Monday, March 7, 2011

Recovery

General Terminology

  • Racquet comes back to ready position so it is in the center of the body so it is out in front of you between the waist and chest
  • Knees are slightly bent 

Shoulder Girdle

To get to recovery position:
  • Right shoulder girdle adducts with the middle and lower trapezius and rhomboid contracting concentrically
  • Left shoulder girdle abducts with the pectoralis minor and serratus anterior contracting concentrically
Once in the recovery position:
  • Both right and left shoulders are in abduction with the pectoralis minor and serratus anterior contracting isometrically   
Shoulder Joint

To get to recovery position:
  • Right shoulder joint externally rotates with the infraspinatus and teres minor contracting concentrically
  • Left shoulder joint internally rotates with the latissimus dorsi, teres major, pectoralis major, and subscapularis contracting concentrically
Once in the recovery position: 
  • Both the right and left shoulder joints are bilaterally internally rotating with the latissimus dorsi, teres major, pectoralis major, and subscapularis contracting isometrically  
Elbow Joint
To get to recovery position:
  • The right elbow joint is flexing with the biceps brachii, brachialis, and brachioradialis contracting isometrically
  • The left elbow joint is flexing with the biceps brachii, brachialis, and brachioradialis contracting isometrically
Radioulnar Joint
To get to recovery position:
  • The right radioulnar joint is pronating with the pronator teres and pronator quadratus contracting isometrically
  • The left radioulnar joint is pronating with the pronator teres and pronator quadratus contracting isometrically
Wrist and Hand Joint Movements
  • The right hand has flexion of the fingers and thumb with the flexor digitorum superficialis, flexor digitorum profundus, and flexor pollicis longus contracting concentrically
  • The right wrist is in neutral position contracting isometrically
  • The left hand has flexion of the fingers and thumb with the flexor digitorum superficialis, flexor digitorum profundus, and flexor pollicis longus contracting concentrically
  • The left wrist is in neutral position contracting isometrically           

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