Pull-IT Thumb Flexion

Position: Position your client in sitting

Cues: Push as fast and as hard as you can and hold until I say stop - 3 to 5 seconds

Procedure:

Step 1 - Position client in sitting position with arm rested on a table or plinth

Step 1a - Attach strap to Pull-IT

Step 1b Attach strap to clients thumb

Step 2 - Position client's forearm pronated and thumb at neutral

Step 3 - Push the START button on the side of the body that you are testing

Step 4 - Ask client to *push or pull* as fast and as hard as you can and hold for until I say stop.

Step 5 - Rest for 3-5 seconds, repeat step 4 two more times

Step 6 - Push STOP

Step 7 - Repeat steps 2-6 on the other side.

Main Muscles: Flexor Pollicis Brevis