre of wrist
3) Palpate muscle from tendon running up forearm

  • Supinator
  • Palmaris longus
  • Flexor carpi ulnaris
  • Flexor carpi radialis
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