Standing, sitting or lying supine
Anterolateral, lateral or anterior to the patient.
May I touch the front of your arm? ( or point to the demonstrated area ).
Please bend your elbow and turn your hand up (or demonstrate). Now hold in this
position while I push on your forearm.
With the patient relaxed, place the fingers on either the medial or lateral side of the
distal tendon of the biceps brachii (or one or more fingers on each
side of the distal tendon). Guide the patient to flex the elbow and supinate the radioulnar
joint. Supination makes the distal tendon of the biceps brachii more prominent. The brachialis has no action
at the radioulnar joint. Provide gradually increasing resistance by having the patient ìholdî while you produce a
push on the forearm in the direction of elbow extension.
VH - brachialis