Muscle Palpation - Extensor Carpi Radialis Longus & Extensor Carpi Radialis Brevis 

Muscle Palpation - Extensor Carpi Radialis Longus & Extensor Carpi Radialis Brevis
This is a detail, step by step, description on how to palpate extensor carpi radialis longus and extensor carpi radialis brevis muscle by Keith Bootsma, RMT.
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Extensor Carpi Radialis Longus:
Origin:
Distal 1/3 of Lateral Supracondylar Ridge of Humerus
Insertion:
Base of 2nd Metacarpal Bone
Functions:
1- Extension of the Hand @ the Wrist Joint
2- Abduction (Radial Deviation) of the Hand @ the Wrist Joint
Nerve:
Radial Nerve
Extensor Carpi Radialis Brevis:
Origin:
Lateral Epicondyle of Humerus via Common Extensor Tendon
Insertion:
Base of 3rd Metacarpal Bone
Functions:
1- Extension of the Hand @ the Wrist Joint
2- Abduction (Radial Deviation) of the Hand @ the Wrist Joint
Nerve:
Radial Nerve