Muscle Of The Week... Abductor Digiti Minimi Of The Hand
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So this week's muscle has the exactact name as last week's muscle!! How cool and confusing is that!!! This time its location is in the hand! So that is the best distinction .They both abduct the fifth digit.
Their function is to "pull/move" the fifth digit away from the the body.Abductor Digiti Minimi helps us make the Vulcan Salute
Abduct- The smart way to clarify any movement that is done away from the mid line of the body or extremity. Easy way to remember is that aliens abduct humans FROM earth TO space. So the movement we are carrying out moves away FROM the midline TO where the movement takes place.
I also think of a Jumping Jack to explain this movement. As we jump out with out legs and swing arm open and over we are abducting the legs and arms. Make sense?
Abductor Digiti Minimi
A lot of the videos and articles groups the muscles of the hand. I am only focussing on the one!
KenHub explains the Abductor Digiti Minimi of the Hand as follows":The Abductor Digiti Minimi Of the Hand Originates from the Pisiform Bone and inserts on the the Ulnar side of the proximal phalanx and the dorsal aponeurosis of the little finger (5th digit).
Follow link for a video for the anatomy of the hand.
Most common injuries: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Guyon's Canal Syndrome - usually caused by baring weight of hard surfaces causing chronic compression.
Please follow the links to see my sources. I want to give credit to all of them. They are really good solid sources.
Keep Moving until next time👋
So this week's muscle has the exactact name as last week's muscle!! How cool and confusing is that!!! This time its location is in the hand! So that is the best distinction .They both abduct the fifth digit.
Their function is to "pull/move" the fifth digit away from the the body.Abductor Digiti Minimi helps us make the Vulcan Salute
I also think of a Jumping Jack to explain this movement. As we jump out with out legs and swing arm open and over we are abducting the legs and arms. Make sense?
Abductor Digiti Minimi
A lot of the videos and articles groups the muscles of the hand. I am only focussing on the one!
KenHub explains the Abductor Digiti Minimi of the Hand as follows":The Abductor Digiti Minimi Of the Hand Originates from the Pisiform Bone and inserts on the the Ulnar side of the proximal phalanx and the dorsal aponeurosis of the little finger (5th digit).
Follow link for a video for the anatomy of the hand.
Most common injuries: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Guyon's Canal Syndrome - usually caused by baring weight of hard surfaces causing chronic compression.
Please follow the links to see my sources. I want to give credit to all of them. They are really good solid sources.
Keep Moving until next time👋
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