What is the normal range of motion for wrist flexion?

What is the normal range of motion for wrist flexion?

• A. 0-120°
• B. 0-60°
• C. 0-90°
• D. 0-40°

Answer: (C)

Wrist flexion ROM is the amount you can bend the wrist so the palm moves toward the forearm. In adults, a full, normal range is about neutral to 90 degrees of palmar flexion. When you measure it, keep the elbow straight and the forearm in a neutral position, with the goniometer axis over the triquetrum, the stationary arm along the ulna, and the moving arm along the fifth metacarpal. Move the hand toward the palm end of the range until you reach the end of comfortable, painless motion. Using a range that goes up to about 90 degrees reflects full, functional wrist flexion for everyday tasks. Smaller ranges indicate limited motion, while a range extending well beyond typical values would be unusual for normal ROM.

Wrist flexion ROM is the amount you can bend the wrist so the palm moves toward the forearm. In adults, a full, normal range is about neutral to 90 degrees of palmar flexion.

When you measure it, keep the elbow straight and the forearm in a neutral position, with the goniometer axis over the triquetrum, the stationary arm along the ulna, and the moving arm along the fifth metacarpal. Move the hand toward the palm end of the range until you reach the end of comfortable, painless motion.

Using a range that goes up to about 90 degrees reflects full, functional wrist flexion for everyday tasks. Smaller ranges indicate limited motion, while a range extending well beyond typical values would be unusual for normal ROM.