The Elbow

Contractile Patterns

Definition
There is a full range of movement (with or without pain) together with one or more positive resisted movements (pain and/or weakness).

Meaning:
It points to a disorder of one or more contractile structures (muscle/ tendon/ tenoperiosteal insertion or innervation).

Possibilities:

• Resisted - Flexion

• Resisted - Extension

• Resisted - Pronation

• Resisted - Supination

• Resisted - Flexion of the wrist

• Resisted - Extension of the wrist

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