Abductor Digiti Minimi Manus – Stretching

Joe Muscolino

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    The abductor digiti minimi manus (of the hypothenar eminence group) is stretched with adduction and extension of the little finger at the metacarpophalangeal joint.

     

    The hypothenar eminence group of muscles is composed of the:

    • abductor digiti minimi manus
    • flexor digiti minimi manus
    • opponens digiti minimi

     

    The abductor digiti minimi manus (of the hypothenar eminence group) is stretched with adduction and extension of the little finger at the metacarpophalangeal joint.

    The abductor digiti minimi manus (of the hypothenar eminence group) is stretched with adduction and extension of the little finger at the metacarpophalangeal joint.