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Wrist Supination (Strength)

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Person sitting in chair with arm on table doing supination exercise with hand weight.

These instructions are for your right wrist. Switch sides for your left wrist. 

  1. Sit in a chair next to a table. Rest your right forearm on the table. Bend your elbow to approximately 90 degrees. Hang your right wrist off the edge of the table, palm down. Hold a hand weight in your right hand. Your health care provider will tell you what size of hand weight to use.

  2. Keep your forearm in place and turn your wrist to the right until your thumb is up.

  3. Slowly turn your wrist and rotate the hand weight back down to the left.

  4. Repeat 10 times.

Author: Wheeler, Brooke

Online Medical Reviewer: Elizabeth Oswald PT DPT

Online Medical Reviewer: Stacey Wojcik MBA BSN RN

Online Medical Reviewer: Vinita Wadhawan Researcher

Date Last Reviewed: 03/01/2025

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