Edmund M. Kosmahl, PT, EdD

Department of Physical Therapy - University of Scranton

GONIOMETRY WEB SITE

FOREARM SUPINATION

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Forearm Supination Goniometry Picture

Test Position Subject sitting Shoulder neutral (arm at side) Elbow flexed to 90^o Stabilize arm Supinate forearm	Normal Range 81^o + or - 4.0^o (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons) 80^o (American Medical Association) 82.1^o (mean), 3.8^o (standard deviation), (Boone and Azen)
Goniometer Alignment Axis – medial to ulnar styloid Stationary arm – parallel to humerus Moving arm – aligned with ventral aspect of radius	Normal End Feel Capsular

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